Sending and receiving money internationally
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Overseas fund transfer by certified check
I work as a freelance web developer/designer residing in India. Recently I finalized a deal with a client in Jacksonville, FL for a web design contract which involves a weekly payment.
The problem is ...
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As a freelancer, how to receive money from overseas company to my individual bank account in India?
I am working as a freelance software developer. Recently I got a project from an overseas company. I asked them to send money through ICICI Bank Money2India.
The first payment made it successfully ...
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How To Transfer Money Online So The Other Person In Another Country Receives It In Cash?
We all are familiar with famous international money transfer service - Western Union. Most use their locally available branches in their country to send money so the other person receives money in ...
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How to transfer large sum from out of country to USA?
Is it easy or possible to do a large sum transfer from Philipines to USA by a Philippine citizen to buy her USA home? What is best or safest practice? I have concern about large sum restriction laws ...
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Currency conversion from US Citi Prepaid
I've got some money sent to me from US on a Citi Prepaid card. (Payment from Google for Google Summer of Code 2012.)
However, I live in Croatia, and the withdrawal fees ($3 per withdrawal, 3% for ...
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International transfer: is IBAN code enough for a transition?
Do I need to know the bank name if I want to electronically transfer money to a private and I only know his name, surname and IBAN ?
It seems that I need to know the BIC (SWIFT), or the bank name, in ...
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International transfer to bank account via 'routing bank'
I am currently trying to transfer payment to a Tanzanian tour company for an upcoming trip. The details they have given me for the transfer include the details of 2 banks. The Standard Chartered Bank, ...
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What is a maximum amount that I can wire transfer out of US?
Say, I would like to buy a property in Thailand. The price is about $200,000. I might wire it to my Thailand's checking account. Just want to know is the limitation of wire transfer.
Also, is there ...
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How do companies like paypal work with international customers?
I am just curious. In US there is this thing called ACH. But that requires a routing number and banks in Indonesia do not have a routing number.
So how does paypal do it? ACH? Transfer?
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Transfer money from Canadian bank account to US bank account while living in the US
I'm Canadian and I will be doing graduate study in the US, but I will have scholarship money deposited in my Canadian bank account (it has to be done like that, and no, they won't send checks). So I ...
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Enable a select group of people to claim a flexible portion of a fixed amount of money anonymously?
This is a bit of an unusual question, so I'll explain: My girlfriend and I are getting married next year. I'm German, she's American, and the wedding will happen in the U.S.
Most of the people that ...
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Any financial institution that offers free or low fee international money transfer?
I would like my younger brother to start studying in a school here, and this requires frequent international money transfers:
The primary source (sponsor) would be family funds that would be wired ...
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Is Chase alone in restricting how much I can wire transfer, or do other banks also limit like this?
My Chase account requires that the amount I wire (either international or domestic) should have been in my account for at least 10 days. Is this a requirement for all the banks or only for Chase? Why ...
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What are some good ways to get paid if you're an American working remotely for a Canadian company?
What are some good ways to receive payment if you are an American contractor working remotely for a Canadian company? The criteria would be to have
a) the least percentage of the payment reduced to ...
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Transfer money from US (“prepaid”) VISA Debit to AU bank account
I have a Citi prepaid VISA Debit card (these kind of cards) that has been issued in the US. I live in Australia, and would like to move money off of the card into my bank account. For reference, the ...
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How can I determine the exchange rate and fees that were applied to an international wire transfer?
I received a wire transfer from Europe a while ago. The money was sent as EUR and converted into USD by HSBC. Since the incoming transaction showed an amount that was around 3% less than expected, I ...
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Feedback regarding online services of credit unions like Alliant
I am considering opening an online account that I can operate over the internet with a CU.
Would it be possible given that I am a international student on a F1 Visa in the US and not a US Citizen or ...
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Sending regular small amounts of money from Canada to UK
I live in Canada, a relative of mine lives in the U.K. I would like to know the best option for sending small amounts of money approximately once a month. I'm thinking most likely $100 to $300, but ...
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Are BIC and SWIFT code the same things?
I'm helping a friend with submitting an expenses claim to a US organisation we're both involved with. As the money is coming from a US bank, we can't just give them an IBAN and a BIC and be done with ...
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Are there good ways for an Indian company to wire money to an individual in Mainland China?
Are there good ways for an Indian company to wire money to an individual in Mainland China?
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Which UK banks have an account that features free online incoming/outgoing international wire transfers and no monthly charges?
This is a similar question to US bank w/ free online incoming/outgoing international wire transfers, no monthly charges, online application in relation to the UK.
Which UK banks have an account with ...
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How to transfer money to yourself internationally?
I tried to find a question that already answered this but surprisingly I wasn't able to. My situation is this: I'm from the U.S. and I have student loans there I need to pay off. However, I am now ...
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US bank w/ free online incoming/outgoing international wire transfers, no monthly charges, online application
What US banks let me do the following:
% Send and receive international wire transfers for free
% Send wire transfers online
% Pay no monthly fees
% (optional) Apply for an account online.
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Most cost effective way to regularly transfer funds from the US to the UK?
I've recently moved to the US, but I still own a house and a car in the UK so I need to make regular transfers from the US to the UK in order to pay my UK mortgage. Admittedly I've left it a little ...
