South Indian Bank Forex Rates: TT Rate & Charges

South Indian Bank's USD to INR rate today is ₹94.17 for money coming in.

• TT buying rate: ₹94.17. What you receive on an inward transfer.
• TT selling rate: ₹97.23. What you pay to send money out.

From the sheet South Indian Bank published on 22 September 2026 at 9:28 AM, and refreshed here twice a day. The major currencies are in the table below; South Indian Bank publishes 11 in total on its own sheet.

South Indian Bank's USD TT buying rate today is ₹94.17, with the major currencies in the table below.

These figures come from the sheet South Indian Bank published on 22 September 2026 at 9:28 AM. The bank revises it during the day, so these are the morning quote and the settlement rate may differ.

If you are receiving money from abroad, the column you want is TT Buying.

This sheet covers card rate as published. Above that, rates are set by the bank.

Source: South Indian Bank Forex Card Rates, published by South Indian Bank itself. Rates are indicative and subject to change with market movements. The rate that applies is the one prevailing when your account is credited.

South Indian Bank's USD TT buying rate is 94.17 on the sheet dated 22 September 2026, up 0.41 (0.44%) from 93.76 on 10 September 2026. Banks publish these sheets on working days only, so there are no weekend rows. A date missing from the list is one where no sheet was recorded.

Each row is the rate South Indian Bank itself published that day, recorded when we read the sheet.

South Indian Bank's TT (telegraphic transfer) buying rate for USD is ₹94.17 on the sheet published 22 September 2026 at 9:28 AM.

This is the number that determines an exporter's payout. When a client abroad wires you dollars, South Indian Bank buys those dollars from you and credits rupees at the TT buying rate.

You will also see this written as TTBR, which is simply short for TT buying rate. Some sheets and screens use the abbreviation on its own.

On a USD 10,000 invoice that is ₹9,41,700 before GST and any certificate fee.

Against the mid-market rate, the gap looks like this:

• Mid-market reference: ₹95.81
• South Indian Bank TT buying: ₹94.17
• Gap: 1.71%, or about ₹16,400 on a USD 10,000 invoice

That gap is the bank's margin, and it applies to every transfer settled at card rates. The reference above is the exchangerate-api daily reference rate of ₹95.81 on 24 September 2026. That is a daily reference rate rather than an intraday close, while the bank revises its own sheet through the day. Treat the percentage as close, not exact.

South Indian Bank's TT selling rate for USD is ₹97.23 as of the same sheet.

This is the rate you pay when South Indian Bank sells you foreign currency, so it applies to outward remittances such as paying an overseas supplier or sending money abroad under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS). Xflow handles inbound export earnings only, so outward remittance sits outside what we cover; the rate is here because the bank publishes it on the same sheet.

The spread between the two TT rates is ₹3.06 per dollar, or 3.2% of the buying rate. Buy and sell the same dollar on the same day and that spread is what the bank keeps.

If the dollar is the only currency you deal in, this is the whole sheet in four rows. Which rate applies depends on what you are doing, not on which one you saw first.

Published 22 September 2026 at 9:28 AM. South Indian Bank revises intraday, so re-check the sheet before you rely on a figure for accounting.

Those are the numbers. What follows is where the margin inside them comes from, and what it costs on a real invoice.

South Indian Bank publishes its own "rate sheet", and that document is the authority on the rate you will be given, not any figure quoted elsewhere. It is a web page the bank refreshes in place, so there is no file to keep.

Open it here: South Indian Bank Forex Card Rates. The bank replaces it each working day, so the link always resolves to the current sheet, and the copy the figures above come from was published on 22 September 2026 at 9:28 AM.

A "forex rate" is the price of one currency in another at a given moment. Banks quote it against the interbank rate, the wholesale price at which large institutions trade, then add a margin before passing it to you.

SIB publishes several rates because each transaction type carries a different margin. If you want the plain-English version of how these numbers are built, start with forex rates.

One useful point with SIB is that its margin tends to be tiered by size, so a larger inward remittance often gets a slightly better rate than a small one. The rate is still indicative until your account is credited.

Other South-based private banks price the same way. The karnataka bank forex rates guide shows how a similar tiered margin plays out at a comparably positioned lender.

