Sending documents and then potentially sending a good bit of money monthy

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1 hour ago, Dave Knapp said:

I have been in the Philippines since early 2016 and have sent tens of thousands of dollars over here.  If you are considering a company like WU, Wise, or Xoom, look not only at their fees but the exchange rate as well.  I think you will find out you are paying big for that transaction.  If your receiving party can open a USD account at a local bank, and that account can receive wire transfers from the US ( PNB is who I have used), then you will save money in the process.  If you are are transferring small amounts, Like $1,000, it wont matter, but is you're up towards $10K or higher, you will save a bunch. IMHO.

Salamat Dave. That is something we will look at in the future. Good information.

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I *think* the issue has been resolved (we will see tomorrow!)Here is the latest information: It seems that my debit card has a daily limit of $X.00 which was way above what we were trying to send per day. I *finally* spoke with someone who figured it out: I have a daily (24-hour) limit of $Y.00 for "account fund transactions" or something like that (basically a money transfer). So, if anyone runs into problems sending larger amounts of money, then ask the bank specifically what *this* limit is. 6 days of my life that I will never get back! We will see tomorrow if my transfer of $Y.00 goes through! And yes, we will look into the suggestion made by Dave and Hank about the USD account.  Salamat everyone. Hopefully there will be a good update tomorrow night!

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I have been in the Philippines since early 2016 and have sent tens of thousands of dollars over here.  If you are considering a company like WU, Wise, or Xoom, look not only at their fees but the exchange rate as well.  I think you will find out you are paying big for that transaction.  If your receiving party can open a USD account at a local bank, and that account can receive wire transfers from the US ( PNB is who I have used), then you will save money in the process.  If your are transferring small amounts, Like $1,000, it wont matter, but is you're up towards $10K or higher, you will save a bunch. IMHO.