Interact with the world seamlessly. Get the currency of your travel destination before leaving or make international fund transfers.

Services and Products

Purchase and sale of foreign currency1

You can buy over 40 foreign currencies. Currently available:

  • Euros (EUR)
  • British pounds (GBP)
  • Canadian dollars (CAD)
  • Mexican pesos (MXN)

Requests for infrequently used currencies may take some time to process based on availability. They must be requested in advance.


You can purchase foreign currency through:

To exchange foreign currency for dollars, you can visit any Banco Popular branch. The buy-back rate will be different from the rate of ordering the currency; only bills are accepted, coins are not accepted.

Learn about the currencies we offer

Wire transfers of funds in foreign currency3

The Foreign Exchange Department offers a quote service to transfer funds in foreign currency. It is available to:

  • Individual customers - through branches
  • Commercial customers - at branches or through Web Cash Manager

A preferential rate is applied for the convenience of commercial customers who, due to their business activity, are active in international transfers and their transactions are greater than $15,000.



For more information, visit our Resource Center.

1Only applies to foreign currencies that are defined for commercialization by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR), subject to their availability. Each transaction carries a foreign currency conversion fee. BPPR determines at its discretion the margin for each currency exchange rate, which includes risk, liquidity, and market factors. Said rate or exchange rate will fluctuate once a day, and the information is available in the Foreign Currency Department. For information you can call 787-722-3240. In addition to the foreign currency conversion fee, each foreign currency purchase and sale transaction, whether at a branch or ATM withdrawal, carries a service charge of $10 dollars, if the conversion in US dollars (USD) is up to $1,000; or 1% of the conversion in USD, if the conversion is more than $1,001.

2When placing an order, you will be asked to prove your identity and you must present a valid ID.

3You must have a deposit and/or savings account with Banco Popular.