[AusNOG] Transacting in USD

[Skeeve Stevens]

Yeah, we're with Commbank now.  Just don't ever assume their branch staff
have a clue.  Their call centre staff are also clueless.

We had to ring 3 times... and pointed out what was on their website, and
when we got the person who did know about it, they knew no specific details
about the mechanics... customer service is so bad these days :(


...Skeeve


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On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Jared Hirst <
jared.hirst at serversaustralia.com.au> wrote:

> I have a USD bank account with CBA, I just emailed my bank manager and
> they did this for us, it is now in our CBA login too!
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Scott Howard <scott at doc.net.au> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Matt Palmer <mpalmer at hezmatt.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Pretty much any (big) local bank should be willing to give you a
>>> USD-denominated account -- the two that I've seen asked about it have
>>> both
>>> been willing.  The fees will be eye-watering (because they can), and
>>> you'll
>>> still be paying the stupid international wire fees, but to save currency
>>> risk, they're quite handy.
>>>
>>
>> International banks may be a better option.  I have accounts with
>> Citibank in the US (USD) and Australia (both AUD and USD).  Transfers
>> between the two countries are free, with an excellent exchange rate if
>> transferring currency.
>>
>> However I'm not sure how easy getting a US account setup would be if you
>> don't have a legal presence in the US (I'm a US resident, so it was easy)
>>
>>   Scott
>>
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