Created at July 30, 2020

Money transfer options for immigrants

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TransferWise

4.8

(5)

19 W 24th St #9, New York

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FREE

No fees on transfer upto $1300 USD or 1700 CAD. Only for first time users.

Remitly

5.0

(21)

https://remitly.tod8mp.net/c/2490183/690281/10408

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Quick, affordable transfers to more than 10 countries in South and Central America and Asia.

WorldRemit

4.7

(3)

62 Buckingham Gate, Westminster

Rate

Send on the go and track your transfer

CurrencyFair

4.5

(2)

Colm House, 91 Pembroke Rd

Rate

Decent service

Xoom

4.8

(6)

https://www.xoom.com/

Rate

Quick and efficient in sending money home

Skrill

4.8

(4)

61 Broadway # 1603, New York

Rate

One of the options

Remitbee Online Money Transfer

5.0

(2)

3660 Hurontario St Suit 400, Mississauga

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CIBC

4.7

(3)

https://www.cibc.com/en/personal-banking/ways-to-bank/how-to/global-money-transfer.html

Rate

If you are struggling with pre-existing credit card

Ebixcash World Money Limited (erstwhile Wall Street Finance (Canada) Ltd.)

5.0

(1)

121 Yonge St, Toronto

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EQ Bank

5.0

(1)

30 St Clair Ave W, Toronto

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PaySend

5.0

(1)

1st floor, 20 Garrick St

Rate

Great rates. If you sign up, there's no transfer fees too

OFX

5.0

(1)

145 King St W #1002, Toronto

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They offer banking rates, which means more money per transfer

Currencies Direct

5.0

(1)

https://www.currenciesdirect.com/en

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Simple, secure currency transfers Great rates, no transfer fees and expert support whether you transfer online, over the phone or by app.

XE Money Transfer

5.0

(1)

https://www.xe.com/mt/us-money-transfer

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Fast and easy transfers to more than 130 countries

World FIrst

5.0

(1)

https://www.worldfirst.com/uk/

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Transparent and competitive FX fees - Free overseas and local multi-currency accounts - Fast and secure transfers <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://trading.worldfirst.com/auth/login?lang=en_GB" target="_blank">online</a> or via <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.worldfirst.com/uk/support/" target="_blank">telephone</a> - Award-winning, personalised customer service

Western Union

5.0

(1)

https://www.westernunion.com/ca/en/web/send-money/start

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one of the best services. But don't go to their centers. Do it online. They charge a fee there

MoneyGram

5.0

(1)

2550 Finch Ave W, Toronto

Rate

With so many options to send and receive money - through bank accounts, mobile wallets, at thousands of locations and online - MoneyGram lets you find your way.

Currency Solutions

5.0

(1)

https://www.currencysolutions.co.uk

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Bank-beating exchange rates and no fees if you transfer large sums of money

Remit2India

5.0

(1)

https://www.remit2india.com/sendmoneytoindia/homepage.jsp

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Send money through ACH or wire transfer. Pay zero fees when you send $1,000 or more using your bank account. Send up to $50,000 using ACH and up to $200,000 using wire transfer.

Payoneer

5.0

(1)

https://www.payoneer.com/

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Payoneer empowers you to scale your business globally and domestically with a payments and working capital platform designed for today’s entrepreneur.

Ria Money Transfer

5.0

(1)

https://www.riamoneytransfer.com/us/en

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Great rates and good service

ICICI Bank Money2India

5.0

(1)

https://money2india.icicibank.com/newm2iNetOthr/

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Great service

Quic send

5.0

(1)

https://www.qicsend.com/

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Fast, easy and affordable

RBC Royal Bank

4.3

(3)

25 Peel Centre Dr, Brampton

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One of the better options

InstaReM

4.5

(2)

https://www.instarem.com

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Very fast accurate & real time rates with added privileges. Great company!!

InstaReM USA - International Money Transfer Services

4.5

(2)

90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster

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They provided the best deal for the first time user. The service was so quick that I got the money in just 4 hours in home country.

Remit Guru

5.0

(1)

http://www.remitguru.com

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Satisfy the financial needs of your loved ones quickly, safely and conveniently from across the seven seas with RemitGuru, our unique money remittance service. It's far better than the traditional options (cheques, money transfer agents) of existing online remittance service providers.