Foreign Currency Account
Help Manage your Agribusiness with a Rabobank Foreign Currency Account
A Foreign Currency Account (FCA) is available to agribusiness clients who have a need to receive and make payments in foreign currencies as part of their agribusiness operation.
Key Benefits & Features
- You can make or receive payments in foreign currencies without having to convert to and from Australian dollars first.
- Convert your foreign currency into AUD and transfer those funds to your nominated account.
- No account service fees.
- No minimum ongoing balance requirements.
- View your balances, transactions and statements using internet and mobile banking.
- Link to your All-In-One Loan Account.
Terms, conditions and eligibility criteria apply.
Who can apply:
- Existing Rabobank All-In-One Loan Account holders who have an Account Manager
- Minimum opening balance of AUD $20,000 equivalent
How to apply:
Talk to your Account Manager
International Payment Cut-Off Times
When transferring funds, processing cut-off times apply (see below). Funds sent overseas are usually received by the recipient within 3 business days of processing the payment.*
Note that for HKD, JPY and SGD, the instruction cut off time is the day prior. For example, to make an HKD payment for 16 September 2025, the payment form must be submitted to our Client Services team by 11:00am, 15 September 2025.
Currency | Currency Code | Processing Cut-off Time AEST/AEDT | Processing Day |
|---|---|---|---|
Hong Kong Dollar | HKG | 11:00 | Next day |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 11:00 | Next day |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 11:00 | Same day |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 11:00 | Next day |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 14:30 | Same day |
Danish Kroner | DKK | 14:30 | Same day |
Euro | EUR | 14:30 | Same day |
British Pound | GBP | 14:30 | Same day |
Norwegian Kroner | NOK | 14:30 | Same day |
US Dollar | USD | 14:30 | Same day |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 14:30 | Same day |
*Payments may be delayed because of circumstances outside of Rabobank’s control or due to additional screening and processes (e.g. payments to first-time payees).
Frequently Asked Questions
Call the FCA Support team on 1800 815 032 (Toll Free) until 21 November 2025. From 24 November 2025, please call our Client Services team.
For Retail only clients (without an existing Risk Management Facility), please call our Client Services team from 24 November 2025. Wholesale only clients (with an existing Risk Management Facility) can continue to call the Markets team to assist with foreign exchange rates and bookings.
To make a payment from your Foreign Currency Account, complete and send the Payment Request form to sydneyfxmm@rabobank.com until 21 November 2025. From 24 November 2025, please call our Client Services team.
Use the Inward Payment Instructions form to send your account details and foreign currency type to the payer so that they can make payments into your account. For transfers from another Rabobank account, a Foreign Exchange Transaction Settlement Instruction form is required to convert AUD to the currency of the Foreign Currency Account. Contact your Account Manager or our Client Services team who will be able to assist with the process.