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Poll: In which currency do you usually receive payment? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "In which currency do you usually receive payment?".
This poll was originally submitted by Nicole Blanc. View the poll results »
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I have a yen for this. 
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My main bank account is in EUR, but I also have a special account for payments in USD.
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I prefer not to receive EUR because I always seem to lose a lot of money in transit. My bank now charges US$ 45.00 for a wire transfer from Europe, regardless of the amount involved. PayPal is a little better, but I still get hit.
The nice thing about about PayPal is that they exchange any currency and do it quite efficiently, so for currencies other than EUR--Japanese yen, Brazilian réais, etc.--it's the easiest solution, especially for small amounts. (I have two clients in Japan ... See more I prefer not to receive EUR because I always seem to lose a lot of money in transit. My bank now charges US$ 45.00 for a wire transfer from Europe, regardless of the amount involved. PayPal is a little better, but I still get hit.
The nice thing about about PayPal is that they exchange any currency and do it quite efficiently, so for currencies other than EUR--Japanese yen, Brazilian réais, etc.--it's the easiest solution, especially for small amounts. (I have two clients in Japan for whom I edit medical papers written in English by non-native speakers.)
Some of my U.S. clients deposit directly to my bank account, which is great, but when that convenience is not available, I prefer a paper check--in USD, of course. ▲ Collapse
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 18:57
Member (2010)
French to English
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and wire transfers with no fee at all are the best way to go. Some wire transfers are in GBP or USD but my bank charges a set fee of €6.50, no matter the amount, for conversion to EUR so not bad.
PayPal is fine but I hate having to pay their fees and I keep separate GBP and USD accounts within PayPal to use for paying for goods in those currencies so I don't have to convert twice
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Tim Drayton 
Cyprus
Local time: 20:57
Turkish to English
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Roughly 2/3 GBP, 1/3 EUR. However, with the US dollar going from strength to strength against the euro, I can't help feeling that I will start getting work from the USA again before long.
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Yarri K
Burkina Faso
Local time: 18:57
French to English
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| National currency pegged to the Euro | Feb 4, 2015 |
I receive most of my payments by international wire transfer in my national currency. As it is pegged to the Euro, I prefer Euro clients to USD-paying clients as there are no exchange rate fluctuations or commissions. Though if the USD rises enough, this might make me more open to USD-payers.
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Klára Kalamár
Romania
Local time: 20:57
English to Hungarian
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| 20% USD, 80% EUR | Feb 4, 2015 |
Most of my clients are from Europe and they pay by wire transfer (no fees at all for me).
However I have a couple of American customers from whom I receive payments via PayPal.
I do not accept checks because banks charge unreasonable fees and make cashing checks a slow and complicated process here in my country.
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Rita Utt
France
Local time: 19:57
English to German
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| Very interesting | Feb 4, 2015 |
Are most of clients of ProZ translation form Europe ?
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| euros and occasionally dollars | Feb 4, 2015 |
Rita Utt wrote:
Are most of clients of ProZ translation form Europe ?
No, the Americans are just getting up now ....
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| USD, EUR, GBP and DKK | Feb 4, 2015 |
The only problem is that my US clients charge a horrendeous fee for bank transfers (or their financial institutions do)
No, let me precise, not all of them but a few.
[Edited at 2015-02-04 13:05 GMT]
[Edited at 2015-02-04 13:06 GMT]
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 19:57
Member (2009)
English to German
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Since these are the only two currencies I accept.
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DianeGM
Local time: 20:57
Member (2006)
Dutch to English
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| EUR & USD & GBP | Feb 4, 2015 |
I have a separate bank account for each currency.
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I'm in the UK, I'm only little, why should I take the exchange rate hit? No customer has ever objected.
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 15:57
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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| USD, EUR, CAD, BRL | Feb 6, 2015 |
I receive payments regularly in four currencies, without a defined percentage for each, so I had to choose "other".
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