Another interesting "feature" of credit cards is that they tend to charge a percentage for foreign transactions, and so do the banks that back the cards. http:

Another interesting "feature" of credit cards is that they tend to charge a percentage for foreign transactions, and so do the banks that back the cards. http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/foreign-transaction-conversion-fees-1276.php http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/foreign-transact... The only major one that doesn't is Capital One... and they mostly issue mastercards.