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ACCC spotlight on overseas transaction fees will encourage more fee-free products

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Alex Ritchie
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ACCC spotlight on overseas transaction fees will encourage more fee-free products

Financial comparison site RateCity.com.au welcomes the Treasurer’s decision today to have the ACCC investigate overseas transaction fees.

RateCity research shows the average overseas ATM fee charged by Australian banks is $4.46 per transaction, but can climb as high as $5.50. The average currency conversion fee is 2.71 per cent of the transaction value.

RateCity research director Sally Tindall said the investigation would shine a much-needed spotlight on an area of banking that is riddled with fees.

“Most Australians travelling overseas are hit with a laundry list of fees when taking money out of the ATM or purchasing items with their card,” she said.

“Over the last twelve months we’ve seen a handful of banks boldly scrap their overseas fees. These banks should be congratulated for putting their customers first.

“Now it’s time for the big banks to step up to the plate. We saw how quickly they acted when it came to domestic ATM fees. Let’s see what they can do with overseas ATM fees,” she said.

RateCity picks: transaction accounts that have no international fees

Bank

O/S ATM fee

Fee from ATM provider

Currency conversion fee

Admin fees

Notes

ING Orange Everyday

$0

Refunded

$0

$0

Must deposit $1K and make 5 transactions a month to qualify for free ATMs

Citibank Plus

$0

At cost

$0

$0

Fee-free international money transfers.

RAMS Action

$0

At cost

$0

$0

Overseas ATM must display the cirrus or maestro logo

Macquarie transaction account

$0

At cost

$0

$0

Macquarie are currently running a special that waives their overseas ATM fee.

HSBC everyday global account

$0

At cost*

$0

$0

This account lets you load up to 10 currencies. *Foreign ATMs charge a fee but HSBC branded ATMs are fee free.

Ubank

$0

At cost

$0

$0

Note: Currency conversion fees can be charged for ATM withdrawals, overseas transactions and online with overseas providers. 

Disclaimer

This article is over two years old, last updated on October 3, 2018. While RateCity makes best efforts to update every important article regularly, the information in this piece may not be as relevant as it once was. Alternatively, please consider checking recent credit cards articles.

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Product database updated 29 Mar, 2024

This article was reviewed by Head of Public Relations Laine Gordon before it was published as part of RateCity's Fact Check process.

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