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International fees and charges

Travelling overseas? Prepare to experience all that travel has to offer by taking the right mix of payment options to suit your trip. Compare the fees and charges associated with each payment option and choose the option that best suits your needs - so you can spend more time enjoying your holiday and less time worrying about money.

Travel Money Card

Debit Mastercard

Credit Card

Accessing your money

Load and reload foreign currency on your card first

Funds withdrawn from linked transaction accounts

Funds are drawn down from credit card limit

Card issuing fee

$0

$0

$0

Account fee

$0

Yes (monthly account fee on linked everyday account may apply)

Yes (annual fees apply)

Overseas ATM withdrawal/Cash advance1

AUD 3.50, or foreign currency equivalent using the Visa exchange rate at the time of the withdrawal2

Commonwealth Bank ATMs outside Australia and ASB Bank ATMs in New Zealand - AUD $2.00 each

All other cash withdrawals outside Australia - AUD $5.00 plus 3.00% of the transaction value3

AUD $4.00 or 3.00% of transaction value, whichever is greater4

Reload fees

$0 

N/A

N/A

Interest charged

N/A

No

Yes

Pay no interest on purchases for up to 55 days, when you pay the full closing balance on your statement by the due date each month

Foreign exchange rates5

Exchange rate is locked in when you order and load foreign currency on your card. Check rates now

Mastercard foreign exchange rate applicable on day transaction is processed

Mastercard foreign exchange rate applicable on day transaction is processed

VISA foreign exchange rate applicable on day transaction is processed

International transaction fee

N/A

Note: If you use your card for a transaction in a currency that is not loaded, or when we automatically transfer funds between the currencies on your card to enable the completion of the transaction, the Visa exchange rate at the time of the conversion plus 4.00% will apply to the currency conversion.

3.00% of transaction value

Transactions converted by Mastercard® or Visa®6 - 3.50%

Transactions in Australian dollars but with an overseas connection6 - 3.50%

Important information

These fees are charged by Commonwealth Bank. There may be additional fees applied by international banks on top of these and you may be notified of this at the ATM or cash dispensing merchant prior to the transaction being completed.

2 The fee will be taken from the currency the withdrawal is conducted in.

Cirrus, Mastercard or Visa plus cash withdrawal.

A maximum charge of $300, or a flat fee of $3.00 applies if your closing balance on the previous business day was in credit. The international transaction fee would also apply.

For Travel Money Card, the rate applicable to the conversion is the retail exchange rate at the time of the conversion. For Debit Mastercard or Mastercard credit card, the exchange rate that is applied to a transaction is the exchange rate as of the day of settlement which is the day that Mastercard determines the settlement amount to be exchanged between the acquirer and the issuer. The settlement date is therefore typically different from the date of the actual transaction.

6 Applies when you make a purchase or obtain a cash advance in Australian dollars while overseas, or while you are in Australia (for example online) where the merchant, or the financial institution or entity processing the transaction, is located overseas.  For cash advances, the relevant cash advance charge will also apply.

* CommBank American Express cards are no longer available for sale. Existing cards have been closed but some transactions may still occur. International transaction fees apply to any overseas transactions, including on Platinum and Diamond Awards American Express Cards.