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All a bill pay needs is a account # and a routing #.
If it works, it works.
International Wire Transfer
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Yea, factoring in my time cost, I'm not really gaining much. Since I'm at work, I'm cool. LOL. If by the end of day I can't find a deal, I just pay up.
International Wire Transfer
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I was thinking Paypal too. You'll have to pay some fees (it is Paypal, after all) to convert it from dollars to euros or whatever. And if you send it as a "gift" your recipient won't have to pay any...
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I need to send money overseas. I did it a few years ago. I banked with Wamu and the international wire transfer was FREE. I was expecting the same from Chase...but NO! Chase charges $45 per transfer....
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Dude, that's a creative work-around! Let me give it a shot! That'd be "International Bill-Pay". LOL
International Wire Transfer
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What about paypal or something similar? Depending on how much you are transfering the fees should be less than $50
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If you have to do this money transfer this evening, you may be better off calling Paypal to get a faster answer. No matter what the money is really for, tell the rep that its a birthday gift for a...
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Thread created 08-09-2011 by Hotsoup
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It requires a 5-digit zip code. YIKE! Bill-pay is domestic transfers only. Good thinking, though.
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My credit union doesn't require a zip code. Phone number, but no zip code.
Maybe check with other people with different banks/credit unions to check what their bill pay systems require.
Or...
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Wow, I didn't even think of that! It seems like there's no fee if money comes out directly out of my bank account - "Affordable - pay no fees to send money to . This looks promising. Gotta look more...
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The only downside is if the person receiving the money needs it right away I think they have to pay more for a faster deposit. If they have a few days they can do the slower deposit method.
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I googled it. And it came back with a link to a Paypal page on which you could "calculate money transfer fee". It's very interesting. The fees vary from one country to another. I'm emailing Paypal...
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Just wanted to give you all an update. The Paypal calculator that says no fee in my case wasn't exactly correct. I was doing a dry run to make sure I had all the bases covered. The transaction tagged...
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why are you sending money overseas first off is it a scam,you could wire it western union but it cant b traced,you could send check, put not negotable after the name and ac payee only on the...
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Nah...I'm not quite stupid enough to send money to Nigeria or something. It's a family project. I'm supposed to chip in...and I am doing exactly that. Thank you for the heads up, though.
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If you can do a bill pay (ACH) it would be free.