We suggest checking with your credit card company about foreign transaction fees as well as your bank about foreign ATM fees. With that information, you may choose to open a local account in Barbados or continue to use your current bank. There is a bank in Coverley and across the street from the main academic campus. Although some vendors only accept cash, most will accept VISA/Mastercard. Vendors will accept USD, so you do not need to exchange for Barbados dollars prior to arrival.