Yes, bonsai is the ideal travel companion in almost all countries! Why? Unlike many other companies that offer a Mastercard, we do not charge any extra fees on the exchange rates used by Mastercard. Those exchange rates are market-based and among the best in the world. You will hardly find a more advantageous way to make purchases in other currencies than EURO. After the payment, you will immediately see the amount in EURO in your transaction overview.
You can find Mastercard exchange rates here. Select a "bank fee" of 0%.
TIP: always pay in the currency of the country you are in. If on the payment terminal you select the option to settle in EURO, for example, the exchange rates of the payment terminal/provider will be used and not those of Mastercard. There are often costs associated with this, which are immediately charged to the final total. Consequently, this amount will almost always be higher than the amount you would see in the transaction statement if you had paid in local currency.
You can NOT pay with bonsai in the following countries:
Belarus
Burundi
Central African Republic
Cuba
Democratic Republic of Congo
Iran
Iraq
North Korea
Lebanon
Lybia
Mali
Myanmar
Nicaragua
Russia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria
Ukraine
Venezuela
Yemen
Zimbabwe