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Find out more about our current accounts – you’ll need one before you can apply for a foreign currency account.
Bank in the currency of your choice
Make and receive foreign payments with our Foreign Currency Account.
You can open an account in a wide range of currencies to best suit your needs.
The Foreign Currency Account can help you save on exchange fees and avoid potential exchange rate loss.
There’s no fee for transferring money between your Foreign Currency Account and Barclays sterling current accounts.
You’ll receive statements as set out in your Retail Customer Agreement. The frequency of when you receive statements can be changed at any time.
You can request a cheque book, so you can make payments in the account’s currency.
You’ll need a sterling current account with us. We also offer a currency deposit account [PDF, 212KB] in euro and US dollar.
Find out more about our current accounts – you’ll need one before you can apply for a foreign currency account.
To apply for an account, visit your nearest open branch. Please bear in mind that because of coronavirus (COVID-19), we’ve had to temporarily close or change the opening hours of some of our branches, and you might not want to visit us.
You can also call our International Helpdesk on 03459 75 75 751, but please note that we’re receiving lots of calls at the moment so you may have to wait longer than usual.
To transfer money to and from your Foreign Currency Account, call us on 03459 75 75 75, or +44 191 541 2009 if you’re calling from abroad. Lines are open Monday to Friday 9am–5pm. To maintain a quality service, we may monitor or record phone calls. Call charges.
To make a payment from your currency account to another company or individual, please visit your local branch.
Statements for your currency account will be sent to you as set out in your Retail Customer Agreement. The frequency of when these are delivered can be changed at any time.
You can get a statement of interest by calling us. It shows interest details for an account for both a calendar and financial year, which is sometimes required for tax purposes. Financial history reports are also available on request and show more detail than a normal statement.2
To close a Foreign Currency Account, please call us on the number above.
Fee Information Document - Personal Currency Account [PDF, 341KB]
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