Warning, this is a bit of a water filters/ISA/credit card rate post. Apologies in advance

[Classic Jorge]

But I have to make a series of international business payments and quite frankly the fees for these are astrobloodynomical. Seventeen quid to make a single payment through swift/IBAN?! Paypal is something like 4.5pc which is still pretty steep.

Can the great financial brains of awimb come to my assistance here? Short of going over there with a suitcase of cash like Johnny Depp in Blow I'm at a bit of a loss.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Pokster]

[Pat Vegas]

[Brentwood]

[Pokster]

[Luis Anaconda]

Mr Tofil Bama
Sanatander
ac no 44343674354242

[Classic Jorge]

Thanks for that, George Adgdwgwengo

[Classic Jorge]

[Pat Vegas]

charged the recipient 20 bucks.

[Classic Jorge]

Normal service of pointless political arguments, long past their sell by date in jokes, absurdly niche cultural references and stolen gifs will now be resumed.

[Brentwood]

foreign money

[Classic Jorge]

I went for an interview with a forex company once, safe to say by about 20 minutes in neither of us thought the matter was worth pursuing any further.

[Luis Anaconda]

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[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

[pjlincs]

and straightforward.
Another option if credit card payment is possible is to get a credit card that has no foreign transaction fees. I have a Santander 123 card but that facility finishes at the end of this year so I also have a Saga Platinum card now in readiness (there may be an age related qualification for the latter). They both give the Visa rate at the time of the transaction which usually works out to be the best deal.

[Classic Jorge]