Using your card in South Africa
The currency is ZAR.
You pay abroad
Your card’s currency
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You are charged
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ATM fees in South Africa
No checked ATM fee report for South Africa yet. Used an ATM there? Report the fee it showed.
Paying in South Africa
The terminal asks which currency
Choose ZAR. If a card terminal or ATM offers to charge you in your own currency, that is dynamic currency conversion at a rate the machine chooses. Check what it would cost with the DCC calculator.
Cards and wallets
Which of these are widely accepted in South Africa is listed below only where we have a dated source.
Notes for South Africa
No sourced notes for South Africa yet.
Best card for South Africa
The checked card list is still being filled. Every card appears here only with its issuer’s own fee page and the date it was checked, so nothing is shown from memory. Know a fee page we should add? Tell us.