Sending money to Pinas using World Remit

[ConfusedMe]

I pass through this website called https://www.worldremit.com/en/home. A money transfer service that sends money all over the world including Philippines. Acts like Western Union and they also accept bank to bank transfers which I think is really convenient.

Has anybody here used this service? Is it safe? :Help1:

[lykayu01]

Hi there me and my hubby use cbn grupo with connections in bdo i receive money no hassle and good rate... My card is bdo kabayan ;):Hellooo:

[ConfusedMe]

Thanks for the tip lykayu01. Will check it out

[sars_notd_virus]

I am using BPI express online for my remittance and the transfer fees/charge is only £5 , regardless of the exchange rate:xxgrinning--00xx3:
..Ive checked the link https://www.worldremit.com/en/home and it quickly change its transfer fees , for the minimum amount of pesos i was trying to send:cwm24:

[Terpe]

I am using BPI express online for my remittance and the transfer fees/charge is only £5 , regardless of the exchange rate:xxgrinning--00xx3:
..Ive checked the link https://www.worldremit.com/en/home and it quickly change its transfer fees , for the minimum amount of pesos i was trying to send:cwm24:

That's very true sars.
I just checked about sending £250 to Phils bank account and the fee came out at £8.21
For £500 it is £11.92
For £750 it is £15.63
For £2000 it is £34.18

Hmm, very expensive charges.

[joebloggs]

to reduce risks of losing your money,
it might be wiser to use those that are regulated by the FSA and are members of the British Bankers' Association, like PNB Europe :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[sars_notd_virus]

That's very true sars.
I just checked about sending £250 to Phils bank account and the fee came out at £8.21
For £500 it is £11.92
For £750 it is £15.63
For £2000 it is £34.18

Hmm, very expensive charges.

The transfer fee/charges are ok if youre only sending up to £100 , but its more expensive if you need to send more ...:NoNo:

[Terpe]

The transfer fee/charges are ok if youre only sending up to £100 , but its more expensive if you need to send more ...:NoNo:

Yes, I checked again for £100 and under and not too bad.

[scottishbride]

to reduce risks of losing your money,
it might be wiser to use those that are regulated by the FSA and are members of the British Bankers' Association, like PNB Europe :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I agree with Joebloggs. I also use PNB europe to send money to Phil. Safe and quick.

[WorldRemit]

Hi everyone,

Thank you very much for your interest in WorldRemit. We are more than delighted that you are considering our company.
However, we would like to correct some information here.

WorldRemit are regulated by FSA. You can also click on FSA certificate on our homepage to see full information.

Also, we would like to confirm to you that we offer very competitive fees, which you can see from the current rates (Nov 2011) shown below.
For £1.00 - £50 is £4.50
For £50.01 - £100 is £5.99
For £100.01 - £300 is £6.99
For £300.01 - £500 is £7.99
For £500.01 - £800.00 is £8.99
For £800.01 - £1000 is £9.99
For £1000.01 - £2500 is £11.99
For £2500.01 - £4500 is £17.99

Since WorldRemit launched its Philippines money transfer service last month, hundreds of Filipinos have already used our service. We hope this will reassure you that our service is safe and convenient.

Should you have any inquiries, please find additional information on our website https://www.worldremit.com/en/philippines or feel free to contact us at your earliest convenience. Our contact details are on our website. We are here to help :)

Regards,

WorldRemit Team

[Terpe]

Thank you WorldRemit Team.
I agree that your service does offer some benefits.
IMO though your service charges do not appear to appear to be competitive enough for transfers above £100

Perhaps if you could find a way to agree to provides charges below £6.00 at £1000 and below you may well find an customer base willing to switch.
Provided of course that the exchange rates remain competitive..

Personally speaking you offer no incentive for me to switch at those specific fee rates.

Good try though.

[WorldRemit]

Hi all,

Thank you for your comments. We listened to your feedback and we have reduced our fees for larger amounts. We don’t charge additional fees for using debit or credit cards.

Here is our new fee structure for Philippines.

