How we calculated the total charges for each provider

 

High Street banks

The published FX charges from these high street banks for a standard current account have been used to calculate the total FX charge. In addition to these charges, we have included the card scheme premium above the interbank rate. To quantify this premium, we've taken a basket of 8 currencies (EUR, USD, ZAR, AUD, THB, CHF, NZD, JPY) and calculated the difference between the daily card scheme benchmark rate and the average interbank rate (where we define average as the mean of the high and low rates for the day). In Q3 2024, the average card scheme premium equated to 0.55%.

Barclays
HSBC
Lloyds
RBS
TSB
Santander

 

Travel Money Products

Published FX charges and rates have been used to establish the total FX charges. For full details FX charges for each product and a detailed comparison with Currensea, please follow the links below:

Curve
Caxton
FairFX
Travelex
Post Office

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