Recent content by pitipur

Ive never tried picking up cash but I believe you can. The rates are a bit lower on moneygram than WU, but since the moneyfram fee is only $2 flat instead of around 5% of the total sent like western union, at least as of today I got a better overall exchange rate using moneygram. And here to...

My first test deposit got lost in the ether but i tried again with $100 and it was deposited in my mercado pago account within 20 minutes. game changer!! Going to try a transfer to my bank account tomorrow as well , and hopefully i can say goodbye to western union again

So it sounds like moneygram US debit card to argie bank account transfers are working again? They stopped working for me about a year ago and seems like many had the same issue, that the transfers were just getting lost in the ether or cancelled, so ive been using western union ever since, but...

Hey all, I earn in the US and have been sending myself money via western union from my US bank account to my argentinean bank account for years, but I received a notice this week from my bank that things have changed with AFIP and if I do not have any earnings declared with AFIP, I can only...

However I dont think the MEP is the actual rate your credit card gives you. Last week the MEP was around 850 but my visa card gave me just under 800.

On a side note, I had a few good transactions with WU where I got my money same day or the next day (US bank account to arg bank account transfer) and my last two transfers have taken an entire week to arrive :( Anyone else experiencing this lately?

THANK YOU for this. I have been searching for years for a way to be able to access the US and argentinean play stores since you can only change countries once a year and just tried this out and it appears to work!!!!!

Just wanted to confirm that I did two WU bank to bank transfers recently, sent one Friday around noon and another on Monday morning, and I received both in my bank account Monday EOD. I had never received same day WU bank to bank previously so that's a plus now that Moneygram seems to be a no-go .

Thanks, thats good to hear. Hopefully my WU will go through on Monday or Tuesday. And if so I guess Ill just have to start planning ahead a bit more since I cant get my same-day Moneygrams anymore ;( WU is giving a better rate lately even when factoring in the fee but I still preferred moneygram...

this stinks :( im having the same issue with moneygram today. I tried a western union transaction as well but I guess I wont know if it went through until Monday or Tuesday :/ Was gonna try remitly but seems like that isnt working anymore either. So I guess my question is, has anyone else...

I know its a long shot but found out Im getting kicked out of my apartment after 5 years so they can turn it into an airbnb (dont even get me started) and the rental market is a nightmare right now, so trying whatever I can. Hoping for a 3 ambientes in or around Villa Crespo if anyone knows of...

Hey all, Im happy to report that after 5 people from the general customer service line told me my account was permanently closed and there was nothign I can do, I am now back in and have sent myself a transaction successfully (just waiting for it to hit my argie account). Essentially I bitched...

Unfortunately Ive tried talking to about 5 people and they all tell me that I can never use the online service again , but cannot tell me why my transaction was flagged as suspicious. I was never asked for ID when I signed up or sent the transaction and offered to provide whatever they needed...

I checked with Wise support and they told me that my account was with People's Trust (I dont know if all wise accounts are with this bank), however that's not one of the options when I try to link a bank account with western union, in which case Wise told me that I could not directly link my CA...

Im trying to set this up to link my CA wise account to western union, but WU is making me choose a bank, and Wise is not one of the banks that I can select. Do you know how to get around this? Do I need to order a Wise ATM card and use that info?