For £1.00 - £50 is £2.99
For £50.01 - £75 is £3.99
For£ 75.01 - £150 is £4.99
For £150.01 - £300 is £5.99
For £300.01 - £3,500 is £6.99

Visit our website for additional information https://www.worldremit.com/en/philippines or feel free to contact us at. We are here to help :)

Regards,

WorldRemit Team

[kester]

I have used wrd remit since they started and have been very pleased with the service I receive. They send texts telling you when money collected and also a text to recipient telling them that the mney is there to collect. Certanly a big improvement on WU for anyone wanting to send money instantly and fairly cheaply.ML'Huillier is everywhere so easy t collect and no hassle just ay with card and no extra charge.

We have no ink with the company.

Paul & Gege

[kester]

Oops sorry for bad typing above!

P

[ConfusedMe]

Thanks so much for this information World Remit. I always wanted to do things online as it is more convenient.


Hi all,

Thank you for your comments. We listened to your feedback and we have reduced our fees for larger amounts. We don’t charge additional fees for using debit or credit cards.

Here is our new fee structure for Philippines.

For £1.00 - £50 is £2.99
For £50.01 - £75 is £3.99
For£ 75.01 - £150 is £4.99
For £150.01 - £300 is £5.99
For £300.01 - £3,500 is £6.99

Visit our website for additional information https://www.worldremit.com/en/philippines or feel free to contact us at. We are here to help :)

Regards,

WorldRemit Team

[GraceAdam]

Hi Donah,

I used to send money to Grace via paypal to paypal there is no deduction for me but when I will send money below 7,000 pesos the bank will only get 50 pesos but if its 7,000 pesos above, its for free.. just sharing:D

goodnight:Wave:

[ConfusedMe]

I always wanted to send money through Paypal but my parents doesn't have Paypal at the moment. It's going to be a nightmare teaching them how to use it... hehehe
Hi Donah,

I used to send money to Grace via paypal to paypal there is no deduction for me but when I will send money below 7,000 pesos the bank will only get 50 pesos but if its 7,000 pesos above, its for free.. just sharing:D

goodnight:Wave:

[Rory]

Just used WorldRemit for the first last week, straight in to my girlfriends bank account, all was good. I will be using it again as the exchange rate was good as well. :)


Hi Donah,

I used to send money to Grace via paypal to paypal there is no deduction for me but when I will send money below 7,000 pesos the bank will only get 50 pesos but if its 7,000 pesos above, its for free.. just sharing:D

goodnight:Wave:

You are saying the bank only charges 50 peso for this transaction if you send less than 7000 peso? I always thought paypal charged you for taking money out of your paypal account.

[mistermatty]

i wonder if i can use this to send money to myself online from the phils so i can avoid the rip off UK bank charges ?

[raynaputi]

Hi Donah,

I used to send money to Grace via paypal to paypal there is no deduction for me but when I will send money below 7,000 pesos the bank will only get 50 pesos but if its 7,000 pesos above, its for free.. just sharing:D

goodnight:Wave:

The 50 pesos fee is the Paypal fee for transferring money from Paypal to a Philippine bank for money below 7000..Once the money is transferred in the bank, the bank would charge 200 pesos as transaction fee (I'm not sure if it's transaction fee or bank transfer fee)...so if for example you transferred 5000 pesos (which is below 7000) via Paypal, your wife or gf would get 4750 pesos. If you transfer 7000 pesos, your gf or wife would get 6800 pesos. I still consider it cheap since others would charge you around a thousand or more..

[juvyjones28]

Hi Donah,

I used to send money to Grace via paypal to paypal there is no deduction for me but when I will send money below 7,000 pesos the bank will only get 50 pesos but if its 7,000 pesos above, its for free.. just sharing:D

goodnight:Wave:

I agree. My husband also use Paypal to send me money sometimes and It always worked well:xxgrinning--00xx3:

But he still prefer to use WU cos 10 mins after he sent I can then pick it up at any WU branch. I'll tell him to try world remit next time :D

[LeoLady]

hello confused me,

my husband used orbitremit before £7 at any amount.

