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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I just started using XE.com for U.S.->foreign transfers. No (separate) wire fee. Indeed, the entire cost of the transaction is built into the exchange rate. Example: I recently
sent payment to a Canadian firm. Spot rate was </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">1 USD = 1.3405 CAD. My calculations suggest this is about 2.9% worse than public spot FX price (average of
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Lara Pearson via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 12:46 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Lara Pearson <lara@brandgeek.net><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [E-trademarks] Good, Inexpensire service for bank wire payments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> I pay using a Corp Platinum Amex as often as possible b/t there are no foreign transaction fees, but not all firms take CCs or Amex. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">WISE is not available in Nevada. My bank makes me go in to make a foreign wire & charges $30/per.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Any runners-up to Wise?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 3:09\u202fPM Richard Schafer via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:#1F497D">P.O. Box 230081 | Houston, TX 77223<br>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dineen Wasylik via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 21, 2023 11:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Dineen Wasylik <<a href="mailto:dineen@wasylik.net" target="_blank">dineen@wasylik.net</a>>;
<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Good, Inexpensire service for bank wire payments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://wise.com" target="_blank">wise.com</a> is what I have based on recommendations from other practitioners. It is easy and much less expensive than bank-based wires. It handles currency conversion much better than my bank folks did, too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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On 11/20/2023 10:53 PM, voyer--- via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
> A year or maybe more ago, there was elist discussion of a good, inexpensive service for bank wire services.<br>
> At least internationally, perhaps also domestic. My saved copy is now hiding from me.<br>
> Would appreciate contact info for that service, and it is stlil a good recommendation. Thanks,<br>
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> Daniel Kegan * 847-452-2599<br>
> Baron Harris Healey, Of Counsel<br>
> <<a href="mailto:DKegan@BHHLawFirm.com" target="_blank">DKegan@BHHLawFirm.com</a>><br>
> <<a href="http://www.BHHLawFirm.com" target="_blank">http://www.BHHLawFirm.com</a>><br>
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