TT stands for telegraphic transfer, the electronic movement of money between banks across borders. SIB quotes several rates on its sheet.

• TT buying rate: the rate at which SIB buys foreign currency from you and pays out rupees. This applies when you receive an inward remittance from a client abroad.
• TT selling rate: the rate at which SIB sells you foreign currency, used when you send money out.
• Bill and traveller's cheque rates: used for foreign cheques and documents, slightly wider than the TT rates.
• Card and currency-note rates: used for the travel card and physical cash, the widest of the set.

For anyone receiving export income, the TT buying rate is the number that matters. A telegraphic transfer is the default rail behind most bank-to-bank inward payments. Here is an illustrative snapshot (as of July 2026).

Other public-sector banks publish the same TT, bill and card structure; the central bank of indian forex rates guide is one example.

The mid-market rate that day is around ₹89.40, so every SIB rate sits a margin away from it.

The exchange-rate margin is the largest cost, but not the only one. As of July 2026, the fees an exporter or freelancer is likely to meet are set out below.

Foreign banks operating in India layer these charges differently. The standard chartered forex rates guide sets out one such fee sheet.

A transfer needs the bank's routing code as well as its rate. Our directory lists every South Indian Bank SWIFT code by branch.

Receiving money looks close to free because the visible charge is small. The margin baked into the TT buying rate does the quiet work instead, and an intermediary bank can deduct its own fee before the money reaches SIB.

Banks revise these schedules periodically, so verify the current numbers on SIB's own forex page before you rely on a figure.

The same TT buying-rate mechanics show up across private-sector banks. The dcb bank forex rates guide walks through the numbers at a smaller private lender.

Two things come up often for SIB, so they are worth answering directly.

The travel card

SIB offers a co-branded multi-currency prepaid travel card, issued in partnership with Thomas Cook, that loads up to about 10 currencies and works on the MasterCard network. When you spend in a loaded currency there is no markup; spending in an unloaded currency triggers a cross-currency conversion.

FX-Retail

SIB participates in the RBI's FX-Retail platform, which lets retail customers buy or sell foreign currency at rates close to the interbank rate for eligible transactions. It is worth checking if you want a tighter rate on a specific conversion.

The rate is only part of the bill. If money comes in from abroad every month, four other things cost you money or time. None of them are on South Indian Bank's rate sheet.

To be fair: this does not beat your bank at everything. If your current account, overdraft and trade limits are all with South Indian Bank, keeping everything in one place may matter more than any row above. This adds up when money comes in from abroad a few times a month, every month.

Every foreign-exchange conversion in India attracts 18% GST. It is charged on a "value of supply" the RBI defines in slabs (in force since 1 July 2017), not on your full transfer amount, so it stays modest even on large sums.

The takeaway is simple. GST is a known, capped, and comparatively small cost. The exchange-rate margin is the variable you can actually influence.

Search "USD to INR" and you see the mid-market rate, the midpoint between global buy and sell prices. That is the fair reference rate, and no bank pays it out in full. The difference comes from three layers.

Spread

SIB applies a margin between the interbank rate and the rate it gives you, often around 0.5% to 2% below mid-market on inward transfers, tiered by amount. This is the foreign exchange markup, rarely shown as a line item.

Correspondent deductions

Inward wires can pass through an intermediary bank that takes USD 15 to USD 30 before the money reaches SIB, so the credited amount can be smaller than the sender's figure.

Market volatility

The rate moves through the day. Because your transfer settles at the prevailing rate, not the quoted one, timing changes the outcome.

The cleanest way to see the true price is to compare the applied rate against the live mid-market rate on the same day.

The same three layers apply at public-sector banks too. See union bank forex rates for how they play out there.

For another public-sector view, the indian bank forex rates guide walks through the same three layers.

To see how far the sheet sits from the live market, check the current USD to INR rate and compare it with the TT buying figure above.

Say a client sends you USD 10,000 for a completed project. On the sheet South Indian Bank published on 22 September 2026 at 9:28 AM, its TT buying rate was ₹94.17. The mid-market reference that day was ₹95.81.

