Bank of America ATM Applies Silent Dynamic Currency Conversion Markup
A Bank of America ATM applied Dynamic Currency Conversion to a foreign card withdrawal without showing any disclosure screen, exchange rate, or choice between currencies, resulting in a ~$200 overcharge. DCC disclosure is required by Visa/Mastercard rules but inconsistently enforced. International travelers are systematically overcharged through undisclosed DCC markups at ATMs worldwide.
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