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SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card vs Canara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card

Compare SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card and Canara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card using the controlling cost, balance, rate, tenure, liquidity, limits, eligibility and current first-party bank evidence for this product type.

Forex & prepaid travel card comparison

SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card vs Canara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card

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Latest underlying reviewSeptember 10, 2026
State Bank of IndiaSBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card

Travellers who want an SBI prepaid travel balance with up to nine Visa currency wallets, branch/Internet-banking issuance support and YONO/OneView card controls rather than spending directly from a domestic bank account.

Cost / pricing
Current SBI page lists ₹100 + GST issuance, ₹50 + GST per reload, ₹100 + GST refund/cash-out and 3% + GST cross-currency usage. ATM withdrawal is USD 1.75 or equivalent per transaction; foreign ATM-owner charges can still apply.
Reviewed
September 10, 2026
Evidence
2 bank sources
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Canara BankCanara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card

Canara customers or travellers who value a relatively low ₹200 issuance / ₹50 reload schedule and want the bank's own prepaid travel card while confirming the exact currently issuable currency wallets at purchase.

Cost / pricing
₹200 + taxes initial sale, ₹50 + taxes reload and ₹100 + taxes encashment. Current card-service schedule publishes currency-specific ATM withdrawals, e.g. USD 1.75 / EUR 1.50 / GBP 1.25 / AUD 2.50, and 3% cross-currency usage.
Reviewed
September 10, 2026
Evidence
3 bank sources
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SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card vs Canara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card

Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://littleden.blog/compare-banking/sbi-state-bank-foreign-travel-card-vs-canara-international-travel-prepaid-card/

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01Do the currency wallets and loading route fit your trip?Check wallet coverage and load/reload conditions for the named prepaid card.

SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card

Currencies / wallet format
Current SBI page lists Visa Multicurrency SBFTC with 9 wallets: USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, CAD, AUD, SAR, SGD and AED; Visa single-currency is listed in 8 currencies and Mastercard multicurrency in 7. Exact issued variant controls.
Load / reload
Loaded/reloaded in INR and converted to selected foreign-currency wallet(s). SBI publishes branch plus YONO/YONO Lite/Internet Banking reload/management routes. Current reload fee: ₹50 + GST.

Canara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card

Currencies / wallet format
Canara markets one International Travel Prepaid Card as multi-currency. Its current product-page fee table visibly covers USD/EUR/AUD, while the bank's current card-service charge and international-prepaid-rate pages also publish GBP/CAD/SGD/AED schedules. Exact currently issuable wallet set is therefore source-scoped and should be confirmed.
Load / reload
Can be loaded/reloaded as required within regulatory limits. Current reload fee is ₹50 + taxes. Loading uses Canara's current International Prepaid selling rate for the selected supported currency.
02Which conversion rules apply to the payment currency?Distinguish the loaded rate, cross-currency use and wallet conversion without deriving a combined cost.

SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card

Exchange rate
The load/reload conversion uses SBI's applicable forex/card rate at the time of conversion. Preloading fixes the acquired wallet balance; a later cross-currency transaction can invoke network conversion plus the published cross-currency fee.
Cross-currency
SBI currently publishes a 3% of transaction amount + GST cross-currency charge when the transaction cannot be settled directly from the matching currency wallet.
Wallet conversion
Multicurrency cards can hold several separate currency balances. When a matching wallet is unavailable/insufficient, applicable card/network conversion rules and cross-currency charges govern; wallet priority depends on the issued variant.

Canara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card

Exchange rate
Canara publishes daily International Prepaid sell/buy rates separately from TT/bill rates. The final applicable rate is the card rate prevailing when the customer account is debited/credited; published rates are subject to market change.
Cross-currency
Current Canara service-charge/product material lists 3% cross-currency usage.
Wallet conversion
Multiple currency balances can be loaded on the card according to available wallet support. Canara's current pages do not give one fully reconciled wallet-to-wallet conversion tariff, so only the 3% cross-currency usage rule is treated as confirmed.
03What fees and closure conditions remain?Check service fees and unused-balance refund or closure treatment.

SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card

Fees
₹100 + GST issuance; ₹50 + GST reload; ₹100 + GST refund/cash-out; ₹100 + GST add-on card (up to 2 where allowed). Transaction-specific ATM/cross-currency charges remain separate.
Refund / closure
Current SBI page lists ₹100 + GST refund/cash-out per request. Refund remains subject to applicable conversion, documentation and card terms.

