{"id":21814,"date":"2025-09-19T13:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=21814"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:23:04","slug":"thomas-cook-india-partners-with-muthoot-group-to-expand-forex-card-reach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/thomas-cook-india-partners-with-muthoot-group-to-expand-forex-card-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Cook India Partners with Muthoot Group to Expand Forex Card Reach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Cook India has entered a <strong>strategic partnership with Muthoot Forex<\/strong>, the foreign exchange arm of the Muthoot Group, to extend the reach of its <strong>Borderless Travel<\/strong> and <strong>Study Buddy prepaid cards<\/strong>. Through this collaboration, these cards will now be available across Muthoot\u2019s <strong>7,000+ branches nationwide<\/strong>, including 43 dedicated forex branches, spanning metros, mini-metros, and Tier 2\u20134 source markets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Borderless Travel Card<\/strong> \u2013 for outbound leisure travellers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports <strong>12 global currencies<\/strong> with access to over 70 million Mastercard and Visa merchant locations in 200+ countries<\/li>\n<li>Free emergency cash assistance and card replacement<\/li>\n<li>Complimentary international SIM card<\/li>\n<li>Embedded chip &amp; PIN security with insurance cover up to \u20b97.5 lakh*<\/li>\n<li>Complimentary airport meet &amp; greet, lounge access, and porter services at select airports*<\/li>\n<li>Exclusive 25% discount on select attractions and experiences<\/li>\n<li>Earn <strong>Thomas Cook Edge Reward Points<\/strong> on card loading and spending<\/li>\n<li>Free ATM withdrawals*<\/li>\n<li>Eco-friendly recycled card<\/li>\n<li>24&#215;7 customer support via call centre, email, and online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Study Buddy Card<\/strong> \u2013 for Indian students abroad<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Free <strong>International Student Identity Card (ISIC)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Free global SIM card<\/li>\n<li>Monthly free ATM withdrawals and surcharge-free withdrawals in select countries<\/li>\n<li>Zero markup on transactions in base currency<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive fraud protection insurance* and 24&#215;7 support<\/li>\n<li>Free emergency cash assistance and card replacement<\/li>\n<li>Free lounge access* at international airports in India<\/li>\n<li>KrisFlyer miles on every forex purchase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*T&amp;C apply<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deepesh Varma, Executive Vice President \u2013 Foreign Exchange<\/strong>, Thomas Cook India, said,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur alliance with the Muthoot Group leverages our combined strengths\u2014Thomas Cook\u2019s expertise in travel and forex with Muthoot\u2019s extensive branch network. This partnership brings our Borderless Travel and Study Buddy cards closer to consumers across India\u2019s metros and regional markets, making international travel and study abroad more convenient and accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Cook India has entered a strategic partnership with Muthoot Forex, the foreign exchange arm of the Muthoot Group, to extend the reach of its Borderless Travel and Study Buddy prepaid cards. Through this collaboration, these cards will now be available across Muthoot\u2019s 7,000+ branches nationwide, including 43 dedicated forex branches, spanning metros, mini-metros, and&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/thomas-cook-india-partners-with-muthoot-group-to-expand-forex-card-reach\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21814"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21814"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21899,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21814\/revisions\/21899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}