Overview of your account
You can use your personal reference number to add funds to your prepaid card simply and conveniently via e-banking or standing order. Request your personal reference number
The Swiss Bankers Travel card is the secure prepaid card for use while travelling. You receive the card immediately, can add money to your balance as required and can pay worldwide – without an annual fee and with complete control in terms of spending limits.
Outlets
Our popular Travel Cash card is now called Travel.
Travel with ease and risk-free with the prepaid Travel card with no annual fee and with a free replacement card if the card should ever go missing.
The card is accepted in more than 44 million shops and hotels throughout the world as well as for online payment. You can withdraw money at cash machines in Switzerland and abroad. If you have any questions, our free client service will be happy to assist you.
The Travel card is available quickly and without a credit check at various outlets and at nearly all banks as well as branches of PostFinance and SBB – to all persons aged 16 and over and, with parental authorisation, also to persons aged 12 to 15. You choose whether the card is denominated in CHF, EUR or USD.
You can add money to your card in amounts up to CHF/EUR/USD 10’000 at outlets, using the Swiss Bankers app, on our client portal or using e-banking.
The Travel card also gives you the benefits of Hotelcard. If you book your accommodations at www.hotelcard.ch, you benefit from discounts of up to 50% at more than 600 hotels.
The Swiss Bankers app includes practical features such as balance and spending overviews, adding money to the card balance, immediate card blocking in the event of loss, immediate digital card replacement in the app and more. Benefit from mobile payments. You pay conveniently with your smartphone or your smartwatch, for example via Apple Pay or Samsung Pay.
Useful information about your travel destination.
In the event of loss or theft, the card and its credit balance will be replaced by courier service worldwide at no charge. Cards stored digitally in the Swiss Bankers app can be reactivated immediately.
Card fee
None
None
Annual fee: CHF 45
Monthly fee: CHF 2.90
None
None
Top-up fee
1.5 % 1
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
1.5 % 1
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
None 1
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
None
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
1.5 % 1
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
Subject to conditions 1
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
Charge per payment
CHF / EUR / USD 1
CHF / EUR / USD 1
None
None
CHF / EUR / USD 1
None
Processing fee foreign country
None
None
0.95%
0.95%
None
None
Domestic ATM withdrawal fee
CHF / EUR / USD 5
CHF / EUR / USD 5
CHF 5
n/a
CHF / EUR / USD 5
Subject to conditions
ATM withdrawal fee abroad
CHF / EUR / USD 7.50
CHF / EUR / USD 7.50
CHF 7.50
n/a
CHF / EUR / USD 7.50
Subject to conditions
Replacement card
Free replacement worldwide in case of loss or theft, usually within three working days, including the remaining card balance. Immediate replacement of cards stored digitally.
Free replacement worldwide in case of loss or theft, usually within three working days, including the remaining card balance. Immediate replacement of cards stored digitally.
Replacement in case of loss or theft, including the remaining card balance, for a fee of CHF 20.00 in Switzerland and CHF 50.00 abroad. Immediate replacement of cards stored digitally.
Immediate replacement in case of loss or theft, including the remaining card balance, for a fee of CHF 20.00.
Free replacement worldwide in case of loss or theft, usually within three working days, including the remaining card balance. Immediate replacement of cards stored digitally.
Subject to conditions
Card top-up
min. CHF / EUR / USD 100
max. CHF / EUR / USD 10’000
min. CHF / EUR / USD 100
max. CHF / EUR / USD 10’000
min. CHF 100
max. CHF 10’000
min. CHF 100
max. CHF 10’000
min. CHF / EUR / USD 100
max. CHF / EUR / USD 20’000
Subject to conditions
Card currencies
CHF / EUR / USD
CHF / EUR / USD
CHF
CHF
CHF / EUR / USD
CHF / EUR / USD
Use options
- ATM
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
- ATM
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
- ATM
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
- ATM
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
- ATM
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
Mobile payment
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
Available from
Banks, PostFinance, SBB
To the outlets
Banks, PostFinance, SBB
To the outlets
Online-Shop, Banks, PostFinance, SBB
To the outlets
only via Swiss Bankers app
Selected private banks
-
Maximum number of cards per person
5 cards
5 cards
1 card at Swiss Bankers
up to 5 cards at our distribution partners
1 card
5 cards
-
Funzioni app Swiss Bankers
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
1 Top-up fee may vary depending on the distribution partner
Discounts of up to 50% at more than 600 hotels
Throughout Switzerland and in neighbouring countries
Book at the best price in all listed hotels
Book online and pay later at the hotel using the Travel card
Answers to general questions about PIN codes, security, mobile payment and services can be found under Frequently Asked Questions – general.
Where is the prepaid card Travel available?
You can get Travel from a number of banks, PostFinance and at SBB Change sales points. Please visit Outlets for a current list of distributors. You can also order a card via the e-banking interface of PostFinance and many major banks. The Travel card is not available directly from Swiss Bankers.
How many cards can I have?
You can have a maximum of five cards. However, this varies from one distribution partner to another.
In what currencies is Travel available?
The Travel card is available in euros, US dollars or Swiss francs.
The practical features of the Swiss Bankers app make using the Travel card even more convenient, with clear presentation of all options and relevant information.
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