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Transfer of funds to India through bank?

sevenonine · 2019-05-05 13:36:47

I want to transfer small amounts, £300 to start, to a bank in India for use by a cousin whose father, my first cousin, has dementia. As I bank with, Santander, such a transfer would obviously be more secure for me. I checked its website which only shows a fee of £25 for Euros/USDs, so I'd have to ask about Indian rupees.…

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Baby_Angel Posts: 540 Forumite

7 May 2019 at 12:44PM

I have transferred via transferwise several times since 2016 from an UK bank account (using debit card transactions) to various Indian bank accounts. I can confirm I have sent to ICICI and Canara banks frequently. I may have also sent to IOB, but not completely sure. The transfer nowadays takes less than a minute to arrive in India. Never had any issues ever with the transfers and happy with the commission and fees as you know upfront what you will be charged.

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