Questions tagged [money-transfer]
Transferring money electronically between accounts.
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Does Questrade only work with banks listed in the Interac portal for transfers?
I use a Wealthsimple account as my savings and Questrade for investments. How do I transfer a little money from Wealthsimple Cash account to Questrade?
Options like bill payment could take a few days, ...
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Where can I put money so that I can transfer it easily?
My bank (the Postal bank) has blocked me from transferring money through their website. I do not know why - they do not answer the phone. The only way I can transfer money is physically go to the post ...
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Can i use my brother's SSN and bank account for brokerage account to do intraday trading in USA with his permission, any legal issues
My brother is an F1 student and I'm a US green card holder. He wants to engage in intraday trading in the US stock market using my personal information (SSN, name, bank account). I would transfer the ...
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I sent money to the correct account number but wrong Swift code
I have sent a payment for beneficiary that uses Citi bank but used the swift code of another subsidiary of another citi bank account, the account number is still correct and the beneficiary said that ...
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Transfer house sale proceeds within the US to an account on a name different from the house owner. Problematic?
We are debating whether transferring the proceeds from a house sale from one US account (buyer) to another (familiy member of the seller) might be problematic in a case where the recipient account ...
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Where does money come from when adding to apple account?
not super sure if this is the right place to ask the question, but I recently added $1 to my apple account balance as a test.
I originally thought nothing would happen, or it would tell me something ...
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Lost transfer, based on last year tax return from HMRC
I’m still waiting for my fix return for 2022. I’ve texted hmrc, they told me that they sent money, but I didn’t received anything.
I’ve wrote to monede customer service, and they told me that money ...
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USA to CA transfer
I am located in Canada. My friend was sending me some money. She is located in South Carolina and sending via bank to bank transfer. Transfer was made two weeks ago and still has not been received on ...
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How to receive money transfer or payment into CC instead of bank? [duplicate]
I am trying to reroute a payment (or money transfer) from someone directly to my CC (that has a balance enough to absorb the payment), bypassing depositing it into a bank account. Like, someone owes ...
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Why someone that I've been dating for the last 4 months then asks me to make a transfer for him?
Why someone that I've been on a relationship foe the last 4 months was asking me to log in into his bank account and make a wire transfer to another account because he has no network where he lives (...
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transferring money from Philippines to US
I recently inherited real property from my mom's passing in the Philippines along side with my siblings. We are intending to sell the property, pay taxes and split among us. I'm still holding ...
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Is donating to charity by debit card better than by either check or credit card?
Many web sites say that is it better for a charity if you donate money to it by check or bank transfer than by credit card - at least for larger donations - because the former methods have lower ...
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Is it safe to give this info out if I didn't receive an ACH transfer to my account
I won on an online casino and it's been longer than normal. When I contacted the casino they said they had processed it 7 days ago and if it hasn't hit my account they need the following information ...
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International transfer in euro. Used swift code for wrong branch. What should I do?
Two days ago I transferred money from my Israeli account to my German account, but used GENODED1SPE instead of GENODED1SPW for the swift code. This code does exist, but belongs to a different branch ...
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Could this be a scam [duplicate]
I'm asking a couple questions for a friend because I think he is being scammed.
Is it possible to receive a check of a very large amount into a banking system (ILC group), but for you to receive it ...
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The last 3 digits swift code entered wrong branch. I asked to recall the international transfer. Where is my money could be?
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I send £9000+ from the HSBC UK to Cathay United Bank Taiwan. The money arrived to intermediary bank (CITI BANK UK) soon. And the HSBC app tracker shown the transfer is in progress for 5 ...
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Can my friend transfer from his Indian NRE account to my NRE account?
Me and my friend live in Mexico. He has borrowed some money from me in Mexico Currency. Now he wants to return that money in India Currency. So just wanted to check is it possible if he can transfer ...
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How can I receive money without giving away my identity?
I am in the UK. I have won an online gaming competition in an extremely toxic international community. The prize is about $500. I do not wish to give any identifying details to this community. The ...
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How can I transfer money from local US bank to international bank in Asia, if the local bank can only issue a cashier's check, not a wire transfer?
I am an American teacher in China. I received an inheritance of a substantial sum of money back in November: a few hundred thousand dollars. Because of the pandemic I could not get back to the USA ...
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Guaranteed Funds from a 9 day trade [duplicate]
Has anyone conducted a simple bitcoin trade with a "financial fund manager" where in 7 to 9 days you received a guaranteed 3-5x return on your investment?
were there any charges associated ...
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How to wire for free
My paycheck goes direct deposit into Wells Fargo Bank. I have a bank account at Bank of America that I need to feed. However, it costs $25 to wire money from WFB to BofA.
How can I get money from my ...
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Unsolicited e-transfer: Can I send the money back or am I getting scammed?
Out of the blue, I got sent $50 I wasn't expecting over Interac e-Transfer. Now, the sender has emailed me saying it was a mistake. I want to do the honest thing and send them back their money, but it ...
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Why is there a need of thirdparty gateway while transferring money from one bank to another?
As per this, there is always a middleman for transferring fund between two banks.
Why can't there be a direct communication between two banks? What problems would be arouse if there was direct ...
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Do French plan épargne logement accounts accept incoming transfers from bank accounts that aren't the account holder’s other accounts at the same bank
Do French plan épargne logement (PEL) accounts accept incoming transfers from bank accounts that are not the account holder’s other accounts at the same bank?
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What information is needed for someone to withdraw money from someone else's (US) bank account?
