leona1990_000 t1_j5jk7q9 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:44 PM Reply to comment by diTaddeo in LPT: whenever you buy online or offline in a different currency than your standard one, make sure you don't allow the website or POS machine to charge you in your "home" currency. You want to be charged in the foreign currency. Same with ATMs abroad. by my_n3w_account I think OP is talking about DCC. The 5% fee is levied by the merchant, not your bank. Permalink Parent 2
leona1990_000 t1_j5jk7q9 wrote
Reply to comment by diTaddeo in LPT: whenever you buy online or offline in a different currency than your standard one, make sure you don't allow the website or POS machine to charge you in your "home" currency. You want to be charged in the foreign currency. Same with ATMs abroad. by my_n3w_account
I think OP is talking about DCC. The 5% fee is levied by the merchant, not your bank.