Best way to make large euro payment please

moatmeister

Need to make a payment, ideally by bank transfer of 3500 euros. Whats the best and cheapest way to do it please ?

I think a card payment might be possible but recipient has requested transfer to their account

landsberger64

If this is for Timeshare, operators often do this to avoid any form of cancellation or cooling off period.

benjus

Card payment would be preferable for safety, although (depending on the card you use) likely to be more expensive than a transfer using a cheap provider.

If you do want to do a transfer, http://www.transferwise.com gives the best rates, and seems to be reliable.

moatmeister

Cheers
Not timeshare, infact not holiday related but genuine purchase requirement. Just thought this would be good place for good foriegn currency advice

isplumm

Hi,

Well I have used smart currency quite a bit - found them very good ....

https://www.smartcurrency.co.uk

Mark

greyteam1959

I use www.XETrade.com all done online but I suppose any of these type of currency brokers will be the same..... give or take on the exchange rate.

warwicktiger

http://www.exchangecurrency.com/converter

benjus

mervyn11 wrote: »

I use www.XETrade.com all done online but I suppose any of these type of currency brokers will be the same..... give or take on the exchange rate.

I have considered opening an XETrade account a few times but am put off by the fact they refuse to tell you their exchange rates until you sign up. Pretty daft marketing IMO... if other sites can do it, why not them?

benjus

warwicktiger wrote: »

http://www.exchangecurrency.com/converter

Potentially useful site... shame it doesn't include the cheapest providers.