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Swiss Roaming Plans Can Cost 10x More Than Travel ESIM Alternatives

simsurf.com
1 points·by briodf·السنة الماضية·0 comments

Show HN: Travel ESIM Comparison

monito.com
1 points·by briodf·قبل سنتين·0 comments

Nerdwallet S-1

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briodf
·قبل شهرين·discuss
28*13=364
briodf
·السنة الماضية·discuss
3GB of Data + Unlimited SMS and Calls for free sounds very nice? Can you share the name of the provider so that we can add it to our eSIM comparison for Germany https://www.monito.com/en/esim-plans-compared
briodf
·قبل 4 سنوات·discuss
Great to see more and more competition in the money transfer space, congrats on the launch.

Here's a little comparison by amount received (incl. all fees) with the cheapest provider found on Monito.com (comparison site I co-founded) vs Atlantic Money:

Sending £1000 to:

- EUR: €1,199 vs €1,196.83

- CAD: CA$1,693 vs CA$1,686

- PLN: zł5,737 vs zł5,826.58

- USD: $1,311 vs $1,310

As we can see, the competition on pricing for popular routes will be quite intense! Do you plan on mainly focusing on customers who need to send larger amounts? Or are you planning on developing other differentiators (New routes, customers service, user experience etc...))
briodf
·قبل 4 سنوات·discuss
Two excellent questions, which I am unfortunately not able to answer with confidence, as it goes into the weeds of payment rails& infrastructure. Someone actually making the transfers (instead of a comparison site like us looking at the available services and recommending you the best one for your needs) would probably have the answers.
briodf
·قبل 4 سنوات·discuss
Thanks!

This is likely a combination a question of Money Transfer/Transmitter License & compliance, but this is not my area of expertise. A provider like Wise is licensed in the countries where it accepts customers. In this case, Wise is licensed in the US but not in Chile: https://wise.com/help/articles/2932693/how-is-wise-regulated...

As it's a costly and complicated endeavour, they must prioritise the markets they operate in and must have made the business decision not to be licensed in Chile as of now.

Luckily, Monito always try to find local companies filling the gap of big players, and Global66 is an interesting alternative from Chile: https://www.monito.com/send-money/chile/united-states/clp/us...

Moneygram is likely limited in accepting US residents with their US site for similar reasons.
briodf
·قبل 4 سنوات·discuss
I'm the co-founder of a international money transfer comparison engine, AMA if you have questions about international money transfers from a consumer perspective.