[AusNOG] Transacting in USD

[Ryan Finnesey]

I have both US contacts at Citi and HSBC if an intro would be helpful.

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From: Scott Howard<mailto:scott at doc.net.au>
Sent: ‎8/‎9/‎2015 8:36 PM
To: Matt Palmer<mailto:mpalmer at hezmatt.org>
Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Transacting in USD

On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Matt Palmer <mpalmer at hezmatt.org<mailto: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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