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When a merchant accepts bank wire transfers, how does the merchant know who has wired him the money?
When a merchant accepts bank wire transfers, how does the merchant know which customer wired him the money and how much money the customer paid?
For example, when I'm funding payza.com, entropay.com ...
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FBAR semantical issue
From my understanding, the US Treasury's Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR) is supposed to be filed if a US person - natural or artificial - holds over $10,000 in a foreign bank account at any point ...
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How do wire transfers get settled?
Say I open accounts on Bank A and Bank B. I deposit $20 in Back A. I then initiate a wire transfer to my account in Bank B. I drive over to Bank B and withdraw $20.
Bank A now has $20 extra and Bank ...
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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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Is there any US bank that does not charge for incoming wire transfers?
I use CurrencyFair to exchange currency between EUR and USD. I was surprised to see a $10 wire transfer fee at the end of the chain when CurrencyFair transfered from their BofA account to my BofA ...
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International Wire from Brazil to Puerto Rico
My husband has a side company that has its HQ in Puerto Rico. The company closed a contract in Brazil and was told they are wiring the funds to Puerto Rico. I was told that Homeland Security has the ...
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How can I avoid international wire fees or currency transfer fees?
I'm paid by an American company, but travel to France frequently and need to have a French bank account for various reasons. So far the cheapest procedure I've found to transfer money is
withdraw ...
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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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money tranfer from the united kingdom to the united states
my girlfriend wants to transfer her inheirtance of 1000000.00 from her bank in the united kingdom to my account in the united states. Her bank says i need to send $9600.00 to them
they said they ...
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Best bank without incoming wire transfer fees, for receiving money regularly?
I'm going to be receiving monthly wire transfers, and I found out that my bank (US Bank) charges $20 for each one. Are there any good banks that don't charge for incoming wire transfers?