Questions tagged [money]

Questions about withdrawing, exchanging, and handling money, encompassing any financial instrument accepted as form of payment for good and services.

Money refers to any financial instrument, in any form, used for payment of goods, services, and debts, whereas currency refers to the system of money authorized by a particular government (e.g. the Japanese yen or the Botswanan pula) or multilateral body (e.g. the euro or the East Caribbean dollar), and physical money in the form of officially issued banknotes and coins is commonly known as cash.

This tag is generally for questions about handling money, whether as cash, payment cards, bank draft, traveler's checks / traveller's cheques, and so forth.

  • Use for questions about currency conversion, bureaux de change, exchange rates, and similar topics about changing your money into the local legal tender.

  • Use for questions related specifically to electronic payment (EFT) cards of all types, such as credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, and EFTPOS and gift cards.

  • Use for questions about finding and using automated teller machines and ATM cards in various parts of the world.

  • Use for questions about protecting your money from theft or other threats.

This tag will not be useful for most questions about earning or spending money. Consider , , , , , and for some examples. For mandatory payments and surcharges, see , , and (and ). For travel requiring minimal spending, use .

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Older US dollars not accepted everywhere?

I've seen lately that US paper money (bills/notes) older than the 2003 series is not accepted in some countries, or maybe just at major banks. Does anyone know anything how common this is, what countries etc? (I don't live in the USA. I have some…
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Cashing USD cheque directly into dollars without US bank account

I recently spent some time in the US, visiting a university (I am an academic). They gave me some money to go towards my expenses, in the form of a check in USD. I am from the UK, and my bank charges me fees for cashing checks from foreign countries…
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Best way to physically move monetary value around

Inspired by: Can I fly with a gold bar?, is the best way to physically move a lot of monetary value around a gold bar? Here, best is defined as being a combination of convenience + ease of access to the value represented by the item. If not, what is…
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Which countries other than India can I exchange Indian Rupees?

I was surprised that in Nepal I couldn't exchange Indian Rupees for any other currency. Are there any countries (other than India) that allow exchanging of Indian Rupees?
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What's the cheapest way to buy British Pounds in New Zealand

I am moving to London and need to buy a few thousand British Pounds to pay the deposit for a 12 month rental contract. What's the best way to buy the currency?
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Multi currency bank account for my travel

I'm a Hungarian citizen, and currently living in Hungary. I'm planning a long holiday trip in Europe, visiting a few countries like Switzerland, UK, and Belgium. My bank account in Hungary has HUF currency, and I think it would be very inefficient…
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How to receive money abroad, (transfer companies)?

In case I lose my credit card and I'm abroad how can I receive money electronically? I've heard there are some "transfer companies", and that provide you a temporary bank account for the transfer. Could you give me some information about it ? More…
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Is there any bank that issues free ATM cards and accounts in Cambodia?

Is there any bank that issues free ATM cards and accounts in Cambodia? Hello, I am looking for a bank in Phnom Penh that can set up a bank account for me and preferably a free ATM card to if possible. If not Visa or Mastercard then perhaps a Union…
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Laws and regulations about international exchanges of money?

Say that we trust each other, I am visiting you, and I wire you a sum X in the currency of my home country, and you give me a sum Y in the currency of your home country, without any intermediaries. Are there laws and regulations about the amount of…
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Where can I sell Albanian currency

I found a small amount of Albanian lekë from summer's visit there. Is there any place in Ireland / UK where I can change those back into EUR, GBP or Dollars??
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Blocking of amount on international forex cards

I took a forex card from the state bank of India. In the leafleft, they have this section in their terms and conditions: Travel & Entertainment transactions: The blocking of the amount as per international practice and approved by VISA would be: i.…