[Rory]

I agree. My husband also use Paypal to send me money sometimes and It always worked well:xxgrinning--00xx3:

But he still prefer to use WU cos 10 mins after he sent I can then pick it up in any WU branch. I'll tell him to try world remit next time :D

I did notice that the worldRemit took 24 hours but not sure if this was because i started the transaction at 5.30pm UK time.

[Davao lani]

Hi all! I am also using paypal to send money in the Philippines. My bank here charged 55p for 110 pounds (varies on the amt. you send) then my metrobank account charged P136.70 and P200 for BDO but the good thing is it is fixed provided not below 7000 as what they said, there'll be an additional P50. It's still good. Well I tried world remit website but not convinced with the charges..However for emergency, world remit I think is good becoz paypal will normally take 2-3 days. Regarding the rates, I think not that much difference...

[Rory]

Hi all! I am also using paypal to send money in the Philippines. My bank here charged 55p for 110 pounds (varies on the amt. you send) then my metrobank account charged P136.70 and P200 for BDO but the good thing is it is fixed provided not below 7000 as what they said, there'll be an additional P50. It's still good. Well I tried world remit website but not convinced with the charges..However for emergency, world remit I think is good becoz paypal will normally take 2-3 days. Regarding the rates, I think not that much difference...

I sent some money this week on wednesday evening UK time and my girlfriend checked 1pm friday phil time, the money had not gone in so i phoned WorldRemit and it takes 2 working days for the money to appear in her bank. I was told that Metro Bank is two days with WorldRemit so i would presume most if not all the other banks will be the same.

[Davao lani]

I see Rory. You are using worldremit but still take a long time to get into your bank account...I've got no idea. But probably in other pay-out centers would be quicker like cebuana.

[mistermatty]

me and the princess have used world remit 2 time now and have been very please with the service , the recipent got a text pretty quick advising them the fund were ready to collect .good service alround .

will probaly use it to send funds to myself when on vacation next month in phils so i can avoid rip off UK ATM FEES !!

[ConfusedMe]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Needed them opinions from ones who tried World Remit before.

[aronbabev]

Thanks a lot for the info guys.. my husband will send money for my visa fees..I will advise him to send through World Remit instead WU.Thanks a lot.:) :)

[briancol]

That's very true sars.
I just checked about sending £250 to Phils bank account and the fee came out at £8.21
For £500 it is £11.92
For £750 it is £15.63
For £2000 it is £34.18

Hmm, very expensive charges.

you think so? i use western union, i sent £750 around May time and they charged 45 pounds. i use thm 2 or 3 times a month to send money to my wife,but today ive discovered their charge has gone up from £4.90 for every£ 50 pounds sent to £6.90.im now looking to use someone else.coz i want to send the 58,230 + for my wifes visa next week,but no way am i useing w/union if i can find someone else.my wife doesnt have a bank account so it has to be somewhere she can pick up the cash. i think i'll try WORLDREMIT? i noticed their charge is £2.99 for 50 pounds.

[Terpe]

you think so? i use western union, i sent £750 around May time and they charged 45 pounds. i use thm 2 or 3 times a month to send money to my wife,but today ive discovered their charge has got up from £4.90 for every£ 50 pounds sent to £6.90.im now looking to use someone else.coz i want to send the 58,230 + for my wifes visa next week,but no way am i useing w/union if i can find someone else.my wife doesnt have a bank account so it has to be somewhere she can pick up the cash. i think i'll try WORLDREMIT? i noticed their charge is £2.99 for 50 pounds.

Yes Brian, I personally found their charges expensive compared to others I was using and that's why I stated so. I have no experience of WU as I don't use them.
The rates you picked out to quote have since been reduced as you can see in their post #12


Hi all,

Thank you for your comments. We listened to your feedback and we have reduced our fees for larger amounts. We don’t charge additional fees for using debit or credit cards.

Here is our new fee structure for Philippines.

