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

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