Q: Is the Pound going up or down against the Dollar? A: Today's exchange rate (1.2237) is lower compared to yesterday's rate (1.2398). Q: What is 50 Pounds in Dollars? Compare Currency Exchange Rates. Compare Currency is an easy to use website that enables you to make side-by-side comparisons of the top providers of travel money, prepaid currency cards and international payment services to ensure that you get today's best exchange rates. Compare Dollar Exchange Rates (USD) This handy page allows you to compare Dollar exchange rates against other worldwide currencies using live interbank rates. Although you never get the inter-bank exchange rates, example amounts you would receive are shown for your convenience.