{"id":68623,"date":"2017-01-23T14:16:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T13:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=68623"},"modified":"2016-11-07T17:38:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T16:38:38","slug":"send-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/send-money\/","title":{"rendered":"How to transfer money internationally in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are new to Barcelona and are still trying to get the hang of how the Spanish banking system works, here are a few notes to help you understand how to <strong>transfer money internationally.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/send-money\/#Cash_to_Cash\" title=\"Cash to Cash\">Cash to Cash<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/send-money\/#Transaction_apps\" title=\"Transaction apps\">Transaction apps<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/send-money\/#Facebook\" title=\"Facebook\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/send-money\/#Bank_Transfers\" title=\"Bank Transfers\">Bank Transfers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cash_to_Cash\"><\/span>Cash to Cash<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Western Union, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneygram.es\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">MoneyGram<\/a>,<\/strong> and<strong> Ria<\/strong> are the most popular ways of sending money abroad. Go to any of these centers and give them the amount of cash you want to have transferred.\u00a0 The house will convert the currency from the home country into Euros and transfer it. You can also do your transactions on-line.\u00a0 Please check with the provider about service fees, which vary from the amount sent, expedite costs, and if the transactions are done online or in person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-save-money-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to save money in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Transaction_apps\"><\/span>Transaction apps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_81786\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81786\" class=\" wp-image-81786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mockup-iphone-app-mobile-ios-ui-technology-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo via Visualhunt\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several apps for your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/mobile-providers\/\" target=\"_blank\">mobile<\/a> that allow you to receive the money needed in no time.\u00a0 All you need is to sign up and link your Bank information with your app.\u00a0<strong>PayPal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/wallet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Google Wallet<\/a>, Square Cash,<\/strong> and<strong> Venmo<\/strong> are some of the most popular ones. There is no need to walk in an office. There are a ton of uses for these apps, other than transferring or receiving money.\u00a0 Check out their web pages to see which one is suitable for your needs.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebook\"><\/span>Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Did you know that <strong>Facebook messenger<\/strong> has its own payment system? \u00a0Send a message to someone on <strong>Facebook<\/strong>, hit the dollar sign ($), put in the amount to send, as well as your debit card information and you&#8217;re done!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bank\/\" target=\"_blank\">Banks in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bank_Transfers\"><\/span>Bank Transfers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you have doubts about the<strong> IBAN<\/strong> and <strong>BIC\/SWIFT Code?<\/strong>\u00a0 This important information is needed to get your cash deposited into your European bank account.\u00a0 <strong>The International Bank Account Number<\/strong> (IBAN)<strong> Bank Identifier Code<\/strong> (BIC) and <strong>The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Code<\/strong> (SWIFT) consist of 8 or 11 characters.\u00a0 The first eight digits are in reference to the primary office.\u00a0 You would see the numbers like this in your account:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AAAA \u00a0 BB \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CC \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0 \u00a0(1) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (3) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (4)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_81787\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81787\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-81787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/human-hand-holding-credit-card-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo via Visualhunt\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(First) four characters: bank code (only letters)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next two characters: 1 alpha \u2013 2 country code<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next two characters: the location code (letters and digits)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(Last) three characters: normally refer to the branch code<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once this information is in hand, the amount to be transferred, as well as processing fees are applicable. 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