Convert between 12 major world currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, and CAD using illustrative mid-market rates. Fast, free, and private.
Convert between major currencies using illustrative mid-market rates.
Rates are illustrative mid-market snapshots, not live quotes. Banks and card networks apply their own rates and fees at the moment of conversion.
Every conversion has two ingredients: the exchange rate and the fees wrapped around it. The rate itself floats constantly with global supply and demand; the fees are where consumers lose the most money — often invisibly, inside a marked-up rate.
Learn the full mechanics in our guide to how exchange rates work, or see the cheapest ways to exchange currency.
No — they are periodically updated mid-market snapshots for planning and education. The exact rate you receive depends on your bank, card network, or transfer service at the moment of conversion.
It is the midpoint between the global buy and sell price of a currency — the rate you see on Google or XE. Providers add a margin on top of it, which is the hidden cost of most conversions.
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