A friend just informed me about Worldremit, a UK based remittance company that competes with Western Union, Moneygram and Xoom.
Worldremit allows transfers from over 50 countries to more than 110 countries, from your credit card or by wire transfer.
My friend is in Canada and has been using this for 8 months now to send money to his family in the DR.
He uses app and the whole process takes just a few minutes. After he confirms the transfer, the money is available in the DR for pickup or deposit into a bank account. He says that the money shos up in the DR bank account within 5 to 10 minutes.
The fee is a very reasonable US$3.99 flat rate for transfers of up to US$1500. the deposits and payouts are made in Dominican Pesos, but the exchange rate is quite reasonable (44.2 today) as per conversion numbers on Worldremit's website.
You need to download the app, everything is done by the app, but before you can start sending, you have to verify your identity, by sending/uploading copy of your ID and correspondence showing your address, such as phone/cable bill, bank statement, etc.
The company is HQed in the UK but they have legal offices also in Denver, USA and Canada.
I thought it might be interesting for DR1 readers to know about them.
My friend says he has been using them for 8 months now, up to two times per month, and always without any issues.
Website:
https://www.worldremit.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/worldremit
Some news coverage:
http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/17/worldremit/
And user reviews:
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.worldremit.com
Worldremit allows transfers from over 50 countries to more than 110 countries, from your credit card or by wire transfer.
My friend is in Canada and has been using this for 8 months now to send money to his family in the DR.
He uses app and the whole process takes just a few minutes. After he confirms the transfer, the money is available in the DR for pickup or deposit into a bank account. He says that the money shos up in the DR bank account within 5 to 10 minutes.
The fee is a very reasonable US$3.99 flat rate for transfers of up to US$1500. the deposits and payouts are made in Dominican Pesos, but the exchange rate is quite reasonable (44.2 today) as per conversion numbers on Worldremit's website.
You need to download the app, everything is done by the app, but before you can start sending, you have to verify your identity, by sending/uploading copy of your ID and correspondence showing your address, such as phone/cable bill, bank statement, etc.
The company is HQed in the UK but they have legal offices also in Denver, USA and Canada.
I thought it might be interesting for DR1 readers to know about them.
My friend says he has been using them for 8 months now, up to two times per month, and always without any issues.
Website:
https://www.worldremit.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/worldremit
Some news coverage:
http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/17/worldremit/
And user reviews:
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.worldremit.com
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