Ask HN: How do you receive USD for work abroad without getting ripped off?

Post by mdekkers » Thu, Feb 19, 2015, 5:56 PM UTC

waterlooalex wrote: post #28

mdekkers wrote: post #25

We use transferwise for almost all of our international payments. transferwise rocks. We used to use XETrade, but this isn't available to us where we currently live and work. Our bank(s) hate us for using transferwise, and actually try many different ways to stop us from using it (except for making the process cheaper - funny thing, that)

I'm curious, are those payments for work you've done for a US company? I do love what transferwise is doing, thats awesome that the banks are riled up about it :)

Post by hackerboos » Fri, Feb 20, 2015, 12:05 AM UTC

waterlooalex wrote: post #10

hackerboos wrote: post #9

TransferWise.

I read about them, they sound awesome. Is your employer happy to use them?

Post by waterlooalex » Fri, Feb 20, 2015, 3:26 AM UTC

canterburry wrote: post #32

Is no one here aware of WesternUnion? It's the oldest and largest money transfer company around.

Post by mobiplayer » Fri, Feb 20, 2015, 3:03 PM UTC

mdekkers wrote: post #25

We use transferwise for almost all of our international payments. transferwise rocks. We used to use XETrade, but this isn't available to us where we currently live and work. Our bank(s) hate us for using transferwise, and actually try many different ways to stop us from using it (except for making the process cheaper - funny thing, that)