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Eva888

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#323283 14-Nov-2025 09:11
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I have two currencies in my Wise, Aus and NZ. When the $ exchange was better I put an amount in my Aus Wise jar for the next trip however I’ve just realised that you can’t spend from the jar using cards. 

My account looks like this NZ$ account $10,      Aus$ account $zero,     Aus Jar $20

 

I have money in my NZ$ account now and money in my Aus Jar. When we go away I want to use my Oz money not the NZ$. How do I manage this? 

 


I’ve got virtual cards on the phone plus a physical card. Does physically being in another country automatically trigger the use of money from that country's currency? 

 

So I transfer the money out of the Aus jar into the Aus$ account, that seems logical, but when spending in Australia how does the card know which currency to pull from since I will have both and the main one first in the list is NZ$

 


Also does moving from jar to $ account trigger fees because if it does there’s not much point storing in jars.

 

 

 

The Wise card will be registered on a cruise where the ship works in Australian dollars so want to be prepared. Hope my explanation is not too convoluted


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  #3434391 14-Nov-2025 09:17
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Not sure about the Jar question, but Wise will take the currency you're spending in first.

 

So, if you're buying something and they're charging you AUD, and you have a balance in your AUD wallet, it'll take that first.




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  #3434393 14-Nov-2025 09:24
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trig42:

 

Not sure about the Jar question, but Wise will take the currency you're spending in first.

 

So, if you're buying something and they're charging you AUD, and you have a balance in your AUD wallet, it'll take that first.

 

 


As Above,

 

it will take from the "native" account of the transaction denomination first,  then it will go looking for funds in you NZD account if it needs more $$$

 

 


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  #3434457 14-Nov-2025 11:17
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Thanks. So will move the jar contents to the Oz account and if I use Wise in NZ it will pay from the NZ account and if I’m in Oz it will pay out from the Aus account. If I understand correctly no input is required from myself at payment time. 

 

 




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  #3434687 14-Nov-2025 19:23
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Note that if you have AUD and NZD balances and you spend in a third currency, e.g. USD, Wise may use the AUD balance first.





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  #3434714 15-Nov-2025 09:34
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It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, just what currency is being charged. It will use the same currency first before using any other currency funds you have available.

 

Note that there is no way to specify what currencies to auto-use. If you have other currencies you don’t want it to use (because you bought it cheaply etc.) then do manual conversion into your intended currency first. Best to not rely on it and have the amount you need in the currency type before purchasing.


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