Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Overseas donation
Yes, it is possible. We've had foreign payments into the WMA bank account before using [[Swift]]. I've sent money to the US before - I just went into my bank and told them I wanted to transfer money to an American bank account and they organised it for me but that was a long time ago and I'm sure there are easier ways to do it now. Brian or Angela probably know more about this sort of thing. 2009/2/6 private musings thepmacco...@gmail.com g'day all, so I have this friend in the US who'd like to donate $20 to the AU chapter is this possible? and if so, how? :-) cheers, Peter PM ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Overseas donation
On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 07:00:13PM +1100, private musings wrote: g'day all, so I have this friend in the US who'd like to donate $20 to the AU chapter is this possible? and if so, how? :-) I agree with Delphines's caution about fees. As Treasurer, I will try to help, but I am not yet recognised by our bank as a signature, so I suggest you ask him to hold for a while and I will try to get the best advice to you as soon as I can. Brian. cheers, Peter PM ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l -- Brian Salter-Dukeb_d...@bigpond.net.au [[User:Bduke]] is single user account with en:Wikipedia main account. Also on Meta-Wiki, Wikiversity, fr:Wikipedia and others. Treasurer, Wikimedia Australia Inc,Go Wikimedia Australia Inc, Go! ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Overseas donation
2009/2/6 Sarah Ewart sarahew...@gmail.com: Yes, it is possible. We've had foreign payments into the WMA bank account before using [[Swift]]. I've sent money to the US before - I just went into my bank and told them I wanted to transfer money to an American bank account and they organised it for me but that was a long time ago and I'm sure there are easier ways to do it now. Brian or Angela probably know more about this sort of thing. I always use paypal for transferring money overseas. It has fees, but at least you know in advance what those fees are, and it's a lot lot less hassle. Angela ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Overseas donation
Paypal is good. Anything bank-bank will be *intense* fees wise - and I'm talking more than the $20 donation! cheers Andrew 2009/2/6 Angela bees...@gmail.com 2009/2/6 Sarah Ewart sarahew...@gmail.com: Yes, it is possible. We've had foreign payments into the WMA bank account before using [[Swift]]. I've sent money to the US before - I just went into my bank and told them I wanted to transfer money to an American bank account and they organised it for me but that was a long time ago and I'm sure there are easier ways to do it now. Brian or Angela probably know more about this sort of thing. I always use paypal for transferring money overseas. It has fees, but at least you know in advance what those fees are, and it's a lot lot less hassle. Angela ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Overseas donation
If I may, I would advise caution. Brianna and I experienced the highest fees ever for overseas bank transfer to Australia. I would advise your friend, Peter, to check with their bank to see what the fees are for such a transfer, as the donation might well dissolve into bank fees. Otherwise I would advise a paypal transfer to an Australian friend, or something of the kind where fees are high, but maybe not so high. Cheers, Delphine 2009/2/6 Nicholas Perkins superni...@gmail.com: Generally, each bank around the world has a SWIFT code. The SWIFT code is a unique identifier for each bank for international money transfers. For example, the Commonwealth Bank is CTBAAU2S. Usually all that someone would need to provide to their bank to make an international transfer is the SWIFT code, the BSB and the Account number for an Australian bank. (Other countries use different variations on a BSB – for example, the UK use a Sort Code, the US use an ABA number). On a side note, to send money to a bank in the EU a SWIFT code (known as a BIC there) is not enough. You need to supply an IBAN number, which is a combination of a Country Code, SWIFT/BIC, Sort Code (depending on country), Account Number and a check digit. -- Nick Perkins superni...@gmail.com From: wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Sarah Ewart Sent: Friday, 6 February 2009 8:09 PM To: Wikimedia-au Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Overseas donation Yes, it is possible. We've had foreign payments into the WMA bank account before using [[Swift]]. I've sent money to the US before - I just went into my bank and told them I wanted to transfer money to an American bank account and they organised it for me but that was a long time ago and I'm sure there are easier ways to do it now. Brian or Angela probably know more about this sort of thing. 2009/2/6 private musings thepmacco...@gmail.com g'day all, so I have this friend in the US who'd like to donate $20 to the AU chapter is this possible? and if so, how? :-) cheers, Peter PM ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l -- ~notafish NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails will get lost. Ceci n'est pas une endive - http://blog.notanendive.org ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
