Thursday, January 29, 2009

Best Ways to Send Money to El Salvador

By Chloe Banks

There are a variety of ways to send money quickly to El Salvador. The level of security, cost and amount of time it takes for money to arrive differ for each service.

Sometimes the amount of time it takes to send the money is the most important factor. In this instance it is important to know what options you have when sending money to El Salvador. The most pressing thing to remember is to prepare now to have everything in place for a transfer.

Often sending money online through services such as ATM Cash www.atmcash.com is the easiest and quickest way to get money when you need it. Services such as this allow you to send money 24/7 right from the comfort of your computer.

Another way to ensure a quick transfer of money to El Salvador is ensuring the recipient has an ATM or debit card. If the recipient is someone trusted, it's often useful for them to have a bank card linked to your checking or savings account.

If you are comfortable with the cardholder having access to your account at all time, they can have a card and PIN number to access cash through an ATM machine. If you do not want the recipient to have access to money at all times, a pre-paid debit card is a good solution. It works just like an ATM card except that it is loaded with a specific amount of money.

After the money has been withdrawn with a pre-paid debit card, the cardholder will have no access to funds until you have refilled the card. A phone call to notify the recipient that money has been added is all it would require to gain access to the funds.

Opening an account with a bank that has branches in both El Salvador and the U.S. will also help facilitate easier transfers.

These are some ways that can help ensure a quick transfer of money to El Salvador when you need it.

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