Transact & Withdraw in Foreign Currency Overseas

Enable your Card for overseas usage to transact and withdraw foreign currency overseas. Avoid foreign exchange and debit card fees by using a DBS Visa Debit Card linked to any of our multi-currency accounts (e.g. My Account or Multiplier).

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DBS & POSB ATM / Debit / Credit Cards

Enable Card For Overseas Use

Transacting of foreign currencies
Withdrawal of foreign currencies

For online/overseas foreign currency transactions fees, refer to Overseas Card Transaction Fees.

For withdrawal of foreign currency overseas charges, refer to Overseas Withdrawal Charges.
Match your card association’s respective logos to the Overseas ATMs, for example:
- MasterCard - Cirrus or Maestro Logo
- VISA - Plus Logo

Note: The total amount of cash that you can withdraw per day at both local and overseas ATMs is capped. This daily cash withdrawal limit applies regardless of the number of cards you have. Learn more about ATM cash withdrawal cap.

DBS Visa Debit Card (linked with a DBS Multi-Currency Autosave (MCA) Account)

Transact and withdraw up to 11 foreign currencies with no foreign exchange and debit card fees:

Link your DBS Multi-Currency Autosave (MCA) Account with a DBS Visa Debit Card as the Primary Account.
Deposit or Exchange Foreign Currencies in your DBS Multi-Currency Autosave (MCA) Account at your preferred rates via digibank online.
Functionalities of linked DBS Visa Debit Card (Enable Card for Overseas Use):
- Point-of-sale purchases;
- Online purchases;
- Overseas ATM cash withdrawal*.
Foreign currency transactions and withdrawals will be debited directly from the respective foreign currency wallet.

Note:

*Overseas Withdrawal Charges apply.
Renminbi Offshore (CNH) is not available for these card payment features and all CNH transactions will be defaulted to SGD.
If there are insufficient foreign currency funds in your Multi-Currency Autosave (MCA) Account, the entire foreign currency transaction will be deducted from your SGD funds.
Should there be insufficient SGD funds, the entire transaction will be declined. Partial withdrawal or transaction is not available.

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