Payments in local currency

International debit card can be used to make payments in local currencies, so nothing much to worry of currency conversion.

ATM

It will allow you to withdraw local cash from ATM where the ATM machine has Mastereo, Visa or PLUS logo as on your card. However banks will charge for the same.

Auto debit

Money will be debited immediately from the linked account. No need to worry about the statement as in case of credit card.

No need to carry cash

There is no need to carry cash as you can swipe your card at merchant outlets. It can be beneficial if you are traveling for different countries at a stretch.

Zero liability

Check for zero liability feature available on your card which protects from unauthorised use of your Debit Card.

Bank offering

Most of the banks have offers and discounts for using international debit card such as cash back, fuel surcharge waiver and insurance cover.

Charges

If you use your card abroad, there will be fee of 3.5 per cent as foreign currency markup fee + Service tax on this markup fee.

Cash withdrawal

There can be a charge around 1-4 per cent every time you carry out cash withdrawal. Note that there will be a extra charge of service tax on the fee or charge.