For £1.00 - £50 is £2.99
For £50.01 - £75 is £3.99
For£ 75.01 - £150 is £4.99
For £150.01 - £300 is £5.99
For £300.01 - £3,500 is £6.99

Visit our website for additional information https://www.worldremit.com/en/philippines or feel free to contact us at. We are here to help

Regards,

WorldRemit Team

I think they now offer a great service with many benefits for you.

[briancol]

thanks Terpe,but are you saying theres someone else even cheaper than Worldremit?

[Moy]

moneygram is ok and reliable..been using that for 2 years when i was back on the philippines :), also we use this moneygram when the time that i am about to applied my spouse visa back 2010
but at the moment i use world remit to send small amount to PH for my parents..in every month..;)

[Terpe]

thanks Terpe,but are you saying theres someone else even cheaper than Worldremit?

Brian, everyone has their own favourite methods, and there are plenty of organisations/banks/remittance companies who will offer to do it for you.

Sometimes cheap is not always cheap.
Service and convenience are also important

The cost is down to both charges and the exchange rates on offer, and often they vary depending on how much you will send.

If you're happy with WorldRemit then I would say stick with them. Their rates are OK, their exchange rates are OK and the service is reliable and convenient.

Don't give yourself more headaches. You have enough to think about :D

Good luck

[bigmarco]

I always use Iremit and their fees are about £6 for upto £700 on their Visa reloading card and money always seems to be credited to card fairly quickly.

[Terpe]

I always use Iremit and their fees are about £6 for upto £700 on their Visa reloading card and money always seems to be credited to card fairly quickly.

We also use iRemit and have always received great service and great exchange rates.

[briancol]

ok,thank you Therpe,Bigmarco & Moy.for your help & advice.

[Lancashirelad]

Remember* dont just look at the charges also take into consideration the exchange rate.
You need to look at the total recieved fot the total sent and charged. I always used moneygram for the convienience of being able to send from my local post office.

[Eyes O'Donnell]

my husband use iRemit Global Remittance to send money :)

[briancol]

ok Lancashirelad & Eyes O'Donnell thanks for that, i used Worldremit a few days ago and found it to be a better service than W/Union.& cheaper.:)

[Rory]

Western Union i think is the most expensive one and the worst exchange rate. I only use it if i have to send money straight away which is not often now, i use world Remit now straight in to bank account, great service in my opinion.

[briancol]

yes Rory ur right about w/union,ive used them for just over a year now and only just realised how expensive they are but no more,ive started using worldremit and im happy enough with their service.thank you for ur reply.

[Stephen550]

Hi
Thanks all and WorldRemit, need to send money soon to my gf, checked WorldRemit site and will now be using them instead of WU who are becoming expensive.
Thank you.

[Terpe]

Hi
Thanks all and WorldRemit, need to send money soon to my gf, checked WorldRemit site and will now be using them instead of WU who are becoming expensive.
Thank you.

:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

Hope you'll find some time to give feedback.
Every little helps :D

[Stephen550]

Hi all, just opened an account with WR , sent money to my gf, no problems and not as expensive as WU. I would recommend this company.
Thanks for the info.

[Terpe]

Hi all, just opened an account with WR , sent money to my gf, no problems and not as expensive as WU. I would recommend this company.
Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the feedback Stephen :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Rory]

Best exchange rate i have found. Business rate when i sent some money tonight was 68.1 peso and i got 67.3 from WorldRemit :)

[Marie]

Husband and I are having problem with this company...he transact May 8 but until now there's no message from them and no money are credited to my account....I attached here what they emailed to my husband.......anyone who has the same experience like this?




Dear Michael

Thank you for using WorldRemit online money transfer.

Your transaction for £ xxxx is being processed and a confirmation including the transaction number will be sent to you shortly......

[irishman12]

Hi Marie ,maybe try tomorrow or try to contact them if not ,perhaps next time have a look at http://www.cbngrupo.net/ ,they give a much better exchange rate and i think fees are lower .

