Foreign Currency Accounts

• 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.

Accounts are available in:

• Australian Dollars
• Canadian Dollars
• Danish Krone
• Euro
• Great Britain Pounds
• Hong Kong Dollars
• Hungarian Forint
• Japanese Yen
• Norwegian Krone
• Polish Zloty
• Singapore Dollars
• South African Rand
• Swedish Krona
• Swiss Francs
• US Dollars

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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 Foreign currency account deposit form (PDF 171.6 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..