Technology has made it very possible to transfer money from any kind of country to another. If you base in France or you went there for a business or any reason, and you want to send money to your friends, family or loved ones in the United States; there are actually a number of means through which you can get this done easily without stress.
Factors To Consider When Choosing The Best Way To Transfer Money From France To Us
There are quite a lot of factors that you should take into consideration when trying to send money from France to USA. Usually, these factors may vary and they are based on who is sending the money and where they are sending them from. That is, the factors an organization should consider, may be different from that of an individual. Some of these factors are:
- Transaction fee.
- Exchange rate.
- Volume of the transaction.
- Security of the transaction.
How To Send Money From France To USA
There are quite a lot of money transfer companies that you can use to transfer money from France to the US. These money transfer companies are very different from each other. Some are fee free, while others are more suitable for larger transfers, as they have a very big transfer volume, and while others are just ideal for small remittances.
- World Remit.
- OFX.
- XE Money Transfer.
- Wise.
- Western Union.
- Moneygram.
1. Wise
Wise is a payment service which was formerly known as TransferWise. Using Wise, you can send money from one country to another without stress, including from France to USA. Below are steps on how to send money from France to USA using Wise.
- Visit the TransferWise website at www.wise.com.
- Create an account or log in to your Wise account.
- Start the transfer by paying in Euro using your debit or credit card, or via your bank.
- Enter the Wise details of your recipients.
- Click on Send Money.
2. Western Union
Western Union is one of the top payment services that you can use to send money from France to the US. They have an online service which you can use, as well as in-person service which you can visit the bank for.
- Go to the Western website at www.westernunion.com, or their mobile app.
- Log in to your Western Union account or create an account if you do not already have.
- Tap “Send Money”
- Select the recipient of your transaction. You can also add the details of the recipient if it has not been registered already.
- Have your Western Union account verified by submitting a few details required.
- Enter the amount that you wish to transfer.
- Click on Send.
- Share the Western Union tracking number (MTCN) with the recipients for an easy cash pickup.
Also, as I had said earlier, you can send money from France to the USA via Western Union directly from your bank or agent. To do this, you may follow the steps below:
- Locate a Western Union agent in your area (most banks in France are Western Union agent)
- Inform them that you wish to send money.
- Share your details with the Western Union agent. This will include providing your full name and a valid ID, such as a government issued ID.
- Share the details of the recipient.
- Make payment to the Western Union agent for the transaction to start
3. PayPal
A pretty popular online payment network, PayPal can also be used to send money from France to the USA too. And what even makes it more exciting is that it has a business account, which can be used for the business type of transaction as well as an individual account which can be used for the individual type of transaction.
- Go to Paypal website or mobile app.
- Log in to your account or create a new PayPal account.
- On the dashboard, tap Send.
- Enter the details of the recipient or select it from the list of your previous recipient.
- Enter the amount that you wish to send.
- Click on next.
- Select the method that you will be using for the payment.
- Tap Next.
- Tap Send Now.
What Is The Cheapest Way To Transfer Money From France To USA?
From my experience, the cheapest way to transfer money from France to the US is via PayPal. Although the set back is that the recipient will then have to transfer the money from their PayPal to their bank account.
