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| | | | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 17:45
Spanish to English
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Nowadays, everything is usually by direct bank transfer from my clients, as my online banking allows me to receive money in my account (gasps of amazement) without charging me a huge whack for the privilege. Other than that, I'm open to suggestions... including barter
What I still can't get my head round here in Spain is that some banks flat out refuse to accept cash payments for outstanding bills except at certain (u... See more Nowadays, everything is usually by direct bank transfer from my clients, as my online banking allows me to receive money in my account (gasps of amazement) without charging me a huge whack for the privilege. Other than that, I'm open to suggestions... including barter
What I still can't get my head round here in Spain is that some banks flat out refuse to accept cash payments for outstanding bills except at certain (usually terribly inconvenient from my point of view) times of the week, for example Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 AM to 10 AM. A bank that won't accept cash money...
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Cash, wire transfer and PayPal. But most of my clients prefer wire transfer.
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| Gold bullion and diamonds | Apr 26, 2017 |
In a heavily guarded vault in a Swiss bank.
This is how the likes of Putin, Trump, Kim Jong-un and other unprincipled leaders around the world like to stash their ill-gotten gains. 
| | | | Ricki Farn
Germany
Local time: 17:45
English to German
| Gold bullion and diamonds ... | Apr 26, 2017 |
... in a Swiss bank? Now I am disappointed. I think Gringott's is the place to go!
(Me - wire transfer only. I could theoretically accept PayPal, but I prefer not to.)
| | | | | I get seasick at Gringotts... Too stuffy in the vaults | Apr 26, 2017 |
Boring old bank transfer, preferably to an account in the same country as the client, as the charges for transfers from Norway and other countries outside the EU eat up a large proportion of the fee for the typical small jobs I do.
I can use PayPal, but that usually means dollars. If they are not very large sums, I tend to donate them to Wikipedia or some other good cause, so at least someone gets value for them. Otherwise, by the time I have paid charges for access to the money mys... See more Boring old bank transfer, preferably to an account in the same country as the client, as the charges for transfers from Norway and other countries outside the EU eat up a large proportion of the fee for the typical small jobs I do.
I can use PayPal, but that usually means dollars. If they are not very large sums, I tend to donate them to Wikipedia or some other good cause, so at least someone gets value for them. Otherwise, by the time I have paid charges for access to the money myself, there is very little left... ▲ Collapse
| | | | Ilan Rubin (X) 
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:45
Russian to English
| Here in Russia... | Apr 26, 2017 |
..."cash" has a certain ring to it
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>99% bank transfer and <1% Paypal (small amounts only, whatever I can spend directly from Paypal without withdrawing it).
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| | | | | | | Payment Methods. | Apr 26, 2017 |
Online Bank transfer and visa card.
| | | | Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
United States
Local time: 08:45
Spanish to English
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Wire transfer, check in US$, PayPal, and cash.
There's still a charge for some wire transfers here in the U.S. and it can be hefty (I have paid as much as US$ 35.00). When there's no charge, I like wire transfer best, followed by checks. PayPal fees can be quite high for a large job, but I have several clients in Japan who pay well, and that is their preference.
I don't think I've ever been paid in cash, but I'd prefer a check as I hardly ever spend cash anymore. Even... See more Wire transfer, check in US$, PayPal, and cash.
There's still a charge for some wire transfers here in the U.S. and it can be hefty (I have paid as much as US$ 35.00). When there's no charge, I like wire transfer best, followed by checks. PayPal fees can be quite high for a large job, but I have several clients in Japan who pay well, and that is their preference.
I don't think I've ever been paid in cash, but I'd prefer a check as I hardly ever spend cash anymore. Even parking lots now only take credit or debit cards. It still means a trip to the bank to deposit it, but at least there's the assurance that the money is real, and that feels nice.
I also used to have a Moneybookers account, which turned into Skrill, but none of my clients insist on it anymore. ▲ Collapse
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Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 13:45
Portuguese to English
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In memoriam
Three: PayPal, wire transfer (or bank deposit via ATM), cash. My Brazilian clients prefer bank deposit, and my foreign clients prefer PayPal. The only method I would not accept is foreign cheque. This is because the bureaux de change here do not change cheques into Brazilian Reais.
| | | | Jessica Noyes
United States
Local time: 11:45
Member
Spanish to English
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| Check, PayPal, bank transfer, and something called Transferwise | Apr 26, 2017 |
At the request of a client, I recently signed up for something called Transferwise. Unlike PayPal, there was almost no red tape involving proof of identity and so on. I simply sent them my bank details, and the transaction went through in a flash.
As I work with several U.S. and Canadian companies, checks (or 'cheques' in Canada) are still my major means of receiving payment. [You can imagine my surprise when I was teaching an ESL class perhaps 10 years ago, that none of my Japanese studen... See more At the request of a client, I recently signed up for something called Transferwise. Unlike PayPal, there was almost no red tape involving proof of identity and so on. I simply sent them my bank details, and the transaction went through in a flash.
As I work with several U.S. and Canadian companies, checks (or 'cheques' in Canada) are still my major means of receiving payment. [You can imagine my surprise when I was teaching an ESL class perhaps 10 years ago, that none of my Japanese students had any idea whatsoever of what a check is. When I pulled out my checkbook to show them, they all looked completely blank.]
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Bank transfer, cash, checks and PayPal
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