Amex card has no foreign transaction fee, but...
Which Amex cards don't have foreign transaction fees?
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How much are foreign transaction fees?
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When do I pay a foreign transaction fee?
These fees are charged by some card issuers every time you swipe your card outside of the U.S.
Amex card has no foreign transaction fee, but they get you on the exchange rate.
I made a car reservation in Iceland, and the pending charge came up to $898, when the charge posted, it became $905. !!!
Then I had to cancel the rental the same day, and the car rental in Iceland issued the full refund in ISK. Guess what, Amex only refunded me $898. !!! WTF.
I had to call to get the $7 difference back. They were initially saying I have to deal with merchant about this, like really? But eventually refunded the $7.
I never had this problem with Visa tacking extra $ to hide the foreign transaction fee. If you make a foreign currency charge, make sure to keep an eye on the exchange rate. So no more foreign currency transaction using Amex for me.
Just wanted to see a list of Amex cards which don't carry foreign transaction fees.