Same thing happened to me last month in Córdoba at a BBVA ATM. It asked if I wanted conversion and I accepted. My N26 account later showed a terrible ...

I did the same thing last month near Dickenson Bay, used a Scotiabank ATM, and hit “Accept.” Regretted it later when I compared ratesmy UK Monzo accou...

Totally normal and sadly pretty common across the Caribbean. I was in Anguilla in May, used an ATM at the airport, and chose “Accept” thinking it mean...

Yes, that’s DCC in action. I was in Tafuna last month, used a Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) ATM, and it offered me a rate in euros for my ...

It happened to me in Constantine at a BNP Paribas ATM. I didn’t know what DCC was at the time, so I accepted. Later, I compared it to another withdraw...

Yes, this happened in Yopougon at a UBA ATM last month. My Revolut card was taken after the screen glitched during a withdrawal. The next day, I went ...

I made the same mistake when I first arrived in Mostar. The ATM showed my home currency (EUR), and I thought it was easier to accept. Big mistakemy ba...

Just got back from Abidjan and found myself spending anywhere between 20,000 and 35,000 CFA per day depending on activities. I carried 15,000 CFA on m...

I had a similar problem with a Visa debit card from ABN AMRO at a Nova Bank ATM in Sarajevo’s old town. The bank staff told me that most ATMs in Bosni...