Timeline for What is the best method for exchanging dollars for Euros?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:25 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
replaced http://money.stackexchange.com/ with https://money.stackexchange.com/
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| Jun 19, 2015 at 18:29 | comment | added | Andrew Lazarus | At this writing, AmEx has increased its foreign currency exchange fee to 2.75%, while Discover has lowered theirs to zero and are moreover accepted anywhere Diners Club is. Discover is now useful in Europe, which was not true before. | |
| Mar 24, 2015 at 14:54 | history | edited | Joel Spolsky | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
travelex cash passport obsolete. Chip and PIN coming.
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| Oct 19, 2014 at 5:46 | comment | added | Burhan Khalid | Note that the CHIP+PIN thing is primarily for debit cards; if you have a credit card, the old sign-and-swipe thing will work (but is highly insecure). Keep an eye out on your statements. | |
| S Oct 18, 2014 at 22:30 | history | suggested | smci | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 23, 2011 at 16:12 | comment | added | user221 | Capital One credit cards do not charge a foreign transaction fee. They are the only major credit card company that does not charge foreign transaction fees. Credit union debit cards and some smaller credit card companies charge 1% foreign transaction fees. | |
| Jun 25, 2011 at 2:10 | vote | accept | MrDatabase | ||
| Jun 22, 2011 at 17:01 | comment | added | russjman | For #2 When i was in Japan, had to take the subway into downtown Yokohama(30mins) to the nearest ATM that had the ability to withdraw directly from my account(Citibank) in the US. It was worth the trip as I received my money without a surcharge, at the exact daily exchange rate. | |
| Jun 22, 2011 at 16:51 | comment | added | ESultanik | There is a fairly standard 3% fee for foreign transactions on US credit cards (2% for AmEx and Discover, even less for some government credit unions and some Capital One cards). There is also a "Dynamic Currency Conversion" (DCC) fee that some credit cards charge on top of the 3% fee. The DCC can cost up to an additional 7%, so some cards can have up to a 10% fee. I think the DCC may be set by the vendor, not the purchaser's credit card, so it can vary by transaction. AmEx apparently does not allow DCC fees; they have a flat 2% fee. | |
| Jun 22, 2011 at 2:44 | history | answered | Joel Spolsky | CC BY-SA 3.0 |