Peter Fox, WalletHub Analyst
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Exchange rate fees do not apply to the Capital One Quicksilver, as the card has a $0 foreign transaction fee.
You’ll want to avoid dynamic currency conversion, though. This is a foreign merchant’s offer to convert your transaction from the local currency to U.S. dollars. And it can be as much as 7% higher than the actual going rate. You can avoid this cost simply by turning down a merchant’s offer to convert your transaction and choosing to pay in the local currency.
Foreign transaction fees are usually 1-3% of the total price of purchases abroad (or online purchases made through international merchants). These are made up of the transaction fee imposed by credit card issuers and the exchange rate fee (typically 1%) tacked on by credit card payment processors (e.g.; Visa or Mastercard) to convert your purchase from the foreign currency to U.S. dollars. These fees apply when the merchant submits your payment for processing. The Capital One Quicksilver card, however, features $0 foreign transaction fees, so you won’t have to worry about any of these extra charges.
So as long as you avoid dynamic currency conversion, the Capital One Quicksilver can save you quite a bit of money.

Capital One Quicksilver Cash Rewards Credit Card
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