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Money transfer from the UK to Swiss Sterling account

Hi everyone,

I need to find a way to transfer money from my UK account (Natwest) to my account in Switzerland with PostFinance. It's basically a student loan payment everyone month, so only about £600 per month.

I noticed there is an option to open a Sterling account with PostFinance - has anyone any experience with this? Would this save me the transfer fee that Natwest imposes on international payments?

Alternatively, I could set up an account with one of the online transfer agencies and transfer the money over that way. Would you recommend this over the bank transfer?

Many thanks!
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Re: Money transfer from the UK to Swiss Sterling account

try www.tranzfers.com, they are basically ozforex but give you a much better rate than any bank and only charge a flat rate fee.
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Re: Money transfer from the UK to Swiss Sterling account

UKForex. If only I had discovered them sooner. My last transfer gave me an absolutely incredible exchange rate. Highly recommend.
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