Thomas Cook India Forex Card Adds 16 Currencies

Mumbai, Apr 30 (PTI) Omnichannel foreign exchange services and travel company Thomas Cook (India) on Thursday announced the expansion of its prepaid Forex Card portfolio to 28 currencies, adding 16 new global currencies.

The newly added currencies include Chinese Yuan, Swedish Krona, Vietnamese Dong, Malaysian Ringgit, Indonesian Rupiah, Danish Krone, Hong Kong Dollar, Qatari Riyal, Norwegian Krone, Omani Riyal, Kuwaiti Dinar, Bahraini Dinar, Bangladeshi Taka, South African Rand, South Korean Won and Philippine Peso.

This complements the company's existing suite of 12 currencies - US Dollar, British Pound, Euro, Japanese Yen, Singapore Dollar, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc, UAE Dirham, Thai Baht, Saudi Riyal and New Zealand Dollar.


The expanded suite of 28 currencies is available across both Visa and Mastercard prepaid forex cards, ensuring seamless global acceptance.

"We are witnessing strong and sustained growth in travel demand from Indian consumers to emerging and short-haul destinations across Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and beyond. Our expansion to 28 currencies for our prepaid Forex Cards is a direct response to evolving travel patterns, enabling our customers to transact seamlessly in local currencies while benefiting from greater transparency and cost efficiency," Thomas Cook (India) Chief Business Officer, Foreign Exchange, Deepesh Varma said.

Through its partnership with Blinkit, Thomas Cook (India) has further enhanced convenience by enabling customers to buy and load forex on their prepaid cards in under an hour, delivering speed, flexibility and ease for the Indian travellers, according to Varma.