• At the mid-market rate: 10,000 × 95.81 = ₹9,58,100
• At South Indian Bank's TT buying rate: 10,000 × 94.17 = ₹9,41,700
• Difference from the rate margin alone: ₹16,400, before GST and any certificate fee.

That ₹16,400 is the spread, not a fee you agreed to, and it recurs on every transfer settled at card rates.

One note on the reference: it is a daily rate, so the exact gap on your own transfer is the one on your credit advice.

A platform fee works differently. On the same invoice, Xflow's Growth plan charges 0.4% of the transfer value, about $40, with no markup on the mid-market rate, so the cost sits in a visible fee instead of inside the rate. Both that fee and the bank figures above are before GST, which applies either way.

There are three reliable ways to find the rate, in order of accuracy.

• SIB's forex rate sheet on its website, revised on working days. It lists TT, bill, and card rates per currency.
• Your account credit advice or FIRA, which records the exact rate applied to your specific transfer. This is the only rate that is truly yours.
• The branch or relationship manager, useful if you are negotiating on higher volumes.

A quoted morning rate is only a guide. The rate that lands is the one live at the moment of credit, which is why the FIRA figure and the morning quote rarely match to the paisa. For compliance, the FIRA is the document that proves both the inward remittance and the rate applied.

The same checking steps work at other banks, such as the bank of maharashtra forex rates guide.

Xflow is a cross-border payments platform built for Indian businesses and freelancers receiving money from abroad. The core difference is the reference rate.

SIB marks up a hidden interbank rate. Xflow converts at the live mid-market rate and charges a transparent, visible fee, so you can see exactly what conversion costs. Its published pricing, as of July 2026, is below.

Take the same USD 10,000 invoice on the Growth plan. The fee is 0.4%, about USD 40 (roughly ₹3,576 at ₹89.40), and the conversion happens at the mid-market rate rather than a marked-down one.

You keep close to the mid-market payout minus a fee you can see, instead of losing the spread you never agreed to, and the gap widens as volumes rise. Settlement is next business day (T+1), and each payment comes with an auto-issued eFIRA.

A few honest caveats belong here. If you already hold accounts, overdraft lines, and trade facilities with SIB, consolidating can matter more than a few paise on rate. SIB's FX-Retail route can also give a tight rate on a one-off conversion.

For one-off or very small transfers, a flat fee can outweigh the rate saving. Run your own numbers on a typical invoice first, and read how to reduce international payment fees to see where the real leakage sits. For regular mid-to-large export receipts, the platform is used for cross-border payments for service exporters.

This is the fear that stops most exporters from switching, and it is worth addressing head-on. Receiving through a regulated platform does not break your regulatory trail.

Xflow holds final RBI Payment Aggregator - Cross Border (PA-CB) authorisation for both exports and imports (as of February 2026), works with AD-1 banks, and auto-issues an eFIRA for each payment.

Your purpose codes, GST refund workflow, and downstream reporting continue as before, and the bank FIRC route remains available. Compliance stays intact, the paperwork simply becomes less manual.

South Indian Bank publishes its rate sheet every working day and revises it intraday. On 22 September 2026 its USD TT buying rate was ₹94.17, about 1.71% below a daily mid-market reference rate of ₹95.81.

If you receive export income, the TT buying rate is the one that applies to you. Check it on the sheet, then check your Foreign Inward Remittance Advice (FIRA) to see what rate actually applied.

We read the published rate sheet at every major Indian bank. Each page below is refreshed from that bank's own sheet on the same schedule as this one.

Public sector banks

• Bank of Baroda
• Bank of India
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Canara Bank
• Central Bank of India
• IDBI Bank
• Indian Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Punjab National Bank
• State Bank of India
• UCO Bank
• Union Bank of India

Private sector banks

• Axis Bank
• Bandhan Bank
• City Union Bank
• DCB Bank
• Federal Bank
• HDFC Bank
• ICICI Bank
• IDFC FIRST Bank
• IndusInd Bank
• Karnataka Bank
• Karur Vysya Bank
• Kotak Mahindra Bank
• RBL Bank
• Yes Bank

Foreign and international banks

• Bank of America
• Barclays Bank
• Citibank
• DBS Bank India
• Deutsche Bank
• HSBC India
• SBM Bank India
• Standard Chartered