Originally Posted by
carnarvon
You mean Amex charges more? Strange.
What we mean is that most Amex cards charge a fee to card holders when they make charges outside of their currency zone. So if you hold an Amex product like the FB Amex in the Euro zone, and make a charge outside the Euro zone, in Switzerland, UK, Denmark, etc., you are assessed a fee for doing so. And of course most Visa and MC cards in the Euro zone do the same thing.