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# Foreign Cash

Take cash in euro, US dollars or other currencies at your own exchange rate.

## What is this?

Foreign Cash lets customers pay in foreign cash, like euro or US dollars.

## How does it work?

You set an exchange rate between your base currency (e.g. NOK) and each currency you accept. The rate is how much one unit of the foreign currency is worth in your base currency — 11.50 for euro means 1 EUR = NOK 11.50.

At the till, choose **Foreign cash** and pick the currency the customer is paying with. Flow Client shows the amount due in that currency. Enter what the customer hands over, and Flow Retail converts it at your rate. The sale is recorded in your base currency; the foreign amount and rate are kept on the payment.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Agio and similar currency effects are not taken into account, and need to be handled in your accounting system.
{% endhint %}

## How do we get started?

1. Go to **Admin → Settings → Currency** and select **New Currency**
2. Enter the **Currency Code** (three letters, e.g. EUR) and the **Exchange Rate** (above 0). Each code can be added once. A currency matching your base currency cannot be used at the till
3. Add Foreign cash under **Admin → Settings → Payment Methods** with **Add system payment method**
4. Enable it on the **Payment Methods** tab of each store where you want to accept foreign cash

Foreign cash needs no extension. The **Currency** menu needs a role with access to foreign currencies.

{% hint style="info" %}
You maintain the exchange rates manually. Practically everyone wants to control their own rates, and automatic import would only add complexity.
{% endhint %}

*Last updated 24.09.2026*


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