Sending £2500To Someone In America

[bednobs]

what's the best way to do this - paypal? wiring?

[JimF]

https://www.currenciesdirect.com/en/personal/transfer-money-overseas

[Hazlinny]

I did this once to Canada - bank arranged to send to person's account over there.

[calmck]

You could do it via your bank or set up a Revolut account and do it yourself

[Hopkirk]

I hope you aren't being scammed 

[bednobs]

are you saying curencies direct is a scam?

[bednobs]

lookig at it WU might be better than currencies direct as the person the other end doesnt want to set up an account

[Gizmonster]

////  are you saying curencies direct is a scam?  ////

 

Hopkirk is probably making sure that you def know who you're paying the money to and that you're not being scammed by someone??

[bednobs]

it's nice of people to be worried but its a transfer i'm instigating to my sister

[Zacs-Master]

Do you not have mobile banking, as in an app on your phone?

[wolf63]

I transferred money to Eire via my online banking.  It cost me about £25.

[sunny-dave]

We use Wise for all our transfers - cheap, quick and honest charges/rates.

https://wise.com/

[sunny-dave]

https://ibb.co/KsQf20b

[Khandro]

Wise (formally Transferwise) is 100% reliable, I use them regularly;

https://wise.com/ 

[JimF]

Currencies Direct isn't a scam! Do you honestly think I'd have recommended it if it were?

[jno]

I don't think the suggestion was that Currencies Direct was a scam, only that there might be something dodgy about the actual transaction. But if bednobs is satisfied that the recipient is indeed her sister and not an incel in a basement in Kansas, it ought to be okay,

[Buenchico]

Most (all?) major banks make no charge for sending international payments via online banking.  Barclays definitely doesn't, for a start.

[Khandro]

^^ I think you might need to check that out further Chris.

I make quite a saving by using Wise - less than £10 on a thousand, all banks charge much more.

[Redhelen72]

I have been charged by Natwest for wanting to pay a holiday payment in Euro before.

Starling do not charge anything for payments abroad

[bednobs]

Would that be a transfer direct to her bank account (from mine or from wise or from currencies direct etc)?

[bednobs]

Ps obviously it's not a high stakes international transfer, its a one off some I'm (and she ) not all that bothered about 25 quid here and there or the most estate favourable rate and so on. 2750 is quite a lot of money in one go for both of us though!