Thomas Cook India Expands Forex Card Offerings to 28 Currencies, Eases Global Travel Payments

With more Indians travelling abroad and exploring newer destinations, the way they spend overseas is also changing. Today’s travellers are looking for payment options that are not just convenient, but also secure and hassle-free.

Keeping this shift in mind, Thomas Cook (India) Limited has expanded its prepaid forex card portfolio to cover 28 international currencies. The move includes the addition of 16 new currencies, making it one of the widest currency offerings available on a prepaid forex card in India.

Over the past few years, Indian travellers have moved beyond traditional destinations and are increasingly choosing emerging global hotspots. However, accessing local currencies in many of these countries has often been difficult. Travellers usually end up converting Indian Rupees into US Dollars and then into local currency, leading to extra costs and inconvenience.

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The company’s expanded forex card aims to simplify this process by allowing users to load and spend directly in local currencies—eliminating multiple conversions and offering a smoother travel experience.

The newly added currencies include Chinese Yuan, Swedish Krona, Vietnamese Dong, Malaysian Ringgit, Indonesian Rupiah, Danish Krone, Hong Kong Dollar, Qatari Riyal, Norwegian Krone, Omani Riyal, Kuwaiti Dinar, Bahraini Dinar, Bangladeshi Taka, South African Rand, South Korean Won and Philippine Peso. These additions complement the existing 12 currencies such as US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen and others.

The service is available on both Visa and Mastercard-enabled forex cards, ensuring global usability. Customers can access the service through retail outlets, online platforms, and even through Blinkit, where forex loading can be completed in under an hour. Additionally, the company offers round-the-clock support via WhatsApp for transactions and live forex rates.

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The cards also support contactless payments and can be used with digital wallets like Google Pay at compatible international terminals.

Deepesh Varma, Chief Business Officer – Foreign Exchange, Thomas Cook (India) Limited, said, “At Thomas Cook India, innovation and customer-centricity are at the core of our offerings. We are witnessing strong and sustained growth in travel demand from Indian consumers to emerging and short-haul destinations across Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and beyond. Our expansion to 28 currencies for our prepaid Forex Cards is a direct response to evolving travel patterns, enabling our customers to transact seamlessly in local currencies while benefiting from greater transparency and cost efficiency.
Importantly, this initiative also supports our strategic focus on driving a digital-first approach to forex usage—shift from cash towards secure, smarter prepaid solutions. Additionally, through our partnership with Blinkit, we have further enhanced convenience by enabling customers to buy and load forex on their prepaid cards in under an hour—delivering speed, flexibility and ease to today’s digitally savvy and globally mobile Indian traveller.”

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Ravi Datla, Senior Vice President, Customer Solutions, South Asia at Mastercard, said, “As international travel from India diversifies into newer and emerging markets, access to simple, secure and widely accepted payment solutions becomes increasingly critical. Mastercard’s deep expertise in cross-border payments, coupled with our global acceptance network, enables seamless transactions across geographies and currencies. Thomas Cook India’s expanded prepaid forex card suite, now offering access to 28 currencies, builds on this strength by allowing travellers to transact directly in local currencies, reducing the need for multiple conversions. The result is a truly cash-light, transparent and secure payment experience that delivers consistent convenience and confidence wherever their journeys take them.”

Sridhar Keppurengan, Head of Cross-Border Payments, India and South Asia, Visa, added, “Our cross-border strategy is rooted in creating seamless, secure, and accessible payment solutions for travellers. The expansion of Thomas Cook Visa forex card portfolio to 28 currencies further leverages our vast international footprint and extends the same security, transparency, and convenience to cardholders making cross border transactions. This offering is yet another pivotal step in our broader vision to foster global connectivity for the Indian consumer, through continued innovation and service excellence.”