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Dunbridge Financial is a Canadian-based international payments provider designed for business. With fast onboarding, competitive exchange rates, and personalized FX support, it’s a digital-first alternative to traditional banks for managing global currencies.
We take a look at why not using your bank for foreign exchange is generally a good idea to save money. As an example, we compare big bank rates for transfers and travel cash to popular foreign exchange specialists, OFX for transfers and Wise for travel money.
A comprehensive guide to choosing the best money transfer provider, covering key factors like fees, speed, exchange rates, and customer support, with comparisons of top services such as Wise, OFX, WorldRemit, and XE Money Transfers.
Looking to transfer money internationally? We compare OFX and Wise side by side, covering costs, exchange rates, speed, and features to help you choose the best service for your needs in 2025. Which one is right for you depends largely on how much you’re sending, how often you transfer, and whether you value real-time convenience or personal account management.
If you’re selling online internationally, using an FX specialist can save you thousands. Better exchange rates, lower fees, and protection against currency swings can make a huge difference to your bottom line. Find out why smart online sellers are choosing FX specialists to manage their global payments — and how it could help you scale faster.
WorldFirst World Card is a virtual Mastercard designed for global businesses, allowing online payments in multiple currencies with no FX fees.
The Wise Account allows users to hold and convert funds in 40 different currencies and send and spend internationally, all at the “real” exchange rate and with exceptionally low service fees. Users can also receive major-currency payments free of charge.
XE works on razor thin margins for money transfers to more than 100 countries and nearly always guarantees a fantastic deal. Transfers can be booked online and over the phone and most are processed within a single working day.
We compare the features, exchange rates and security of the three best multi-currency accounts available today — the Wise Account, the WorldFirst World Account, and the OFX Global Currency Account.
WorldFirst World Account is a multi-currency business account that allows you to hold, send, and receive funds in over 40 currencies, making it ideal for global businesses and online market-place sellers.
WorldFirst is a market leader in the international payments space and is consistently ranked among the most reliable and cheapest money transfer handlers for four-figure sums.
With WorldRemit, send money online 24/7 to 140 destinations at highly competitive exchange rates. Send to bank accounts and mobile money wallets, top up a loved one's mobile phone or send for cash pick-up.
OFX is a reputable international money transfer service that caters to both individuals and businesses, offering a range of features designed to facilitate global transactions.
OFX have made paying Australian Tax to the ATO from overseas easy while saving money on bank exchange rates and fees.
New research from the European Central Bank shows that banks charge smaller customers up to 25 times more for FX forward transactions and that those who fail to compare providers pay 14 times more for FX than those that do.
The OFX Global Currency Account is perfect for sellers who need foreign bank accounts in GBP, EUR, USD, AUD, CAD and HKD.
Key Takeaways from the ACCC inquiry into currency conversion services. BestExchangeRates referenced among comparison sites playing an important role in customer awareness of the excessive currency margins charged by banks.
For many currency routes, FX costs have been slashed in recent years by a number of industry-disrupting fintechs, allowing such firms to slice great chunks from the banking sector’s lucrative remittance markets. Banks are fighting back, though, by developing low-cost, digital offerings of their own.
Remittances to low and middle-income countries reached a record high last year, the World Bank has said. Average transaction costs remain high, with an average of 7 percent paid to transfer $200 or equivalent.
TransferWise is now officially offering PayNow as a funding option for users in Singapore, the company has announced.
Citigroup’s announcement this week of plans to develop its own consumer-payments platform is the latest indication of a fightback by the banking establishment against fintech rivals that threaten its most lucrative markets.
Ant Financial, the Chinese fintech giant that recently acquired WorldFirst, has set its sights on Europe, where it plans to take its share of both cross-border and point-of-sale payments.
Flash crashes can cause massive losses to those on the wrong side of them and without central bank intervention more of these are on their way.
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