Friday Number

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The Friday number: 300 pounds to Nepal this week

25 Sep

On 300 pounds to a Nepalese rupee bank account this Friday morning, Instarem arrived at the top with a zero fee and a rate about 0.66 percent below the real rate. Wise came in second, about £2.55 behind, held back by the £4.53 fee rather than the rate. Skrill’s zero fee is a lure -…
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The Friday number: 300 pounds to Ghana this week

18 Sep

On 300 pounds to a Ghanaian cedi bank account this Friday morning, Instarem arrived at the top with a zero fee and a rate about 0.8 percent below the real rate. Wise came in second, about £3.50 behind, held back by the £5.96 fee rather than the rate. Western Union was £10.67 behind Instarem.
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The Friday number: 300 pounds to Morocco this week

11 Sep

On 300 pounds to a Moroccan dirham bank account this Friday morning, Remitly and Western Union arrived within about a pound and a half of each other at the top. Wise came third, held back by an £8.94 fee rather than a poor rate. OFX was £9.42 behind the top.
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The Friday number: 300 pounds to Egypt this week

4 Sep

On 300 pounds sent from the UK to an Egyptian pound bank account this Friday morning, Remitly delivered the most at EGP 20,455.27 for a £0.99 fee. Wise came in about £5.20 behind, most of it lost to Wise’s unusually heavy £8.51 fee on this route. OFX was £15.77 behind Remitly.
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The Friday number: 300 pounds to Sri Lanka this week

28 Aug

On 300 pounds to Sri Lanka this Friday morning, Instarem, Remitly and Wise all delivered within about a pound of each other. Xoom and OFX came in noticeably behind. Here is who to open and who to skip.
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The Friday number: 300 pounds to Vietnam this week

21 Aug

On 300 pounds sent from the UK to a Vietnam bank account this Friday morning, the top three apps arrived within about half a pound of each other, but the worst named app came in £18.24 behind, most of it quietly taken in the exchange rate. Here is who delivered what.
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The Friday number: 300 pounds to Bangladesh this week

14 Aug

On 300 pounds sent from the UK to a Bangladesh bank account this Friday morning, the gap between the best regular price and the worst named one came to about £5.62, most of it quietly taken in the exchange rate. Here is who delivered what, and why Instarem is the number to beat this week.
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The Friday number: 300 pounds to India this week

7 Aug

On 300 pounds sent from the UK to an India bank account this Friday morning, the gap between the sharpest fresh app and the worst named one came to about £14.29, most of it quietly taken in the exchange rate. Here is who delivered what, and why Wise is the number to beat this week.
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The Friday number: 300 pounds to Pakistan this week

31 Jul

On 300 pounds sent from the UK to a Pakistan bank account this Friday morning, the gap between the sharpest regular app and the worst named one came to about £11.94, quietly taken in the exchange rate. Here is who delivered what, one month after the scheme that made these transfers look free was withdrawn.
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The Friday number: 300 pounds to Kenya this week

24 Jul

On 300 pounds sent from the UK to Kenya this Friday morning, the gap between the best app and the worst named app came to about £14.72, hidden in the exchange rate. Here is who delivered what.
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The Friday number: 300 pounds to the Philippines this week

17 Jul

On 300 pounds sent from the UK to a Philippines bank account this Friday morning, the gap between the best app and the worst named app came to about 8 pounds 30, quietly taken in the exchange rate. Here is who delivered what.
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The Friday number: 200 pounds to Nigeria this week

10 Jul

On 200 pounds sent from the UK to Nigeria this Tuesday, the gap between the best app and the worst came to about 5 pounds 60, taken quietly in the exchange rate. Here is who delivered what.
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