Foreign Transaction Fees

British Airways Card Holders Can Receive VIP Treatment in NYC Restaurants

August 4, 2011
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The Chase British Airways card continues to pull out cool offers: they stunned us a few months back with a 100,000 British Airways miles giveaway (worth $1,000) and even after the promotion ended, they’re offering 50,000 miles as a signup bonus, substantially more than most other airline credit cards. Now, they’re offering an additional perk [...]

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American Express Business Platinum: Is the Annual Fee Worth It?

July 27, 2011
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The American Express Platinum Business card is iconic, but comes with a staggering annual fee of $450. While most business owners would cringe at the thought of paying that much, we don’t think you can write off the AmEx Business Platinum that easily. It has a number of travel-related perks that make red-eyes a bit [...]

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No Foreign Transaction Fees: Compare the Best International Credit Cards

January 13, 2011
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List updated as of October 21, 2011 Ever wonder if you’re going to get ripped off when making international purchases with your credit card? Most credit cards (and debit, for that matter) will hit you with an extra 1-3% off the top every time you swipe in a foreign country, effectively charging you money to [...]

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NerdWallet Foreign Transaction Fee Survey, Euros

April 17, 2010

Update: Survey is over and the results are in! Check them out here… I’d like to thank the participants in last week’s Hong Kong Dollar Foreign Transaction Fee survey. The results are still rolling in, but so far the conclusion is that for fixed currencies, the foreign transaction fee operates as expected. With 2 notable [...]

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Foreign Transaction Fees: Our Credit Card Survey Will Reveal All

April 12, 2010

Update: Survey is over and the results are in! Check them out here… Find out how your credit card’s foreign transaction fees really stack up by pitching in on our survey! Credit card companies openly state their foreign transaction fees, typically 0% to 3% of the purchase price when buying something in a foreign currency. However, [...]

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