I have a US bank account and a paypal account. I wanted to withdraw money from my bank account to my paypal account. The first step was to link the account. I did that by giving paypal my account ...
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Why a relatively low limit for ACH transfers?
The ACH system supports transfers up to $1 million. However, the highest
limit I see on this list of major banks is only $25,000. Why do banks set
a relatively low transfer limit? From my ...
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Challenges with SWIFT Transfers and Name Sanctions
My SWIFT transfers, approximately 5000 USD per year, have consistently been held by the intermediary bank. For the past 6 months, all of my payments are blocked. My clients are universities and ...
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Will there be any incoming & outgoing taxes on $40,000 money transfer from USA to India and possibly back from India to the US between siblings?
I am an Indian citizen and future UK postgraduate student (September 2023). To fund my studies and living expenses in the UK, I have applied to for a local government scholarship, the result of which ...
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Why would an insurer ask for a voided check instead of account+routing numbers to send an electronic funds transfer (EFT)?
Some insurer in the US has to send me some money. They wrote me the following:
If you would like an EFT deposit we would need a copy of a voided check.
Why would an insurance ask for a voided check ...
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Is the Interac e-Transfer email-to-bank-account mapping unique?
A mechanism (Interac) in the Canadian banking system permits people to send amounts less than $3,000 over email.
This also works for transferring funds between two accounts held by the same person at ...
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How to anonymously send money to a seller (without using crypto)? [closed]
I want to send money to a seller without giving them my info (name, address etc). However, they don't accept crypto. Paypal is an easy option but I heard my personal details get sent to them along ...
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Add phone number to Zelle using email
I have a Zelle account tied to one of my email accounts. Someone sent a Zelle payment to my cell phone number.
Can I add that as a second way to get funds directed to me or, alternatively can I switch ...
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Transferring money from India to US from my Mom
I am an Indian married to an American citizen living in the US, in the waiting phase for my Green Card application decision Process. My husband and I share a joint account here in the US. My mom lives ...
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Why does it take up to 20 working days to refund an account after a failed SWIFT transfer?
I attempted a SWIFT transfer from Revolut UAB to Charles Schwab (USA). It failed due to incorrect recipient information. Revolut UAB mentions it takes up to 20 working days for the Revolut UAB to be ...
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How can I check what happened to a SWIFT transfer with a party that is neither the originator financial institution nor the beneficiary institution?
I have an account at a financial institution in France and I have an account at a financial institution in the US. I asked my financial institution in France to do a SWIFT transfer from my account ...
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Transfer of money between two international euro accounts
I was wondering if it is possible to transfer money electronically between my Finnish Nordea every-day bank account and my French Societe Generale bank account without any fee? I did a test transfer ...
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Are there reporting requirements when transferring money between the US and another country?
Many immigrants in the US face a problem of transferring large amounts of money to and from their home country, usually including currency exchange. As a fact of life, transferring via a financial ...
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What is the "current" way in GnuCash to "park" the money during a bank transfer?
I have multiply accounts which I transfer money between them, based on need. Between accounts from different bank family, the transfer takes normally few days.
In this time, the money is already gone ...
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Why it is not possible to set a recurring weekly electronic money transfer to a 3rd party?
I am trying to set up a weekly recurring electronic money transfer (EFT/ACH) order to a 3rd party's checking account. It happens that 6 banks (so far) would not allow that. It seems like my options ...
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Why are wire transfers not reversible by the bank?
ACH payments and credit card payments are both forms of electronic payments. Because of this, reversing a payment is usually as straight forward as calling your bank. However, this does not seem to be ...
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Transfer money from German Postbank to USA
I am moving back to USA and need to send my money back to my USA bank.
Tried to test send €100. Money never received in USA. Could someone please explain the correct information for these ...
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Why don't unbanked people use cryptocurrency?
I hear a lot about Western Union and associated costs in the context of remittances. Also there are exchange rates anyway, between one currency and another. Also there is inflation and bank fees.
Why ...
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Can't receive money in NRO
I have maturing LIC policies and PPF which I want to be deposited into my SBINRO account. Other banks and LIC attempted NEFT but it returned back. I also attempted to online transfer INR 500 from ...
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Where do independent digital wallets keep money?
When you cash in to your independent digital wallet, where does the money go?
When I say "independent", I mean those digital wallets that are not backed by banks.
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Is it possible to make a transfer without the bank knowing? [closed]
I don't know if they approve every transfer, so if not, is it possible?
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How can transfer $100k in my US account to my Dutch account
I have a 100k USD in my US account that I want to move to my a Dutch account.
My American bank only allows wire transfers if I am there in person (I live in Europe), so that’s impossible. Consequently,...
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Can I use a friend's bank account while living abroad?
I've been living abroad for 2 years and work as an expat independent contractor. A friend is willing to open a bank account, on his name, exclusively for my use - so my client will send payments to ...
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Can I appeal the cost of a rejected funds transfer from my bank account?
I recently ordered the transfer of 1000 Euros from my bank account in Israel to my bank account in Germany.
After a while, when the money didn't arrive, I realized that I made a very silly mistake: ...
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Receiving money on a Wise USD account from a US bank via bill.com for a non-US resident
Some companies use bill.com to pay their contractors.
Bill.com website states this:
Note: To successfully receive a payment by a Bill.com customer will
have to meet the following criteria:
Your ...
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How do I transfer funds from the US to Japan if the amount is more than the wire transfer limit?
I'm buying an apartment in Japan (which is where I live), so I need to transfer about $150K from my Bank of America checking account in the US to the apartment building company in Japan. According to ...
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