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 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 fees.
Accounts are available in:
- Australian Dollars
- Canadian Dollars
- Danish Krone
- Euro
- Great Britain Pounds
- Hong Kong Dollars
- Japanese Yen
- Norwegian Krone
- 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 62.3 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.
Download Kiwibank’s Disclosure Statement (PDF 331.0 KB) or pick up a copy at your local Kiwibank.