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?
There is always a 3% international conversion fee through BofA which can quickly add up if you are taking out hundreds of Euros, etc.
For foreigners, avoiding the ATM transaction fees is kind of difficult and not generally advised as they are not aware of policy on which they are charged money. But it is better to get your account opened to avoid any unnecessary charges.
Hi. Im flying to italy and i will tale my BOFA ATM.
Bank toldo me that there is a usd 5 flat rate. But that partner bank BNL can charge us an adicional fee. Is this Correct and where can I check that fee? Tks a lot
If I’m a BofA debit card holder and withdraw from Barclays there is no withdrawal fee but there is apparently a 3% conversion fee, is that correct? Why would there be a conversion fee if the bank carries pounds already?
Hi. I am going to be traveling to the USA using a Westpac (NZ) ATM card. I know that Bank of America is in the Global Alliance. Please can you tell me what Bank of American would charge for each withdrawal at an ATM?
YOu would need to ask Westpac to be sure.
Does anyone know the current relationship with Bank of America and China Construction Bank?
I know for a while it was:
($5USD) foreign withdrawal fee that is waived,
No local fee.
But I still must pay the 3% transaction fee.
2006
Bank of America and China Construction Bank offered free consumer account wire transfer service to and from China by eliminating all fees on transfers.
The maximum that could be transferred at one time from China to the United States was $2,000 dollars.
Are they still sister banks with China Construction?
The internet leads me to believe this relationship ended in 2013, did that end?
It seems BofAm start to charge fee to get money from China Construction Bank ATM from 2 years ago.
3/25/2019
Can I make a deposit in my BofA account at a foreign BofA partner’s ATM?
I don’t think so but double check with BA by calling your local branch
what is the fee charged by bank of america debit card in australia?
It’s been a few years since I was there so I would call BofA and ask. I think it’s $5 plus the local atm fee
Does not work in Munich, Germany:
Sorry, there are no locations within the map area.
I have a BOA account, when i was last in europe, i used the affiliate banks of Bank of America. Whereever i go i just find any affiliate . You will be charge the currency exchange rate, but not Atm fees
I was just in Quebec and tried to use my BOA ATM card at a Scotiabank ATM. The transaction was rejected. I called BOA to ask what happened, and talked to Carrie in Delaware. She explained that BOA didn’t reject the transaction, Rather, Scotiabank was no longer accepting BOA ATM cards, and pleasantly advised that I was SOL. As of today, the BOA website has no hint of this disturbance in the alliance.
Yikes! Thanks for sharing