Spot foreign currency transaction

Immediate sale or purchase

Spot foreign currency transaction for private customers

Spot foreign currency transaction: free foreign currency purchase and sale

Foreign exchange transactions in 9 foreign currencies and 90 currency pairs
Purchase/sale against CHF or another currency
Credit and debit: immediate transactions possible or trading day plus 1 or 2 working days
Ideal instrument for payment transactions in foreign currencies
Amounts between CHF 1 and CHF 250,000 directly in e-finance at the real-time rate

Preconditions

PostFinance accounts in the relevant currencies are required for foreign exchange transactions. The accounts must be in the same name.

Credit/debit

For the purchase/sale of foreign currency, the foreign currency amount is debited/credited to the PostFinance account in the foreign currency
If the purchase/sale is in CHF, the amount is debited/credited to the PostFinance account in CHF
Conclusion of the transaction is documented with a trade confirmation and a credit/debit notification for the relevant accounts

CHF	Swiss franc
AUD	Australian dollar
CAD	Canadian dollar
DKK	Danish krone
EUR	Euro
GBP	British pound
JPY	Japanese yen
NOK	Norwegian krone
SEK	Swedish krona
USD	United States dollar

Factsheet: Foreign exchange transactions (PDF) The link will open in a new window

Setting up a spot foreign currency transaction

Directly in e-finance or by telephone.