[briancol]

ive been using worldremit for a few months now and had no problems with them.

[Dedworth]

Hi Marie ,maybe try tomorrow or try to contact them if not ,perhaps next time have a look at http://www.cbngrupo.net/ ,they give a much better exchange rate and i think fees are lower .

cbngrupo - My wifes always found them to be a good outfit - I phoned up once (this March) did the transfer and the cash was out there in a couple of hours

[Arturo]

Hi everyone,

Thank you very much for your interest in WorldRemit. We are more than delighted that you are considering our company.
However, we would like to correct some information here.

WorldRemit are regulated by FSA. You can also click on FSA certificate on our homepage to see full information.

Also, we would like to confirm to you that we offer very competitive fees, which you can see from the current rates (Nov 2011) shown below.
For £1.00 - £50 is £4.50
For £50.01 - £100 is £5.99
For £100.01 - £300 is £6.99
For £300.01 - £500 is £7.99
For £500.01 - £800.00 is £8.99
For £800.01 - £1000 is £9.99
For £1000.01 - £2500 is £11.99
For £2500.01 - £4500 is £17.99

Since WorldRemit launched its Philippines money transfer service last month, hundreds of Filipinos have already used our service. We hope this will reassure you that our service is safe and convenient.

Should you have any inquiries, please find additional information on our website https://www.worldremit.com/en/philippines or feel free to contact us at your earliest convenience. Our contact details are on our website. We are here to help :)

Regards,

WorldRemit Team

I used them this week..... be aware then with a bank transfer.. there is a 2 day wait - apparently imposed on the receiving agent by ????? Any glitch with the account numbers, and even when its corrected.. the 2 days cycle starts again.

BPI closed my GF account without notice.. so I sent to the wrong account... sent new account details and advised another 2 day wait to transfer the money..WHY.. the agent has the money already????

[melovesengland]

I am using BPI express online for my remittance and the transfer fees/charge is only £5 , regardless of the exchange rate:xxgrinning--00xx3:
..Ive checked the link https://www.worldremit.com/en/home and it quickly change its transfer fees , for the minimum amount of pesos i was trying to send:cwm24:

we are using BPI too. Apart from being so cheap and convinient, is it totaly safe and reliable. :) :Wave:

That is the link of the post bout BPI to my old blog which I dont often use now. Hope it helps. :) :Wave:

[Angel1403]

Hi,

Yes its safe. We have been using it every month for some time now.

Less charges than WU.

Cheers :)


I pass through this website called https://www.worldremit.com/en/home. A money transfer service that sends money all over the world including Philippines. Acts like Western Union and they also accept bank to bank transfers which I think is really convenient.

Has anybody here used this service? Is it safe? :Help1:

[Arturo]

I know this is an old thread.. and I have most which include Worldremit.
They can be competitive on charges etc,.but There can be problems!
If you do bank to bank transfers.. as I have done this week. I sent on Friday night... and was aware of a two day "process" time before transfer to recipient. And was later told.. delays happen when its out of bank hours in Philippines ! Which apparently includes Saturday and Sunday! Accepting Monday as the new week... and assuming the Philippines agency had the funds available to them from Saturday and therefore opening time Monday..... its Wednesday today.. and still no transfer to the Phils bank. If this is typical then forward planning is needed!!

[Terpe]

..... its Wednesday today.. and still no transfer to the Phils bank. If this is typical then forward planning is needed!!

I don't believe this is at all typical for the majority of remittances.
I would follow up on this and find out what the problem is.

[Ian S]

I know this is an old thread.. and I have most which include Worldremit.
They can be competitive on charges etc,.but There can be problems!
If you do bank to bank transfers.. as I have done this week. I sent on Friday night... and was aware of a two day "process" time before transfer to recipient. And was later told.. delays happen when its out of bank hours in Philippines ! Which apparently includes Saturday and Sunday! Accepting Monday as the new week... and assuming the Philippines agency had the funds available to them from Saturday and therefore opening time Monday..... its Wednesday today.. and still no transfer to the Phils bank. If this is typical then forward planning is needed!!

