Your subscription renewed automatically.
The payment went through without issues.
Your service remains active.
Your billing history shows the charge.
But the alert says something unexpected.
Foreign transaction detected.
You never made a purchase overseas.
You didn’t travel.
You didn’t use an international website.
Yet the payment is labeled as foreign.
Why Auto Renewals Appear as Foreign Charges
- The service processes payments through overseas billing servers
- The company is registered as an international merchant
- App store or payment gateway operates outside your country
- Subscription billing is routed through global payment networks
Even if you subscribed locally, billing may be processed abroad.
How to Verify the Charge Is Legitimate
- Match the amount with your subscription fee
- Check renewal date against billing cycle
- Review merchant name on the statement
- Confirm service access remains active
If details align, the foreign label is procedural — not fraudulent.
When to Investigate Further
- Amount differs from your subscription price
- Multiple foreign charges appear
- You don’t recognize the merchant
- Service access did not renew
Most foreign renewal alerts are system routing effects — not security breaches.