Canara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card

Fees
₹200 + taxes initial sale; ₹50 + taxes reload; ₹100 + taxes encashment; reissue/renewal NIL. Current currency-specific ATM, inactivity, shortfall, cash-over-counter, retrieval and chargeback schedules remain separate.
Refund / closure
Current encashment charge is ₹100 + taxes. Product page says closure request is submitted at issuing/home branch and unspent balance is credited back to the CASA account, using the applicable card conversion rate.
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Decision factorSBI State Bank Foreign Travel CardCanara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card
Issuance / reload / travel-card costsCurrent SBI page lists ₹100 + GST issuance, ₹50 + GST per reload, ₹100 + GST refund/cash-out and 3% + GST cross-currency usage. ATM withdrawal is USD 1.75 or equivalent per transaction; foreign ATM-owner charges can still apply.₹200 + taxes initial sale, ₹50 + taxes reload and ₹100 + taxes encashment. Current card-service schedule publishes currency-specific ATM withdrawals, e.g. USD 1.75 / EUR 1.50 / GBP 1.25 / AUD 2.50, and 3% cross-currency usage.
Loaded currency walletsPrepaid foreign-currency balance loaded in INR and converted into the selected card wallet(s). Current Visa multicurrency structure supports up to nine currencies; the card is separate from the customer's ordinary deposit-account balance.Prepaid foreign-currency balances loaded at Canara's current international prepaid/card rate. The current product page is multi-currency, while live fee/rate sources expose different currency sets; exact wallet availability should therefore be confirmed at issuance.
Forex-card capabilitiesVisa multicurrency and single-currency variants, international ATM/POS/e-commerce use, SMS/e-mail alerts, YONO/YONO Lite/Internet Banking/OneView management, PIN/limit controls, blocking and reload capability.Visa global acceptance, load/reload as required, up to five-year validity, dedicated self-care portal, hotlisting, SMS alerts and protection from post-load INR currency fluctuation for the amount already converted.
ATM / load / usage limitsCurrent SBI page lists daily card limits of 3 ATM withdrawals / USD 3,000 equivalent, 20 POS transactions / USD 10,000 equivalent and 20 e-commerce transactions / USD 10,000 equivalent, subject to card settings and regulatory/acquirer restrictions.Load/reload is subject to FEMA/RBI purpose limits and bank/card parameters. Currency-specific ATM limits are not generalized where the reviewed current product page does not publish one complete universal table.
Traveller / KYC eligibilityIndian residents travelling abroad other than Nepal/Bhutan, qualifying corporate employees and students, plus other eligible customers subject to KYC, passport/travel documentation and FEMA purpose rules.Eligible international travellers subject to Canara KYC, passport/travel documentation and FEMA purpose rules; branch/home-branch servicing is part of the current application/closure workflow.
Prepaid card / funding / regulatory relationshipCan be obtained through SBI under the prepaid/forex-card relationship; it is not an SBI debit card and does not draw directly from the linked savings/current-account balance at purchase time.Standalone Canara International Travel Prepaid Card. It should not be confused with Canara debit-card international usage or the bank's ordinary forex TT/card-rate table.
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Type-specific banking comparison terms for SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card and Canara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card
Decision factorSBI State Bank Foreign Travel CardCanara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card
Currencies / wallet formatCurrent SBI page lists Visa Multicurrency SBFTC with 9 wallets: USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, CAD, AUD, SAR, SGD and AED; Visa single-currency is listed in 8 currencies and Mastercard multicurrency in 7. Exact issued variant controls.Canara markets one International Travel Prepaid Card as multi-currency. Its current product-page fee table visibly covers USD/EUR/AUD, while the bank's current card-service charge and international-prepaid-rate pages also publish GBP/CAD/SGD/AED schedules. Exact currently issuable wallet set is therefore source-scoped and should be confirmed.
Purchase eligibilityIndian residents travelling abroad (excluding Nepal/Bhutan), eligible corporate travellers and students, subject to passport/PAN/travel proof, KYC and FEMA purpose documentation. Internet-banking application still requires branch processing/issuance.Issued through Canara's travel-prepaid process subject to KYC/passport/travel/FEMA documentation. The issuing/home branch is used for important servicing such as closure/refund.
Load / reloadLoaded/reloaded in INR and converted to selected foreign-currency wallet(s). SBI publishes branch plus YONO/YONO Lite/Internet Banking reload/management routes. Current reload fee: ₹50 + GST.Can be loaded/reloaded as required within regulatory limits. Current reload fee is ₹50 + taxes. Loading uses Canara's current International Prepaid selling rate for the selected supported currency.
Exchange rateThe load/reload conversion uses SBI's applicable forex/card rate at the time of conversion. Preloading fixes the acquired wallet balance; a later cross-currency transaction can invoke network conversion plus the published cross-currency fee.Canara publishes daily International Prepaid sell/buy rates separately from TT/bill rates. The final applicable rate is the card rate prevailing when the customer account is debited/credited; published rates are subject to market change.
ATM cashCurrent SBI page: USD 1.75 or equivalent per ATM withdrawal; daily ATM card limit USD 3,000 equivalent across up to 3 withdrawals. Overseas ATM owner fees/limits can be additional.Current card-service schedule publishes currency-specific international Mastercard/foreign ATM charges despite the product page describing Visa acceptance: USD 1.75, EUR 1.50, GBP 1.25, AUD 2.50, CAD 2.25, SGD 2.50, AED 6.50; balance enquiry 0.50 in each listed wallet. Network/source scope should be checked for the exact issued card.
POS / e-commerceCurrent page permits international POS and e-commerce. Daily reference limits are USD 10,000 equivalent for POS and USD 10,000 equivalent for e-commerce, each up to 20 transactions, subject to settings/regulatory updates.Card is designed for international merchant/ATM use on the Visa platform per the current product page. Same-wallet merchant use is distinct from cross-currency conversion; network/merchant acceptance remains controlling.
Cross-currencySBI currently publishes a 3% of transaction amount + GST cross-currency charge when the transaction cannot be settled directly from the matching currency wallet.Current Canara service-charge/product material lists 3% cross-currency usage.
Wallet conversionMulticurrency cards can hold several separate currency balances. When a matching wallet is unavailable/insufficient, applicable card/network conversion rules and cross-currency charges govern; wallet priority depends on the issued variant.Multiple currency balances can be loaded on the card according to available wallet support. Canara's current pages do not give one fully reconciled wallet-to-wallet conversion tariff, so only the 3% cross-currency usage rule is treated as confirmed.
Fees₹100 + GST issuance; ₹50 + GST reload; ₹100 + GST refund/cash-out; ₹100 + GST add-on card (up to 2 where allowed). Transaction-specific ATM/cross-currency charges remain separate.₹200 + taxes initial sale; ₹50 + taxes reload; ₹100 + taxes encashment; reissue/renewal NIL. Current currency-specific ATM, inactivity, shortfall, cash-over-counter, retrieval and chargeback schedules remain separate.
Refund / closureCurrent SBI page lists ₹100 + GST refund/cash-out per request. Refund remains subject to applicable conversion, documentation and card terms.Current encashment charge is ₹100 + taxes. Product page says closure request is submitted at issuing/home branch and unspent balance is credited back to the CASA account, using the applicable card conversion rate.
Replacement / emergencyCard can be blocked through OneView/YONO-linked controls and SBI's prepaid support. Add-on/replacement treatment depends on exact variant; do not reuse legacy Mastercard replacement terms for Visa without confirmation.Current service-charge table lists replacement card fee as Free across its published travel-card currencies; statement/new PIN are NIL. Hotlisting and self-care controls are available.
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State Bank of India

SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card

  • Use the loaded transaction currency where possible; SBI currently applies a 3% + GST cross-currency charge when another wallet/network conversion is required.
  • Current SBI material distinguishes Visa multicurrency/single-currency and Mastercard multicurrency variants; currency counts and availability should be matched to the exact card issued.
  • ATM operators can impose their own surcharge or withdrawal limit in addition to SBI's card fee/limit.
Canara Bank

Canara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card

  • Canara's current product page shows a three-currency fee block (USD/EUR/AUD) while the current service-charge and international-prepaid-rate pages publish schedules for seven currencies; v1.52 preserves that mismatch rather than claiming a universal seven-wallet live product.
  • Cross-currency usage is currently 3%, so a mismatched transaction currency can materially change the effective cost.
  • The current schedule includes inactivity, shortfall and unsuccessful-chargeback fees; these should be checked before leaving a small residual balance dormant.
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SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card

Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 2 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://sbi.bank.in/web/personal-banking/state-bank-foreign-travel-card
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://prepaid.sbi.bank.in/

Canara Bank International Travel Prepaid Card

Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://www.canarabank.bank.in/canara-bank-international-travel-prepaid-card
  2. Fee / charge schedulehttps://www.canarabank.bank.in/pages/service-charges-related-to-cards
  3. Issuer product pagehttps://www.canarabank.bank.in/pages/forex-card-rates