I've been waiting 6 days now for my confirmation number. I'm begining to get fed up waiting. My wife needs the money now but nothing is happening.

[Leen]

after reading worldremit here we decided to give it a try and been using it 7 times and so far we did not encounter any problems with them, tho we are using cash pick up at ML branch,still hesitant to do bank transfer with them but might try in the future

[gWaPito]

We use PNB to send from UK...the receiver does not need any bank account only acceptable ID.

The charges are on per with world remit.

PNB also supply money cards so cash can be received 24hr a day..all at no extra cost to the sender.

[Ian S]

Ok, my first experience with World Remit is turning out to not be a good one. I have been waiting 2 weeks for my transfer and nothing has happened. When I checked on the website today it said that the transfer has been cancelled. I've no idea why this happened so I sent them an Email. I will report on what happens next. Has anybody else had similar experiences?

[Dedworth]

Ok, my first experience with World Remit is turning out to not be a good one. I have been waiting 2 weeks for my transfer and nothing has happened. When I checked on the website today it said that the transfer has been cancelled. I've no idea why this happened so I sent them an Email. I will report on what happens next. Has anybody else had similar experiences?

Best avoided the outfit is owned and run by this bloke

Dr Ismail Ahmed - CEO And Founder

Ismail has more than 20 years' experience in international remittances as an academic researcher, compliance adviser for the United Nations and consultant for leading money transfer companies in the Horn of Africa corridor. He has an MSc with distinction, a PhD in economics from the University of London and an Executive MBA from London Business School.

https://www.worldremit.com/images/gen/ismail-ahmed.jpg

https://www.worldremit.com/en/about-us

[Ian S]

Best avoided the outfit is owned and run by this bloke

Dr Ismail Ahmed - CEO And Founder

Ismail has more than 20 years' experience in international remittances as an academic researcher, compliance adviser for the United Nations and consultant for leading money transfer companies in the Horn of Africa corridor. He has an MSc with distinction, a PhD in economics from the University of London and an Executive MBA from London Business School.

https://www.worldremit.com/images/gen/ismail-ahmed.jpg

https://www.worldremit.com/en/about-us

Sorry, I don't understand. Why is it best avoided? What has this bloke done wrong?

[Dedworth]

Sorry, I don't understand. Why is it best avoided? What has this bloke done wrong?

I didn't say he had done anything wrong but with my risk assessment parameters money and Somalis ring alarm bells.

[Ian S]

I didn't say he had done anything wrong but with my risk assessment parameters money and Somalis ring alarm bells.

So you're saying that we should not trust this company because of where the founder comes from? Hmmm, isn't that being racist?

[Dedworth]

So you're saying that we should not trust this company because of where the founder comes from? Hmmm, isn't that being racist?

And what is that supposed to insinuate ?

You're the person who is concerned about the service from this outfit so I'd expect you to be wondering if Somalia is a world leader in financial services ? Most of the news stories I read seem to concern piracy, civil war, crime and so called "asylum seekers". Still there can't be many other operations specialising in money transfer to the Philippines who have an ex UN "compliance adviser" at the helm.

If I was thinking of transferring some funds I would delve a bit further into the FSA entry which states "Payment services are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme"

[LastViking]

I have been using Orbit Remit for transfers to Marist, mainly because they have offered the most competitive exchange rate. The fees are modest and the service excellent. I can also print off the list of transactions which I used to support the visa application.

My problem now that my wife and step son are here, is transferring money FROM the Philippines back to the UK. Has anyone used Paypal or one of the others to do that? Any recommendations would be gratefully received.

[Dedworth]

I have been using Orbit Remit for transfers to Marist, mainly because they have offered the most competitive exchange rate. The fees are modest and the service excellent. I can also print off the list of transactions which I used to support the visa application.

My problem now that my wife and step son are here, is transferring money FROM the Philippines back to the UK. Has anyone used Paypal or one of the others to do that? Any recommendations would be gratefully received.

