Receiving payment from Macedonia to GB Thread poster: Tom in London
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:18
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Colleagues:
I have not worked with anyone in Macedonia before. But now for the first time I have a client in Skopje who seems to find it difficult to pay me by bank transfer.
I would be grateful for alternative suggestions, preferably tha meet the following criteria:
1. I would prefer suggestions from colleagues or agencies in Macedonia who make payments to the UK;
2. I would strongly prefer a method that does not involve an intermediary holding my m... See more Colleagues:
I have not worked with anyone in Macedonia before. But now for the first time I have a client in Skopje who seems to find it difficult to pay me by bank transfer.
I would be grateful for alternative suggestions, preferably tha meet the following criteria:
1. I would prefer suggestions from colleagues or agencies in Macedonia who make payments to the UK;
2. I would strongly prefer a method that does not involve an intermediary holding my money somewhere (e.g. PayPal) but that pays me directly.
3. Needless to say I would also like it to be as inexpensive as possible.
4. My client in Skopje should not have to bear any charges for the money transfer.
TIA !!! ▲ Collapse
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Nadica Gjosevska 
North Macedonia
Local time: 11:18
Member (2009)
English to Macedonian
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I have no clients in Macedonia but as like you I only accept payments by bank transfer some of my clients (EU and non-EU) pay me through Transferwise and they say that’s easier and cheaper than PayPal.
https://transferwise.com/pt
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:18
Member (2008)
Italian to English
TOPIC STARTER | Thanks Nadica | Jul 12, 2019 |
Thanks Nadica - very interesting
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:18
Member (2008)
Italian to English
TOPIC STARTER | Thanks Teresa | Jul 12, 2019 |
Teresa Borges wrote:
I have no clients in Macedonia but as like you I only accept payments by bank transfer some of my clients (EU and non-EU) pay me through Transferwise and they say that’s easier and cheaper than PayPal.
https://transferwise.com/pt
Thanks Teresa - I'll look into Transferwise
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Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:18
Serbian to English
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| If they operate in Macedonia | Jul 12, 2019 |
Transferwise should be a pretty good option.
They just transfer money, and what it costs is reasonable. So, far as I know, they won't freeze your money or grab it back because the recipient claimed "never receiving the good" that you were unwise enough to send without requesting a proof of delivery, or some similar dirty trick, tolerated/made possible by some other unnamed payment service.
[Edited at 2019-07-16 00:09 GMT]
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Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 10:18
Member (2007)
English
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| Transferwise? Western Union? | Jul 12, 2019 |
I've done business with a few of the Balkan states but not Macedonia. I see that Transferwise is perfectly possible there, so they should be able to credit your bank account with no problem.
I had a client in Russia who had problems and they sent me an email with a Western Union password. I went along to a local shop that provides a WU service (there are several in my town) and collected exactly the right number of euros in cash. It was pretty painless. Not something I'd do for ever... See more I've done business with a few of the Balkan states but not Macedonia. I see that Transferwise is perfectly possible there, so they should be able to credit your bank account with no problem.
I had a client in Russia who had problems and they sent me an email with a Western Union password. I went along to a local shop that provides a WU service (there are several in my town) and collected exactly the right number of euros in cash. It was pretty painless. Not something I'd do for every client, but it worked well in the circumstances. ▲ Collapse
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:18
Member (2008)
Italian to English
TOPIC STARTER | Thanks Sheila | Jul 12, 2019 |
Sheila Wilson wrote:
I've done business with a few of the Balkan states but not Macedonia. I see that Transferwise is perfectly possible there, so they should be able to credit your bank account with no problem.
I had a client in Russia who had problems and they sent me an email with a Western Union password. I went along to a local shop that provides a WU service (there are several in my town) and collected exactly the right number of euros in cash. It was pretty painless. Not something I'd do for every client, but it worked well in the circumstances.
Thanks Sheila - there are lots of WU shops around here so I'll look into it.
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Joshua Parker
Mexico
Local time: 03:18
Member (2016)
Spanish to English
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| Transferwise | Jul 12, 2019 |
I used TransferWise for the first time last week to receive money (in my case, from Portugal into a U.S. account).
It was very easy to set up and the fees worked out at just over $6 for $1,200. I had my money in my account within three days.
Worth looking into, I think. I'm not sure if it's available in Macedonia, though.
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Vanda Nissen
Australia
Local time: 20:18
English to Russian
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| Transferwise | Jul 13, 2019 |
+1, it even works with Russia which makes my life easier.
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