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Buy or sell foreign currency at competitive rates directly at any of our KCB branches countrywide.
These are near cash instruments suitable for travelers who do not wish to carry foreign currency in hard cash.
Travellers’ Cheques are widely accepted and encashable anywhere in the world.
KCB accepts American Express travellers’ Cheques presented by account-holders only.
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Free incoming SWIFT transfers
Low account maintenance fee of US$7 per month for balances below US$1,000
Free cash deposits to FCY accounts up to US$10,000
FCY withdrawals at selected KCB Quickserve ATMs
The accounts are available in all the major currencies (US$, Euro and Pound Sterling etc.)
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These are near cash instruments suitable for travelers who do not wish to carry foreign currency in hard cash.
Travellers’ Cheques are widely accepted and encashable anywhere in the world.
KCB accepts American Express travellers’ Cheques presented by account-holders only.
This is a service that enables one to send and receive money from one account to another, anywhere in the world.
Available for all major world currencies
Flat fee for outgoing SWIFTs, irrespective of the amount transacted
No charge for incoming SWIFTs to foreign currency accounts
Instant credit into beneficiary account upon receipt of customer’s remittances
Convenient, secure payment mode to recipient’s account
Swaps allow you to manage the exchange and interest rate risks associated with financing and investing in currencies other than the domestic one.
Swaps are also valuable for long-term hedging of translation risk.
You can arrange with our Treasury team for the sale or purchase of a specific amount of foreign currency at a specified exchange rate for settlement on a particular date up to 180 days (6 months) in the future.
This enables you to eliminate any risk of exchange rates moving between the time that commitment is first established (deal date) and the date of actual delivery of funds (value date) at no additional cost.
You can buy or sell foreign csh over the counter in any of our KCB branches countrywide.
Available in all major world currencies (US$, Euro and Pound Sterling etc.), in mint condition
Flexibility/negotiation of exchange rates for amounts above US$2,000
No commission charged for cash transactions below US$40,000 or the equivalent in other currencies
These are banker’s Cheques denominated in a foreign currency.
Available in all major currencies
Can be used to pay fees for colleges abroad or international fees for courses such as ABE and ACCA, commodity purchases, medical expenses etc.
At KCB, customers can maintain a foreign currency account as savings, current account or fixed deposit investment account.
Free incoming SWIFT transfers
Low account maintenance fee of US$7 per month for balances below US$1,000
Free cash deposits to FCY accounts up to US$10,000
FCY withdrawals at selected KCB Quickserve ATMs
The accounts are available in all the major currencies (US$, Euro and Pound Sterling etc.)