I don't know anything about them or their safety/security but it might be worth looking at this lot

http://www.mycurrencytransfer.com/apply/ozforex

I use this Irish outfit to pay a couple of suppliers in Europe as they offer a good Pounds to Euros deal http://www.transfermate.com/?lng=en -they are guaranteed by the Irish Govt

[Ian S]

And what is that supposed to insinuate ?

You're the person who is concerned about the service from this outfit so I'd expect you to be wondering if Somalia is a world leader in financial services ? Most of the news stories I read seem to concern piracy, civil war, crime and so called "asylum seekers". Still there can't be many other operations specialising in money transfer to the Philippines who have an ex UN "compliance adviser" at the helm.


Yes, I was concerned about the service from this company, but definately not for that reason. I was just asking if anybody else has had problems with the company. I know you meant well and was trying to be helpful but I would NEVER EVER judge weather or not I can trust somebody or a company by where the founder comes from. It's a British company, not a Somalian company and in my eyes, if I avoid them because the founder is Somalian then I would be discriminating against him because of his nationality. In my eyes this is racism which I'm not a big fan of.

Anyway, back on topic, I left a message to the company and got a very fast response. It turns out that the reason my money hasn't been sent is because I haven't actually sent it to them yet :doh so it's all my own fault. I got confused by the website and thought that I was waiting for a reference number. The lady told me that I get the number AFTER I have sent them the money.

Anyway, I haven't heard any bad things about the company, and they seem to be ok, so I'm now going to transfer my money to them. I will keep you updated.

[LastViking]

I don't know anything about them or their safety/security but it might be worth looking at this lot

http://www.mycurrencytransfer.com/apply/ozforex

I use this Irish outfit to pay a couple of suppliers in Europe as they offer a good Pounds to Euros deal http://www.transfermate.com/?lng=en -they are guaranteed by the Irish Govt

Thanks Dedworth I will check them out.

[andy222]

I send mine using my hsbc account to a caxton card (which terpe put me on to bless him). I left my wife a caxton card when i went over last time. Hsbc do not charge me and my wife can draw money out in the phils from the atm. No charge.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

I send mine using my hsbc account to a caxton card (which terpe put me on to bless him). I left my wife a caxton card when i went over last time. Hsbc do not charge me and my wife can draw money out in the phils from the atm. No charge.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Glad to learn it all worked well :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[andy222]

Yes its great terpe thanks mate. I will buy you a pint when i see you.:icon_lol: Hsbc used to charge me £17 everytime I sent money.

[maccauk11]

i use worldremit.com and they have very reasonable charges and you cna get the money immediatley with the receiver receiving a text free.Ive used them for about 6 months now

[Ian S]

Ok, I was pleased with the service from World Remit. It took 2 working days for the money to transfer (but not including the weekend). The charge was £6.99 for £1000 which is reasonable I think. And also the exchange rate is reasonable. Please note the maximum you can send in one tranfer is £1000. My only slight niggle is that I didn't think the payment procedure was very clear. Other than that, I would recomend them and will definately use again.

[Dedworth]

I send mine using my hsbc account to a caxton card (which terpe put me on to bless him). I left my wife a caxton card when i went over last time. Hsbc do not charge me and my wife can draw money out in the phils from the atm. No charge.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

That sounds to be a first class and reliable method

[Mrs.P]

My husband uses paypal if not too urgent. i have EON/Union bank that is linked to paypal, so whenever he sends i would just transfer it to my EON and would get the money in 4days. i think they charge £5 for any amount he sends.

[irishman12]

world remit is much more exp than other -i just checked now -its 13 euro to send 1000 i can do that with my current company for 10 euro ,can send 2000 for 12 euro ,3000 -13 euro ,4000-14 ,5000-16 euro with world remit ,5000 would cost 5x13 as can only send 1000 per transaction

[andy222]

That sounds to be a first class and reliable method

Yes ded well worth it no problems as yet.:xxgrinning--00xx3: I just hope George Osbourne dont find out about it.:icon_lol: