Sending money to Vietnam

[luukee 19]

Hi All!

 

If you send money back home to Vietnam,  what do you guys use?

 

I've tried transfer wise (known as wise now)

 

Hoping to find a reliable service with smaller fees. 

 

Thanks in advance 

[JasonGG 280]

MoneyGram.  It’s $1.99 to transfer from bank account or debit card to a bank account in Vietnam.  We sent money 2 days ago and it was deposited in the Vietnamese bank account before we even got the confirmation email!

 

Exchange rate was $1=25,400+.

 

Jason

[luukee 19]

2 hours ago, JasonGG said:

MoneyGram.  It’s $1.99 to transfer from bank account or debit card to a bank account in Vietnam.  We sent money 2 days ago and it was deposited in the Vietnamese bank account before we even got the confirmation email!

 

Exchange rate was $1=25,400+.

 

Jason

Wow that's very good! I did comparisons between xoom and transferwise, and transferwise was still better,  but bad in your info moneygram is way way way better!

 

Thank you for the suggestion Jason! 🙏 

 

 

[Timona 4,207]

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No fees

[luukee 19]

On 5/4/2024 at 5:04 AM, JasonGG said:

MoneyGram.  It’s $1.99 to transfer from bank account or debit card to a bank account in Vietnam.  We sent money 2 days ago and it was deposited in the Vietnamese bank account before we even got the confirmation email!

 

Exchange rate was $1=25,400+.

 

Jason

Jason,

 

Does money gram accept bank accounts from the sender? Or only allows sender to use debit card?

Thanks!

 

On 5/4/2024 at 9:15 AM, Timona said:

Sendwave...

 

No fees

Thank you Timona, will check it out

[JasonGG 280]

I just logged into our Moneygram account and saw that it is only debit card, credit card, or "cash at location."

 

I noticed you mentioned Xoom earlier.  They have never allowed me to send money to Vietnam.  I tried twice years ago.  Each time, the transfer was reviewed, I had to have a telephone interview, and it was denied because they thought I was being scammed . . . by my wife and mother-in-law! 😆

 

Jason

[luukee 19]

9 minutes ago, JasonGG said:

I just logged into our Moneygram account and saw that it is only debit card, credit card, or "cash at location."

 

I noticed you mentioned Xoom earlier.  They have never allowed me to send money to Vietnam.  I tried twice years ago.  Each time, the transfer was reviewed, I had to have a telephone interview, and it was denied because they thought I was being scammed . . . by my wife and mother-in-law! 😆

 

Jason

Thanks for the info Jason! I'm concern about inputting my debit card info as it would have access to other accounts.   I haven't tried xoom, but was looking into it.  I've only tried wise (formerly known as transferwise)