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Best bank account for foreign currency

Hello all

I play poker regularly and mainly play on sites which are based in USD, and was thinking of having another account sorely for this purpose.

Is there a particular bank account that has low fees for foreign currency?

Thanks in advance

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  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    There is - Nationwide Flex Account - but I seriously doubt they'll allow you to open one for the sole purpose of gambling. They want it to be your main account or at least have other products with them.
  • agsnu
    agsnu Posts: 1,457 Forumite
    The Nationwide FlexAccount only has low fees for spending on debit cards abroad, which isn't the whole story.

    Ivobank was going after this market, but they shut down a couple of months ago.

    You might want to open a USD account, e.g. the one from Citi. And also look into using a FX broker for any currency conversions.
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