What to Know About Transfers

Ruby McKenzie
4 Min Read

When it comes to finances, whether business or personal, you will more than likely encounter a situation where you will need to transfer money. While transferring money can be a hassle, it does not have to be with the right processes and programs. Consider the following tips on what to know about transfers.

International Exchange Rates Are Easier to Deal With

When it comes to transferring money to different countries, it used to be that you would need to have a cheat sheet for all of the different exchange rates and make sure to update it often to combat the almost constant fluctuation. Now, when you conduct a Ria Money Transfer, all of the exchange rates are updated and automatically calculated for you. That way, you do not have to worry about keeping up with the exchange rates and you have updated rates down to the cent. Thanks to that, any international transactions that you need to make will be instantaneous and user-friendly.

Each Program Has Its Own Rules

If you make transfers on a regular basis, you need to know the rules for each program or app that you use, as each one has its own rules in terms of maximum amounts and fees, among other things. There can also be different rules depending on the type of transfer that you are trying to do. For instance, if you have an account with a popular transfer program, there are extra fees depending on who you are making the transfer to. In addition, there are fees charged if you want to move money from your balance to your bank account immediately as opposed to allowing the transfer to be completed within one to three days.

There is also the matter of applications and programs that require both parties to have it to successfully complete a transfer, or have a specific thing to make the transaction go through. For instance, if you make regular transfers using an app that requires having a bank account to finalize a transaction, you need to make sure that your receiving party also has an account with a bank that does business using the same app. Otherwise, your transaction will not be complete and you will have to find another way to transfer your money.

Transfers Are Rarely Reversed

The unfortunate thing about transfers is that it is rare that they get reversed in the event that the person making the transfer makes an error. Wire transfers can be stopped, but only if the receiving bank gets notified in time. With electronic transfers, the most likely scenario is that the transfer will go through in minutes and will be impossible to reverse. If you find that you have made an error with one of your transfers, you will need to contact the recipient and arrange for a correction to be made via another transaction.

Transfers make life easier when it comes to getting money to where it needs to go, but there are a lot of things to keep in mind when you start making them on a regular basis. Keep this knowledge in mind as you start making transfers or shopping around to determine which program you should use for the majority of your transfers.

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