Fix your exchange rate before travelling
Take the worry out of fluctuating exchange rates. Buy your currency at a fixed rate for your travel wallet. If you’re running low, you can top up any time and use your debit card as normal.
Travel wallet
A multi-currency solution at your fingertips, whenever you need it
You can use your debit card to make payments in euros or US dollars and even withdraw currency from your travel wallet, all without incurring any fees. To help you stay on top of your finances you can also get notifications on your wallet balance.
Why should I use it?
Use your debit card abroad
Our travel wallet allows you to use your existing pound sterling debit card like a multi-currency card abroad. It allows you to use the one debit card in both euros and US dollars, you can create a travel wallet for each currency and use the same card to spend from both.
No transaction fees
You can make purchases and withdraw money abroad for free1 in the local currency once you have added money to your travel wallet.
Keep the change or change it back
You have the choice of swapping any currency remaining in your travel wallet back to British pounds, and move it back into your account. Or, you can keep it for your next trip – your choice.
Stay on top of your money
You can keep on track of your spending by setting up notifications to manage your wallet balance. Or see how much is left and where you have spent it so far by viewing the balance within the app.
Spending abroad is simple with a travel wallet
How to create your travel wallet in the Barclays app
If you haven’t already, you will need to download the Barclays app2 to create a travel wallet. Once you’ve registered, follow these steps:
1. Log in to the app
2. Tap on ‘Cards’ on the home screen
3. Tap ‘Create a travel wallet’
Terms and conditions apply. You must have a Barclays current account, be at least 18 years old and have a mobile number.
Please note that travel wallet is currently only available to sole account holders. Debit cards linked to a joint account will not see the option to open a travel wallet.
Your mobile banking app
Check your balance, make payments and keep on top of your finances with our app.