šŸ‡¦šŸ‡· Monzo in Argentina [Discussion]

Monzo Chat Travelling with Monzo
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Iā€™ve just got back today from 3 weeks in and around Buenos Aires (and a day in Colonia, Uruguay) and found I could use my Monzo card in many places- but I did need to check first. Getting cash out or changed is difficult and expensive. I also encountered repeated issues when different agencies took payment more than once for the same thing. Thankfully the team at Monzo were super helpful and prompt and so a panic was soon calmed.

Thanks for the help! I also recommend selecting the urgent box when reporting a problem that really worries you

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Iā€™m currently dealing with a duplicate transaction.
Iā€™m not sure what Monzo advice is, but personally, I would recommend to keep your card permanently frozen, and unfreeze when you actually need to use it.

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So the present situation at the end of 2018 still is that itā€™s impossible to avoid ATM fees in the country?

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Simple; sign up for the app and register.

Set yourself as the recipient.

Send X Arg Pesos to yourself in a supported city (I know BA and Cordoba are, not sure of others)

Recieve a address to go to (expect a days delay),

Turn up with your passport and collect the cash

The collection points are similar to Western Union

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Whatā€™s the current situation 2019?

I am going in 2 days to Buenos Aires and this topic is making me worried.

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Itā€™s basically a Moneygram/WU clone then?

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How was it? Whatā€™s the current situ with Monzo cards and the various ATMs in major cities?

Also if anyone has info for southern Patagonia and ruta 40 that would be useful.

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I have been there from May until August this year and I tried all the networks availableā€¦ Fro any transaction you will be charged something between 7-10%ā€¦ If I remember well the maximum you could get for transaction was 7000ARS.

Best way is to use TransferWise to send money to someone in Argentina, if you know somebody. They can get pesos for free at the ATM.

I could be worse know since the current situationā€¦

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Ā”Dios mio!, thatā€™s worse than I remember.

What about bringing USD to exchange?

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Current state of play:

HSBC cajeros charge a whopping 622 ARS with Monzo (and Starling and Halifax Clarity fwiw).

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Hello!
Anybody knows the current situation? Iā€™m travelling in April, Iā€™m not sure if I should take some money with me. Any advice? Thanks!

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Confirmed Monzo works at the higher MEP rate (blue dollar) with a refund process. It actually turned out to be a bit higher!
22/2/2023 Paid 1990 ARS at 8.60 GBP (231 ARS per GBP)
25/2/2023 Refunded 3.6 GBP, resulting in final rate of 398 ARS per GBP.

For comparison, I exchanged dollars in person here (Patagonia) at a rate of 345 ARS per USD (also offered 360 ARS per USD). Which would mean ~407 ARS per GBP.

Not everywhere takes card so still would recommend exchanging USD in the UK first. You can get that changed anywhere pretty easily at various businesses, not just currency exchanges.

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