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Notify us of your travel plans via the app or internet banking so we can help keep an eye on your account activity while you're away.
Simply drop into any one of our branches to place your order, and allow four business days for delivery.
Be prepared when you’re travelling by having a supply of foreign cash on hand. We can arrange a number of currencies, including a range of exotic currencies.
If you have any notes left over after your trip we may be able to organise a repurchase and have the funds credited to your Newcastle Permanent account, depending on the currency.
Your Visa Debit card will provide you with a convenient way to access local currencies overseas.
You may need to access your accounts from overseas, so make sure you know your app or internet banking password before you go.
Please contact us before you go to set up an alternative Transaction Password to use while travelling, this will ensure you can continue to access your accounts avoiding any issues overseas accessing your Australian mobile number to receive your SMS one time password.
Let us know your travel plans via the app or internet banking so we can monitor your account activity overseas and provide better security for you.
To use the app to notify us of your travel plans:
To use internet banking to notify us of your travel plans:
Alternatively, you can call us on 13 19 87, or visit one of our branches to notify us.
A Visa Debit card can be used for purchases and ATM withdrawals while overseas. Best of all, it only uses money from your own account and because it is a Visa card, you can use it anywhere Visa is accepted worldwide.
When overseas and making a purchase or withdrawing cash at an ATM select the ‘Credit’ option and you may also need your PIN to approve transactions.
Using your Visa card when you travel can be safer than carrying large amounts of cash. Plus, you can shop with your Visa Debit card with total confidence and peace of mind, knowing you will be protected against unauthorised use with Visa’s Zero Liability Policy35.
No matter where you are in the world, Visa’s Global Customer Assistance Services can provide assistance 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, if you need to report your Visa card as lost or stolen.
Did you know that you can send money from your bank account to an overseas bank account via our International Payments Service, otherwise known as a “Telegraphic Transfer” or “Wire”. With our International Payments Service, you can send money to 200 countries and territories in over 130 currencies.
Benefits to you:
You will need to provide the full name of your beneficiary and full details of the beneficiary’s bank account, including their IBAN3 (International Bank Account Number) if they are in Europe.
To comply with Australian Government regulations, you must provide the beneficiary’s full street address. Include beneficiary bank’s code (sort code, SWIFT address, or routing number)2
Please note we use an intermediary bank to facilitate international transfers and do not accept funds directly. The following information may be useful to the sending bank located overseas.
A Tier1 bank in Australia must be chosen as the intermediary to convert foreign currency to Australian dollars (if required) then onforward funds to Australian Settlements Limited (ASL) BIC ASLLAU2C.
The Intermediary bank in Australia is any of the majors – ANZ, CBA, NAB, Westpac and CitiBank Sydney.
The foreign sending bank will need to know which bank they hold an RMA with in Australia to enter in Field 56 of the Swift instructions. Codes of the available intermediary banks are in the table below.
ASL’s BIC ASLLAU2C will be the “Account With” Institution in Field 57 of the Swift instructions. Your BSB and account number along with your full legal name and address will be the Beneficiary Account details in Field 59.
One of:
SWIFT is an abbreviation for “Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication”. It is a code that consists of 8-11 characters which is used by banks around the world to transfer money.
An intermediary bank is a third-party bank located in Australia that facilitates international transfers between the overseas bank and Newcastle Permanent.
We cannot facilitate international transfers on our own. This means that all incoming international transfers go through an intermediary bank before reaching us.
Newcastle Permanent charge a fee when funds are credited to your account which have been received by us through Real Time Gross Settlement from a third party financial institution. You may also be charged fees by the third party financial institution. Refer to your account Terms and Conditions for details.
A Real Time Gross Settlement is a method that can be used to transfer funds quickly between financial institutions.
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