{"id":1653,"date":"2025-06-26T14:22:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/en-SG\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2025-07-03T11:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T03:57:53","slug":"wheres-korean-won-thai-baht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/blog\/wheres-korean-won-thai-baht\/","title":{"rendered":"Where’s My Korean Won and Chinese Yuan? (and 140+ Currencies)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI\u2019m flying to South Korea soon, but I can\u2019t find the Korean Won in my YouTrip app!\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Many YouTroopers have slid into our DMs, asking why there are only 12 currencies<\/strong> in their YouTrip app. “What happened to the rest? Is there a glitch? Can I still use YouTrip in Korea?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 12 currencies you see in-app (SGD, USD, EUR, MYR, THB, GBP, JPY, HKD, AUD, NZD, CHF, SEK) are among the top-most-traded currencies globally. You can exchange (‘convert’) and store them in your YouTrip wallet for your upcoming trip.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the remaining 140+ currencies – including popular ones like Korean Won (KRW)<\/a><\/strong>, Chinese Yuan (CNY<\/a>)<\/strong>, and Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)<\/strong> – pre-conversion and storage aren’t available. But no worries: when you spend in these currencies, you’ll still enjoy\u00a0Wholesale Exchange Rates<\/a><\/strong> (with zero mark-ups<\/strong>) that\u2019s managed by the YouTrip platform with our foreign currency partners and Mastercard\u00ae. \u2728<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply top up your wallet with Singapore Dollars (SGD), and you\u2019re ready to spend anywhere across the globe. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But I still want to know the rates, though!<\/strong><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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So you\u2019re in Seoul right now and ready to purchase your skincare haul of 160,000 KRW \u2013 and you’re wondering how much that is in SGD. (Pro tip: Never ask to be charged in SGD, that’s a DCC trap you’d want to avoid<\/a><\/strong>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow this guide to check YouTrip’s competitive Wholesale Exchange Rates:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Access the Mastercard\u00ae Currency Converter<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Select Transaction Currency (e.g. KRW)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Enter the Transaction Amount (e.g. 160,000 KRW)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Enter 0<\/strong> for bank fee (since YouTrip doesn’t charge any fees \u2728)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Your Card Currency (SGD)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Select your date of transaction <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Once done, you’ll see how much you’ll get charged in SGD<\/strong> at the bottom!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    \ud83d\udcda Where’s my Korean Won and Chinese Yuan? : read our guide on receiving rate alerts via the YouTrip app<\/a> \ud83d\udcb9\ud83d\udcf1<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    How good are these rates, really?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    In short: it’s as good as it can get! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Here’s what you need to know – Mastercard’s Wholesale Exchange Rates<\/strong><\/a> are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n