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What Tangerine really charges to exchange money

Tangerine's applied rates and published fees, verified against its own public sources and regenerated daily. Updated: 2026-08-28.

Rates applied today

Cost in CAD per unit of foreign currency when paying or converting with Tangerine, against the market reference.

OperationCurrency1 × in CADvs referenceStatus
TransferUSD1.4070+1.63%fresh

Published card fee

2.50%
Foreign-transaction fee · mastercard card · verified 2026-06-25
Read from this bank's own published card-rate sheet — it is the rate the bank applies, not a calculation of ours. The bank's own charge is 2.5%.

By published card fee, Tangerine ranks #16 of 19 banks open to new customers that we track in Canada today.

Today's cheapest alternative

EQ Bank publishes the lowest card fee in Canada today: 0% (vs Tangerine's 2.5%). See its page →

Where these numbers come from

Card: the ECB reference rate plus the bank's published margin. Transfers: no published data.

Compare Tangerine with every bank in the country on the daily Canada table, check what each card charges, or price what your money is worth abroad.

Frequently asked questions

What exchange rate does Tangerine use?

Tangerine prices card payments via the ECB reference rate plus the bank's published margin. Rates on this page are indicative, derived from published data, and regenerate daily.

What does Tangerine charge for card payments abroad?

Tangerine publishes a 2.5% foreign-transaction fee on card payments, verified 2026-06-25.

Is there a cheaper bank than Tangerine in Canada?

Yes — as of today, EQ Bank publishes the lowest card fee (0%) among banks open to new customers that we track in Canada.

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