What is a Travel Forex Card?

A Forex card is considered to be one of the safest options to carry while travelling abroad. The best
part about this card is that it is protected against exchange rate fluctuations while you are travelling.
It is very easy to obtain a Forex card and BookMyForex offers a reliable Forex card that is powered
by Visa/Mastercard.

You can use these Forex cards during travel while globally just like you would use a debit card of any
bank. These Forex cards works everywhere, wherever a Visa/Mastercard cards normally work i.e. in
shopping malls, stores, online and in ATMs.

These cards come preloaded with foreign currency amount and then you have access to vast number
of benefits. Here we have put some salient feature of Forex cards that you should consider next time
you travel to foreign land.

Forex Travel Money Cards means no Cross Currency or Hidden Charges

With our Forex card you won’t have to pay huge and excessively high exchange rates that your
international debit/ credit cards normally charge. If you have ever noticed, your debit/ credit cards
levy a surcharge of 2.5% - 3.5% for foreign transactions. But our Forex card on the other hand lets
you exchange currency absolutely free i.e. at exact interbank rates

Prepaid Travel Cards With No ATM fees

Forex cards that you buy from BookMyForex give you 3 free ATM withdrawals. When you use your
regular credit/ debit cards abroad you would end up paying another 3% for ATM withdrawal charges
in addition to 3.5% that you would have to necessarily pay in cross currency charges. But when you
use a BookMyForex card you end up saving a lot that effectuates to as much as 6.5% - 7%. The ATM/
POS pin is provided along with travel card kit that we send to you. You can always regenerated the
PIN in case it is lost or forgotten via a customer care number

Multicurrency Forex Cards Accepted Everywhere

Our Forex cards are accepted universally, like virtually everywhere across the globe. You can use
these cards across 30+ million stores, 2+ million ATMs, 1+ million e-commerce sites. Our Multi
Currency Card support up to 16 Currencies and different currencies won’t be an issue. So with our
card you get convenience, time saving, smart way to carry money and hassle free transactions.
We give you Fixed Exchange Rates

Unlike credit/debit cards that use a very vague, unknown and non-transparent exchange rate for
transactions, Forex cards are however pre-loaded with foreign currency at a specific rate which has
been pre-agreed upon. You don’t get ant last moment rate related surprises.

Easy Reloads/Unloads

We give you the facility to reload your Forex Card remotely. The unused exchange amount remains
safe in your card and is automatically converted into INR on your return.

Other reasons why you buy a Forex Card

 Safest Way to Carry Foreign Currency as the card comes with secure Chip and Pin.
 Unlike hard cash that you carry and worry for thefts and counterfeit, Forex cards come
protected against all these issues. In addition, Forex cards come with Fraud, assault and theft
protection including expenses in such incidents
 You also get a Free Insurance Cover and you can always track Your Expenses
 You'll regularly and instantly get Email / SMS notifications for all your purchases. This keeps
you protected with automatic fraud prevention mechanism.
 Emergency Cash Support helps you get over any issues in a foreign land and is covered for all
the major international cities in case of lost or stolen card
 Forex card is more cost-effective than any other available option as it is loaded with foreign
currency at exact interbank rates. That literally means you get to exchange currency for free.
 Your total saving on different facts include - 0.5% - 2.5% on Foreign Currency Notes, 0.6% -
2% on Remittance Products, 3.5% - 6.5% on Traveller's Cheque and 0.5% - 2.5% on
Credit/Debit Cards