Leading Currency Exchange Comparison Site The Currency Shop Celebrates NZ Launch

Nov 1, 2017

After winning an enviable reputation in Australia for providing free financial comparisons of the various money transfer, currency exchange and travel card rates, The Currency Shop are happy to now offer the same high level services for the New Zealand market.

October 29, 2017

New Zealanders certainly have a passion for travel and adventure, a drive that often sees them flying across the world to see and experience life’s wonders first hand. Of course, most prefer to do this while keeping their expenses low. Insiders agree one of the most important parts of being able to budget a trip properly is to understand the ins and outs of who offers the best rates in currency exchanges, the lowest fees for money transfers and similar proactive information regarding Travel Cards and Travel Money. In exciting news in this area online platform The Currency Shop has announced they are offering all of this information and more on their new NZ focused service, that’s quick, simple and free to use. The announcement has been met with enthusiasm.

“From our experience we’ve found that New Zealanders love to travel to foreign destinations,” commented Justin Rampono, owner of The Currency Shop. “It’s because of this we’ve decided to launch our service in New Zealand to help the locals there get a better deal on both currency exchange and with sending money abroad.”

Trending topics recently touched on at The Currency Shop include highlights like: how to avoid fees when exchanging currency at Auckland Airport; tips on removing stress when receiving overseas inheritance money; detailed reviews of the most popular money transfer services, like Travelex; the pros and cons of TorFX; and much more. New blog posts and editorials are added by the knowledgeable team behind the platform on a regular basis, with an eye kept on delivering real value, saving users of the The Currency Shop money and avoiding currency transfer and exchange headaches whenever and wherever possible.

Early reviews of The Currency Shop’s NZ services have been extremely positive.

Scott T., from Auckland, recently said in a five star review, “Our family goes on two European vacations a year and I’m grateful to have discovered The Currency Shop, which will definitely save us a nice chunk of cash. This means we will have more money to enjoy ourselves rather than having to spend it overpaying in exchange rates and other fees. Fully recommended.”

For more information be sure to visit https://thecurrencyshop.com/nz.

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