Foreign currency can now be ordered right at your fingertips, and we'll send an email to confirm the order. Before you get started here's some important information:
- For security purposes, when you place the order, you'll need to pick it up. We'll ask for a valid identification, as part of our verification process.
- The minimum value of the currency must be $20 USD. Foreign coins are not accepted.
- You need to have a U.S. Bank deposit account to order foreign currency using mobile or online banking. The option doesn't appear if you only have a credit card.
How to buy or order foreign currency in online banking
- Select the account you'd like to use to purchase the foreign currency.
- Choose Account Services, then select Foreign Currency.
- You'll be taken to a page that says Start your exchange.
- Once you start typing the type of currency you need, a list will populate.
- Enter the U.S. dollar (USD) amount or the foreign currency amount; we can adjust both, so you don't get any foreign coins.
- The exchange rate is listed for you to view.
- Choose Add to order, then select Continue. The order details give you an estimated total.
- Provide the following information, then select Continue.
- Choose the account to purchase the currency with.
- Select the branch to pick up the order at.
- Provide the phone number we can reach you at, once the order is ready.
- Review your order; when ready, select Place order.
How to buy or order foreign currency on the U.S. Bank Mobile App
- Open the main menu and select Help & services.
- Select Order foreign currency from the list. If you don’t see it, choose Show all in the upper right.
- Start typing the type of currency you'll need, then select a type of currency from the drop-down menu.
- Enter the U.S. dollar (USD) amount or the foreign currency amount; we can adjust both, so you don't get any foreign coins.
- The exchange rate is listed for you to view.
- Choose Add to order, then select Continue. The order details give you an estimated total.
- Provide the following information, then select Continue.
- Choose the account to purchase the currency with.
- Select the branch to pick up the order at.
- Provide the phone number we can reach you at, once the order is ready.
- Review your order; when ready, select Place order. You're all set. Take note of the order number for your records, listed on the confirmation screen.
More Information
- We only offer certain currencies for exchange, so we may not have the currency you need.
- If you're looking for a currency you've bought before, it may be out of stock.
- Some currencies are restricted due to government foreign exchange controls and cannot be exchanged.
- You can also purchase foreign currency from your local branch.
- See also, Is there a fee to order foreign currency?