It’s always smart to check with your bank to see if they have international partners so you can get the withdrawal fee waived (usually $5). For example, I use Bank of America and their foreign partners are:
–Barclays United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, and the Channel Islands)
–BNP Paribas (France)
–BNL D’Italia (Italy)
–Deutsche Bank (Germany and Spain)
–China Construction Bank (mainland China, excluding Hong Kong)
–UkrSibbank (Ukraine)
–TEB (Turkey)
–Scotiabank (Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, and the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Maarten, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
–Westpac (Australia and New Zealand).
What’s your best money-saving tip for international travel?
Hi,
I want to use my Bank of America debit card in Australia at Westpac ATMs.
Has anyone done this recently? I think Bank of America will deduct 3% of the US amount, but I won’t pay an ATM use fee and I will get that days conversion rate. Is this correct?
Thanks
Does BofA have a partner bank in Austria?
If I go to use any ATM while I’m there, does it work the same way as it does in the U.S.
where you can withdraw money from any ATM even if it’s not your bank’s ATM or
Is it different?
Thank you!!!
I been happy with BofA until they removed their : Safe Send program (sending money to Mex with out a fee) and now they are charging me a ridiculous 3% to use my money internationally; if I use my debit card or take money out of a Santander bank in Mex. If I were to take money out of another atm they penalize you with an additional $5 usd !! I defiantly changing banks soon to Capital One or something else.. does anyone have more reviews about using Capital One out of the country and how accessible atm are?
Thanks
hello there, I used my Canadian Scotia bank card at a ATM in America and I was surprised at the result. I withdrew 180 American and my bank statement said I took out 214 dollars, is that just exchange rate? Or is that not suppose to happen?
I’m curious, if I have a bank of america account, and I withdrawal from scotiabank in Peru (which is an affiliate of BofA), will I still be charged the 3% conversion fee even if I am withdrawing in dollars and not the peruvian currency?
Good question! You would have to ask them to find out for sure.
If you buy euros from BOA in the states they tack on 5%.
Hi, But in Mexico even if you dont pay the fee for using the Bank Santander, BofA still charges the 3% for international transactions?
Does BOA affiliate with any banks in Japan and Macau? Do you have a list of all BOA affiliate banks globally?
They don’t. See here http://locators.bankofamerica.com/locator/locator/LocatorAction.do and then click “international locations”
If Santander (Mexico) its a partner, also Santander (Spain) should be?
Were you able to figure out the answer to this? I need a partner bank in Spain.
Who’s your bank
Bank of America.
They don’t. Here’s their list https://www.bankofamerica.com/deposits/manage/how-to-pay-when-traveling-abroad.go
Santander bank is a partner of BOA in Spain.
Do you have partneŕs bank on Cameron?
I went to my BOA branch and asked about the exchange and their response was: bring the check in and we will exchange the British currency for dollars–which takes a little time–and then deposit it in your account. There was no mention of exchange fees. The bank manager didn’t mention Barclays UK at all. I was wondering if I should ask the UK company that’s forwarding the money if they have a Barclays account so they can send it directly to my BOA account? Does that make sense, and is it a fair question to ask them? Thanks again, in advance, for your help.
Thanks, JohnnyJet, for your quick response and information. It is really appreciated. Today i’m going to my BOA branch and ask them about the exchange of pounds for dollars, backed up, of course, with your valued response to my question. Thanks again for your help.