Global Adventurer

Thanks!

Global Adventurer

I went to your website and noticed you used the Banorte ATM in Roma Norte on the main strip. That's the exact one I used yesterday. So indeed it has increased. Also they reprogrammed the screens so they are different now.

Nomadic Backpacker

indeed. the Banorte fee is 58.00 pesos. photo'd the proof. have checked 8 of the 11 ATM fees, as on January 29, 2024 and added another one though its not cheap.

see my blog post for all the new details..

Global Adventurer

Thanks Nomadic Backpacker. Looks like I'll start going to citibanc or santander again. I noticed you had an article on the cheap grocery stores in CDMX. I've use most of them before. And the one does have cheap beer😁

Nomadic Backpacker

I like the bancoppel atm. very easy.... quite a few of them.... the one in Roma Norte is near the Radio Shack at the north end of Cuauhtémoc, next to the Metrobus station. very near BanBaij and Santander too. the best inbursa is at centro medico.

u ever used Scotiabank? supposedly its 100 pesos BUT i try to use one on Baja Califormia. and on Reforma last week... both said. UNABLE TO CONNECT WITH YOUR BANK.

3B Carta Blanca 6 pkt. just 54 pesos on Saturday. ..

Global Adventurer

I've tried Scotiabank but the fee is too high, my card worked. Santander would work in Cabo but not here in CDMX. A different card works at Santander though.

I'll try Coppel ATM next time. I was over there yesterday.

Thanks again for the information and tips.

Nomadic Backpacker

i think sometimes the ATMs are just empty and reject the card . Santander rejected my card. went to another ATM and was ok.

Multiva only seems to accept my visa card and not my mastercard, the INBURSA bank atm on Orizaba never works for me, the banbajio should work with visa but rejected my attempt.

have you experienced different fees depending on where u r? i'll have to go to the airport and check the ATMs there to see if the reports of higher fees are just hogwash

Global Adventurer

So far, I haven't used any ATM terminals at the airport so I have no clue if the fees are higher. I've used one of the money exchange vendors because I needed money and I couldn't use my card back then when I first arrived to Mexico.

At least for me when the terminal rejects my request it has money because other people use it after me. It's just finicky. I used to go to BBVA all the time when it was about 80peso fee and one time it didn't work for me and other people were using the same terminal. That's before I started checking out other ATMs. I'll check out some of the other ATMs you listed but I never use stand alone terminals no matter where I'm located. They need to be attached to a bank.

If you go to the airport and plan on testing out a few machined, please come back and let us know.

Nomadic Backpacker

Multivas are only ever stand alone ATMs. Bancoppel has a small bank there as does Sanborns (centro medico)..

banorte swallowed my card once and was told,ATMs these days immediately destroy swallowed cards for security reasons.

i use a mastercard debit card with just £1 on it to test ATMs. if i lose the card. i'll cancel the account.

Global Adventurer

I don't use stand alone units due to the high risk of fraud. It can happen to all ATMs but I like the ones under the bank's control. Of course I always check the machine before I use it.

Nomadic Backpacker

i used/checked Santander and Banamex at terminal 1 cdmx airport..... both have the same fees as down town...no mark up.

also. there is a CiBanco ATM. they used to be a finance house and money exchange. . most CiBanks dont have ATMs... i never saw any BUT. in terminal 1 at cdmx airport there is one. 58 pesos..... as of today.

all other ATM fees across roma norte/condesa/gringolandia are still the same fees. as of this week.,.. have been checking them. no increases.

M60_to_LGA

Does CiBanco accept foreign cards? I feel like I tried their machines before (several years ago) but couldn't get the transaction to go through.

Nomadic Backpacker

yes i used a UK-issued Mastercard debit card with CiBanco. of course i didnt take out money. but the DO YOU ACCEPT THE FEE. is the last stage. ... if the ATM rejects my card, it ejects my card my card straight away

interestingly, Scotiabank never worked for me, and Multiva does like my mastercards...

rene86mx

Scotiabank has a partnership with some banks https://www.scotiabank.com.mx/servic...za-global.aspx
They don't charge any fees

Nomadic Backpacker

Yeah i read that... but one of these internet bank accounts. dont have any partnerships.... rejects my card fair and square.. but saw it was 100 pesos anyway... i dont need them.