Google autocomplete questions answered: currency conversion

Last year, I answered all of your big, beautiful, burning questions on Google relating to the word Wise. We looked at hard hitters like “How to have wisdom?” and “Are wise potato chips gluten free?” (They are).

Because you’re all super needy and have heaps of questions looking for some very serious answering, I’m going to do just that. But this time, with “currency conversion.”

So without further ado, here are your Google autocomplete questions answered, currency conversion edition.

Pray for me.

I don’t care, take me elsewhere

How to do currency conversion in Excel?

Honestly, I Googled the answer to this and still don’t get it. So you’re on your own.

How to do currency conversion in Google Sheets?

Still on your own.

How to avoid Paypal currency conversion fees?

What’s a lean, green, affordable machine? Us. It’s us. Use Wise.

What is the formula for currency conversion?

X + Y = Why are you doing this, we can do it for you? Silly billy.

Who decides currency conversion rate?

Thankfully my colleagues have exaplained this here, so I don't have to.

Will my bank convert currency?

It will, but you’ll likely be overcharged with nasty hidden fees. Shady, shady, shady.

Historical currency conversions?

You need to be more specific. Like, are we talking about the Tudor era? Marie Antoinette vibes? UGH.

Luckily for you, because I’m ridiculous, I wrote an article on “what £1,000 could have gotten you throughout the centuries”. Why? For absolutely no reason whatsoever.

What is dynamic currency conversion?

OMG I know the answer to this one. Dynamic currency conversion is when you’re given the option to pay in your home currency or a local currency at a till. If this makes you go “wow”, prepare to have your world rocked… we have a multi-currency card, so you can pay like a local using the real-time exchange rate. Sick (in a good way).

Where is the nearest currency exchange?

Do you mean a Bureau de change? Well it’s bureau de STRANGE that you’re asking when you know Wise is a thing.

How can I avoid foreign currency conversion fees?

Please tell me I don’t have to answer this by now.

Currency conversion rules?

THERE ARE NO RULES. Just kidding, there are. At the moment it still costs money to send cash across borders. At Wise we’re working on making this eventually free. Which is why we use the real-time exchange rate, always, to make sure you get the best out of your wallet.

Convert currency with Wise