Transferring USD to GBP?

wmb194

Zerforax said:

wmb194 said:

Zerforax said:

Took me 5-10 mins to set up the Wise GBP and USD account. Now if only E*trade was so cooperative.. won't let me add any external bank account details but doesn't explain how to unblock any verification it wants to do.

You went to 'Pay & Transfer' - 'External Funding Accounts' - select 'Add external funding account' and then followed the 'add automatically' wizard? It has a manual option as well. 

It's been a couple of years since I set it up but IIRC there was a code included in the reference of the test payment(s) to Wise that you needed to enter in the etrade website. This might be different automatic vs manual though. Payments from etrade to Wise are usually next working day.

Unfortunately as soon I as click "Add external funding account" it shows:

Add external funding account

For added security, please verify your identity before adding an external funding account.

We're unable to process this request at this time, please try again. If the issue persists, please call us for assistance.

Ah okay, I didn't get that this morning when I did a test click through. I guess you'll need to call or, if it still lets you, not bother and eat the cost of a wire transfer.

Zerforax

wmb194 said:

Ah okay, I didn't get that this morning when I did a test click through. I guess you'll need to call or, if it still lets you, not bother and eat the cost of a wire transfer.

It seems I had a restricted stock plan account so doesn't have the normal functionality so I managed to find a free phone number and they said they can only do with a wire transfer (which cost $25). Hopefully will have the funds soon! Just took 25 minutes of explaining and Etrade completing verifications haha. 

Zerforax

Managed to sort it all out so received in Wise USD then converted to GBP and now withdrawn to my own bank account. All been super easy once I sorted out the Etrade issues. 

Thanks for the recommendation and help!