[consulting] How do you receive payments?

[Gaele Strootman]

Fredrik Jonsson wrote:
>
> Within the EURO/EEC countries you can use something my bank call "EU 
> payment".
>
> From the home page of my bank:
> "EU payment costs SEK 10 per payment and is normally available to the 
> recipient 3-4 weekdays after the amount has been sent from 
> FöreningsSparbanken. In order to receive an EU payment, the recipient 
> must be registered with an IBAN and BIC/Swift ID. There will be a 
> charge if you elect to pay the recipient bank's costs."
>
> 10 SEK is just a little over 1 EURO.
>
> I make the payments directly through my Internet bank service, very 
> convenient.
>
> Fredrik
>

And according to EU rules payments /within/ the EURO zone with IBAN/BIC 
even have to be free of charge.

Gaele