Foreign Currency Debit Cards

  • Dear Customer,

    We would like to inform you that HSBC migrating customers to BBK and who have a USD, EUR or GBP, BBK Foreign Currency debit card replacing their HSBC one, can now use their BBK Foreign Currency Cards. If you have a BBK Foreign Currency Card and have not set up your Debit Card pin yet, please set up your Pin on our website in order to activate the Card. If you have set up your Debit Card Pin already, you can immediately start using your BBK Foreign Currency Debit card.

    Please also find below the relevant fees and charges related to transactions associated with your Foreign Currency debit card.

Foreign Currency Debit Card Fees & Charges
Foreign Currency Debit Cards

(Transactions in BHD)

  Charges
ATM Withdrawal (Bahrain) Foreign currency rate conversion
POS/Ecommerce (Bahrain) Foreign currency rate conversion
Foreign Currency Debit Cards

(Transactions in GCC currency)
ATM Withdrawal (in GCC currency) A fee of BD 1.100 equivalent plus foreign currency rate conversion
POS/Ecommerce (in GCC currency) Foreign currency rate conversion
Foreign Currency Debit Cards

(Transactions in same foreign currency of the Debit Card and conducted outside Bahrain & GCC)
ATM Withdrawal (in same foreign currency of the Debit Card) A fee of 3.3% of the transaction amount and foreign currency rate conversion
POS/Ecommerce (in same foreign currency of the Debit Card) No charges
Foreign Currency Debit Cards

(Transactions in different currency of the Debit Card and used outside Bahrain & GCC)
ATM Withdrawal (in other currency) A fee of 3.3% of the transaction amount and foreign currency rate conversion
POS/Ecommerce (in other currency) A fee of 3.3% of the transaction amount and foreign currency rate conversion

  • Please also note that ATM balance inquiries in Bahrain will be without any charges. However those in GCC countries will be at 413 Bahraini Fils equivalent while those done internationally will be BHD 1.1 equivalent. If you require any further clarification, please call us on 17207777.

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