Ukraine Travel: Banks & Banking
Major Banks in Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an unprovoked, large-scale military invasion of Ukraine, its neighbor to the southwest, marking an escalation to a conflict that began in 2014 with the Russian annexation of Crimea and the Donbass region.
Finance & Credit Bank
Index Bank
Nadra Bank
Oschadny Bank
Privat Bank
Pravex Bank
Procredit Bank
Prominvest Bank
Raiffeisen Bank Aval
UkrgasBank
Ukrprombank
Ukrsibbank
Ukrsotsbank
Ukrexim Bank
Unicredit Bank
Banking hours in Ukraine
Banking hours in Ukraine are usually 9 am-4 pm.
Changing Money in Ukraine
Private currency-exchange offices are everywhere and it is illegal to change money anywhere else. Credit and debit cards are increasingly accepted. Money can be withdrawn from ATMs (bankomats) with a debit card. Cirrus, Plus, Visa and MasterCard are all recognised.
US dollars, Russian roubles and the Euro can easily be exchanged, the British Pound much less so.
Notes to be exchanged should be in pristine condition.
Changing travellers cheques involves a lengthy process and should be avoided.
Western Union and MoneyGram have many offices scattered throughout the country for sending and receiving money.
There is a chronic shortage of small denomination notes in Ukraine.
See here for conversion rates to and from the Ukrainian Hrivna.
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