Send Money to Philippines Online from Korea

You have at least 4 ways to send money to the Philippines online from Korea.

Seoul, South Korea

Choose from 3 banks and one online money transfer operator.

First,  ask your recipient in the Philippines to open a remittance account in the Philippines.
If BDO, puedeng Kabayan savings account or International Remittance Account (IRA)
If BPI, puedeng Pamana Padala, Padala Moneyger or Pamana Savings Account with Free Life Insurance.

Get your recipient's bank name, account name, account number, bank branch or location and Swift code (just in case the remittance product you will choose requires a Swift code).

Then open a remittance account in any of the following 3 Korean banks.

Kookmin Bank (Remittance Partners of BDO and BPI)
9-1 Namdaemunno 2-Ga, Jung-Gu Seoul 100-092
South Korea

KEB Hana Bank  (BDO Remittance Partner)
35 Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Customer Support 1599-6111
Overseas: 82-42-520-2500 (ext. 8 for foreign languages)

KEB Hana offers 5 remittance products:

1. Asia Preferential Remittance Service (good for foreign workers in Korea)
2. easy-one Foreign Currency Remittance Service
3. Easy-One Plus Service
4. Easy-One Remittance Card
5. Global Local Currency Remittance Service

Woori Bank    
(BPI Remittance Partner)

Open a Direct Remittance Service account at any Woori Bank branch.
Register the Philippine bank account of your recipient.

Foreigner Call Center:  1599-2288
 1 - English
 2 - Chinese
 3 - Vietnamese
 4 - Uzbek
 5 - Russia
 6 - Thai
 7 - Mongolian
 8 - Japanese
 9 - Cambodian, Indonesian, Tagalog

Domestic: 1588-5000, 1599-5000
International: 82-2-2006-5000
Business hours : 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Fourth option is to Send online thru WireBarley Corp.

901, 10, Gangnam-Daero 94-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Go to www.wirebarley.com

WireBarley is an Australian company doing money transfers in Australia, New Zealand, USA and South Korea

To send via WireBarley:
You must have a credit card or debit card.
Open an account with WireBarley at WireBarley.com.
Verify your identity.


Customer support:
help@wirebarley.com
South Korea  +82 (2) 1811-1073
New Zealand  +64 800-461-273
Australia +61  (2) 5633-1073
United States  +1 855 582-1024

Photo credit:
Image by NADEZHDANADEINA from Pixabay 

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Korea Exchange Bank Remittance to and from Korea

You can send US dollars from South Korea to the Philippines or from the Philippines to South Korea through Korea Exchange Bank.

For remittances to the Philippines, the fee is only US$10 for amounts up to US$4,000.
For more than US$4,000, the remittance fee is 0.25% of the remitted amount, with a maximum fee of US$100.

For remittances to South Korea, the cable charge is US$15 for each remittance transaction.

NO LIMITS.  There are no limits to the amounts of US dollars sent to and from the Philippines.

Korea Exchange Bank is located in Makati:

33rd Floor Citibank Tower
8741 Paseo de Roxas St.
Makati City

Near the Mandarin Hotel

Tel No:  632 - 848 - 1988
Fax No:  632 - 848 - 1778

Email: koexbank@surfshop.net.ph
Swift Code: KOEXPHMM
Cable Address: KOEXBANK MANILA
    
The bank is open from Monday to Friday, except during Philippine holidays

Korea is AHEAD of the Philippines by ONE HOUR

You can use the remittance service of Korea Exchange Bank even if you do not have an account with the bank.

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