Transferwise - making a foreign payment (euros)

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Fletch

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Need to pay 400 euro deposit on an apartment, anybody done this before ?
can use my bank but get £9 charge and shit exchange rate , but came across website Transferwise which offers much better exchange rate - has any body used this before ?
 


Fletch said:
Need to pay 400 euro deposit on an apartment, anybody done this before ?
can use my bank but get £9 charge and shit exchange rate , but came across website Transferwise which offers much better exchange rate - has any body used this before ?
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Yep, use it once a week, never had any issue, good exchange rates, normally a very quick transfer. Go for it, it’s spot on.
 
I use PayPal for transferring/paying in Euro's. Exchange rate is about 5c less than the going VISA rate but they convert to £ before taking your lowie from your account. That way you don't pay any transaction charges.
 
Fletch said:
Need to pay 400 euro deposit on an apartment, anybody done this before ?
can use my bank but get £9 charge and shit exchange rate , but came across website Transferwise which offers much better exchange rate - has any body used this before ?
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Aye transferwise is decent - use it regular
 
Fletch said:
Need to pay 400 euro deposit on an apartment, anybody done this before ?
can use my bank but get £9 charge and shit exchange rate , but came across website Transferwise which offers much better exchange rate - has any body used this before ?
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Yes. They say they are fee free, but your bank may charge you 40 sheets for the transaction. Mine did (Lloyds)
 
squashjoe said:
Just paid a bill in Euros this morning using said card. Excellent imo.
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They've had a ton of problems lately with their payment processor failing mind. Their reputation is going to take a battering unless they sort that out very soon.

For the casual user (or doing things like in the OP) it's not a problem, but if I was away for a long period I'd be looking at alternatives for the time being.
 
James said:
They've had a ton of problems lately with their payment processor failing mind. Their reputation is going to take a battering unless they sort that out very soon.

For the casual user (or doing things like in the OP) it's not a problem, but if I was away for a long period I'd be looking at alternatives for the time being.
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Yeah I have seen that problem, been ok so far for me.
 
As per numerous above, use it for euros to gbp regular, never had a problem, not too much of a clart on to get set up either
 
James said:
Went down again today. They're having an awful time.
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I couldn't make a payment to Ali express the other day on it, no idea why, but so far I've not been impressed, had issues getting set up, then issues topping up, then a payment issue.
 
Mike J said:
I couldn't make a payment to Ali express the other day on it, no idea why, but so far I've not been impressed, had issues getting set up, then issues topping up, then a payment issue.
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I'd advise leaving it alone until they move to a new payment processor. They seem to be having problems on a daily basis at the minute.

Growing too quickly.
 
Fletch said:
Need to pay 400 euro deposit on an apartment, anybody done this before ?
can use my bank but get £9 charge and shit exchange rate , but came across website Transferwise which offers much better exchange rate - has any body used this before ?
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Clear your inbox.
 
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