Global ATM Alliance
The Global ATM Alliance is a joint venture of several major international banks that allows customers of their banks to use their automated teller machine card or debit card at another bank within the alliance with no international ATM access fees. Other fees, such as an international transaction or foreign currency fee, may still apply for some account holders. Participating banks include Australasia, Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, and South America.
The participating banks are as follows. Some of the listed banks, however, may honor ATM reciprocity only in one country for certain allied banks, e.g., fees may not be charged for Barclays branches in the United Kingdom, but fees may be charged for branches of Barclay's in other countries.
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- BNP Paribas and its affiliate banks
- Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
- Deutsche Bank
- Scotiabank
- Westpac
- * Westpac Banking Corporation
- * Westpac New Zealand Limited
- * Westpac Pacific Banking
Bank-specific rules and information
Bank of America account holders
There are three separate fees that may apply to Bank of America account holders when using their ATM or debit cards outside the United States:- The 3 percent "international transaction fee" for converting currencies. This fee is not waived under the Global ATM Alliance.
- The "non-Bank of America usage fee" for each withdrawal, transfer, or balance inquiry at non-Bank of America ATMs outside the United States. This fee is waived under the Global ATM Alliance within the following coverage areas.
- The "ATM operator access fee". This fee is waived under the Global ATM Alliance within the following coverage areas.
| Coverage Area | Global ATM Alliance Bank |
| United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey, and the Channel Islands. | Barclays |
| South Africa | None specified |
| Luxembourg | BGL BNP Paribas |
| France | BNP Paribas |
| Italy | BNL d'Italia |
| Germany, Spain | Deutsche Bank |
| Canada, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and the Caribbean, including Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Maarten, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, and the Turks & Caicos Islands. | Scotiabank |
| Australia and New Zealand | Westpac Bank |
| Ukraine | UkrSibbank |
| Turkey | TEB |
Additionally, Bank of America also has a special partnership with China Construction Bank to provide the same ATM fee waivers to Bank of America account holders using China Construction Bank ATMs in mainland China. I.e., account holders using their Bank of America ATM card or debit card at a China Construction Bank ATM in mainland China can avoid the "non-Bank of America usage fee" and "ATM operator access fee" for each withdrawal, transfer, or balance inquiry. The 3 percent "international transaction fee" for converting currencies will still apply.
Westpac Bank Australian account holders
Westpac cash withdrawal fee
A holder of a Westpac Australia "everyday bank account" or "savings account" may incur a A$5 fee when making a successful cash withdrawal at an ATM outside Australia. This fee does not apply to two types of savings accounts: "eSaver" and "Bump Savings". The fee is waived when using a Mastercard/Cirrus ATM of a participant in the Global ATM Alliance in the following countries:| Country/Territory | MasterCard/Cirrus ATM network |
| New Zealand | Westpac NZ |
| Fiji, Papua New Guinea | Westpac Pacific Banking |
| France, Italy | BNP Paribas |
| Ukraine | Ukrsibbank - Private Bank |
| Germany, Spain, Poland | Deutsche Bank |
| United Kingdom, Gibraltar, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Barclays Bank |
| South Africa | None specified |
| USA | Bank of America |
| China | Bank of Nanjing |
| Singapore | POSB |
| Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan | DBS |
| Indonesia, Malaysia | CIMB |
| Canada, Chile, Guyana, Mexico, Peru, and the Caribbean. The Caribbean countries are: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, and Turks & Caicos. | Scotiabank |
Westpac Australia foreign transaction fee
A holder of a Westpac Australia "everyday bank account" or "savings account" may incur a foreign transaction fee equal to 3 percent of the Australian dollars transaction amount when making a debit or credit card withdrawal at an ATM outside Australia. This fee is composed of the 2 percent Westpac processing fee and the 1 percent Westpac on-charged scheme fee. This fee is not waived when using an ATM of the Global ATM Alliance.Westpac New Zealand account holders
For Westpac's New Zealand account holders, using a Global ATM Alliance ATM means Westpac will waive its NZ$3 international transaction fee that would be charged at other overseas ATMs. All other fees apply, including a 2.5% foreign currency conversion fee.The list of countries covered by the Global ATM Alliance fee waiver differs for Westpac NZ clients from that for Westpac Australia clients. Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan and China are not listed as included in the scheme on the Westpac NZ website.
Barclays account holders
A customer can withdraw cash from a Barclays account from a cash machine in the Global Alliance without transaction charges. If the customer uses a cash machine that isn't in the Global Alliance or use a Barclaycard, additional charges apply.For Barclays account holders:
| Coverage Area | Bank Name |
| Australia | Westpac Bank |
| Canada | Scotiabank |
| France | BNP Paribas |
| Germany | Deutsche Bank |
| Guatemala | Scotiabank |
| Mexico | Scotiabank |
| New Zealand | Westpac Bank |
| Pacific Islands | Westpac Bank |
| South Africa | -None specified- |
| Ukraine | UkrSibbank |
| United States | Bank of America |
| Great Britain, Worldwide | Barclays |
BNP Paribas account holders
Consorsbank customers are eligible for free cash withdrawals from ATMs operated by:- Bank of America
- BNP Paribas
- BGL BNP Paribas
- BNL Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro
- Barclays United Kingdom
- Deutsche Bank
- Scotiabank
- Westpac Bank
- UKRSIBBank
Deutsche Bank account holders
| Coverage Area | Bank Name |
| Germany and worldwide | Deutsche Bank |
| United States | Bank of America |
| Great Britain, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Tanzania, Zimbabwe | Barclays |
| Luxembourg | BGL BNP Paribas |
| France | BNP Paribas |
| Canada, Chile | Scotiabank |
| Australia, New Zealand | Westpac Bank |