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Foreign Currency Accounts

Hold funds in foreign currencies with a Kiwibank Foreign Currency Account (FCA). This is especially handy if you regularly send and receive foreign currency, or if you've recently migrated to New Zealand.

Accounts are available in::

  • Australian Dollars
  • Bahraini Dinar
  • Canadian Dollars
  • Czech Koruna
  • Danish Krone
  • Euro
  • Great Britain Pounds
  • Hong Kong Dollars
  • Hungarian Forint
  • Israel New Shekels
  • Japanese Yen
  • Mexican Pesos
  • Norwegian Krone
  • Polish Zloty
  • Saudi Riyal
  • Singapore Dollars
  • South African Rand
  • Swedish Krona
  • Swiss Francs
  • US Dollars

Features:

  • Accounts are on call, so you can access your account when you need to through internet banking
  • Your unique account number can be used by others to pay directly into your account
  • You can have multiple Kiwibank accounts in different currencies
  • Convert currency when you think exchange rates are favourable
  • There’s no card access and you can’t withdraw cash directly – you can use your FCA to transfer funds electronically between other accounts all over the world
  • View current interest rates and fees.

Apply now

To open a Kiwibank Foreign Currency Account, you'll need to have a Kiwibank everyday banking account in New Zealand Dollars, and a minimum deposit of $500 NZD.

Contact our International Services Team on 0800 222 490 from New Zealand or +644 460 9290 from overseas - or email us at international@kiwibank.co.nz.

Depositing money into your FCA

You can transfer funds into your FCA through internet banking. – or by international money transfer if you’re overseas.

To deposit a cheque or bank draft, complete a pdfforeign currency account deposit form (PDF 21 KB) and send it with your foreign cheques or drafts to:

Kiwibank
Level 1
7 Waterloo Quay
Wellington
New Zealand
Attention: International Services Team

Kiwibank takes no responsibility for your deposit until it has been signed for at this address. We recommend you use a courier service to track your delivery.

Please note that you cannot deposit foreign cash into your foreign currency account.

For more information, phone 0800 222 490 from New Zealand or +644 460 9290 from overseas - or email us at international@kiwibank.co.nz.

Conditions

Download Kiwibank’s pdfDisclosure Statement (PDF 1.7 MB) or pick up a copy at your local Kiwibank.

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