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Old Oct 15, 2007, 1:36 pm
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Originally Posted by kxl19
I've looked into XE, they seem to be the cheapest, but they still tack on a 1.4% fee beyond the interbank rate.
FWIW we have had an account with XE for upwards of three years and find it useful and cost effective for ongoing transfers. There's some bureaucracy to setting up the account but if you think you might be transferring funds in future rather than one-time-only it might well be worth your trouble.

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