Transferring money to Cambodia

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ajrcrawford Active member

Member since 01 September 2014

ajrcrawfordActive member22 March 2016 09:03:23

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice on sending money to Cambodia from the UK regularly. My wife is finally permitted to move to the UK, so we are looking for the best/most economical way to support her family from here.

I would prefer to send regular small payments rather than a lump sum, but if I make a bank transfer from here I get gouged by bank charges (HSBC loves to charge well for everything).

Any advice would be appreciated. My wife has ANZ and ACLEDA accounts in Cambodia, if it helps.

Thanks in advance.

brissieguy Member

Member since 13 July 2015

brissieguyMember22 March 2016 21:40:16

There is always Western Union .. They charge a small fee and all the person in Cambodia needs is I.D.
Alternatively can you open up a ANZ bank account in the UK? That way you could just do a bank transfer for a reasonable fee I would imagine.
Hope this helps

netexpat Active member

Member since 13 May 2015

netexpatActive member23 March 2016 02:44:57

ANZ wire fee
Inward transfer – Overseas
Commission : 0.15% (min USD$10) of the transaction value
https://www.anzroyal.com/en/personal/se … -transfer/

First Commercial Bank (TW)
Inward:
$10 for $1 to $500
$20 for $501 to $2000
0.1%s for $2000 up

Your bank will also charge a fee.

wilsonhowe New member

Member since 19 April 2015

wilsonhoweNew member10 July 2017 11:50:33

CharlesSchwab offers the best rates of any USA bank I have seen. They have international accounts. You can set up the account online. They usually charge no fee for wire transfers. Also, you can use any ATM, and they will refund the ATM fee.

Small Tiger Blu Member

Member since 05 December 2015

Small Tiger BluMember18 July 2017 00:19:29

All banks are rapacious in my experience, check TransferWise & similar options, save a lot of loot going AWOL ...

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