Comments on: How to send money abroad – what’s the best method? http://successabroad.co.uk/advice/gettingstarted/how-to-send-money-abroad-whats-the-best-method/ The community for upbeat expats in London. Learn, Discover, Connect. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:46:36 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris Barlow http://successabroad.co.uk/advice/gettingstarted/how-to-send-money-abroad-whats-the-best-method/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Chris Barlow Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:59:27 +0000 http://successabroad.co.uk/?p=1810#comment-290 This article came in handy. I tried to send a small amount of money to the Czech Republic (under £20) through the bank and discovered that they have a minimum transfer amount of £25, and not only that it was going to cost me $17 in transfer costs! Paypal was not an option because I don't speak the receiver's language and because the receiver needs to have a Paypal account for it to work. I went to the Western Union website in the end. After 5 minutes filling out my details and a phone-call to customer service to authorise the transfer, it was done. Transfer cost £4.90. Not great, but much better than going through the bank! This article came in handy. I tried to send a small amount of money to the Czech Republic (under £20) through the bank and discovered that they have a minimum transfer amount of £25, and not only that it was going to cost me $17 in transfer costs!

Paypal was not an option because I don’t speak the receiver’s language and because the receiver needs to have a Paypal account for it to work.

I went to the Western Union website in the end. After 5 minutes filling out my details and a phone-call to customer service to authorise the transfer, it was done. Transfer cost £4.90. Not great, but much better than going through the bank!

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