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Save on the exchange rate conversion when sending money overseas from your Rural Bank account in Australian dollars, UK pounds, the euro & other currencies. Rural Bank international money transfers to or from Australia have higher transaction charges, due to a less competitive exchange rate offered by Rural Bank. Skip to: Australia Money Transfer Specialists
Typically, sending funds to or from your Rural Bank account in Australian dollars or UK pounds will involve a margin rate of 5.2% – much higher than most currency broker rates (typically 0.7 to 1.0%).
Sending foreign currency to or from your Rural Bank account in Australia needn’t be a complex matter, moreover, you can save time and money when you use a specialist currency broker instead.
Specialist foreign exchange companies including our recommended providers here can save you money and time on the transaction. Our recommendations are based on international coverage and office locations together with the lowest foreign exchange margin rates offered.
Example: A typical overseas currency transfer of $100,000 Australian dollars (AUD) using Rural Bank services would have a transaction exchange rate margin of around 5.2% – or $5,200 AUD. Using a specialist broker, in this example TorFX – the exchange rate margin would work out at 0.7% – or only S700 AUD in total, which is a large saving over the bank service.
International money transfers from Rural Bank could take longer to arrive than using a private currency exchange provider and you will also need to be an existing Rural Bank account holder to use their services. Rural Bank may additionally charge a flat rate commission fee when sending money abroad into another currency and bank transfer commission fees vary depending on the amount you need to transfer. Private brokers offer commission free currency transfers, typically over a value of $5000.
Unless you pay a premium, Rural Bank’s service will take from 5 to 7 days for your funds to arrive at the destination bank. Private foreign exchange companies typically complete the transaction either same day, or next day.
Rural Bank is a domestic Australian Bank that is a subsidiary of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group. The bank was created in 2000 and through their banking partnerships has over 400 banking branch locations across Australia.
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