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Why Are Dollar Rates from Virtual Cards Lower Than Government Rates?

Why Virtual Card Dollar Prices Differ from Government Bank Dollar Prices

The dollar prices offered by virtual cards differ from those of government banks for several important economic reasons. This blog will break down these factors step by step, making it easier for users to understand why virtual cards can provide dollars at such low rates.

āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϰ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž āϕ⧇āύ

āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϰ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻ›āύ⧇ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻŦā§āϞāϗ⧇ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻāχ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŦ, āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻšāϜāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āϕ⧇āύ āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āĻāϤ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


1. Official Rate vs. Open Market Rate

Official Rate:
The dollar price set by Bangladesh Bank is determined by the government and is based on economic policies and regulations. This rate is stable and reflects the official government stance on currency value. However, it might not always align with the actual market conditions.

āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋ āϰ⧇āϟ:
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤ⧃āĻ• āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāχ āϰ⧇āϟ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻŦ⧇, āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĻ“ āϖ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤


2. Open Market Rate

Open Market Rate:
Dollars offered through virtual cards usually come from the open market. The price here fluctuates based on supply and demand. If many people want dollars but there aren't enough available, the price goes up. Conversely, if there are more dollars than buyers, the price decreases.

āĻ“āĻĒ⧇āύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϟ āϰ⧇āϟ:
āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻ“āĻĒ⧇āύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϟ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϏ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āϚāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ“āĻ āĻžāύāĻžāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāχāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ⧇, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. Bulk Transactions

Bulk Transactions:
Virtual card providers often buy dollars in large volumes. Buying in bulk can lead to discounts and better rates from suppliers. This allows them to pass on the savings to customers, offering dollars at lower prices than government banks.

āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏāϰ⧇āϰ āϞ⧇āύāĻĻ⧇āύ:
āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāύ⧇āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇ āϕ⧇āύāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āϝāĻž āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻ•āϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŽāĨ¤


4. Competitive Market Environment

Competitive Market Environment:
The virtual card market is very competitive. Numerous companies are trying to attract customers by offering better rates and services. To stay competitive, providers often reduce their profit margins, which can lead to lower prices for customers.

āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ:
āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ•āĨ¤ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώ⧇āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇, āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāύ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤


5. International Transaction Advantages

International Transaction Advantages:
Virtual cards enable users to conduct international transactions seamlessly through US banks. This efficiency allows for quick adjustments to market conditions, enabling providers to offer better rates based on global currency fluctuations.

āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϞ⧇āύāĻĻ⧇āύ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž:
āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āχāωāĻāϏ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϞ⧇āύāĻĻ⧇āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĻŋāϤāĻž āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻž āĻ—ā§āϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϞ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ“āĻ āĻžāύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


6. Cost Management

Cost Management:
Virtual card providers often have lower overhead costs compared to government banks. This includes lower operational costs, fewer regulatory requirements, and less bureaucracy. These savings can be passed on to the customers in the form of lower prices.

āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž:
āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻ–āϰāϚ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āϏāĻžā§āϚāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Conclusion

Conclusion:
The differences in dollar pricing between virtual cards and government banks stem from market demand and supply, business strategies, advantages of international transactions, and cost management. These factors allow virtual card providers to offer dollars at significantly lower prices compared to traditional banking methods.

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