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Send US Dollar → Colombian Peso
Booming LATAM dev talent corridor.
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The leak story
vs PayPalYou just lost COP 255,930 on this invoice.
That's enough to pay for…
- 6 months of GitHub Copilot
- 9 pints of craft beer
- 5 months of Spotify
Over a year at this pace
You'll leak COP 3,071,160 — that's a PlayStation 5 + 3 games.
Every. Single. Year.
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PayPal
4.4% + $0.30 · 2.5% FX markup
FeeCOP 179,415
FX leakCOP 96,765
SkimmedCOP 276,180
You keep
COP 3,773,820
Stripe International
4.3% + $0.30 · 2.0% FX markup
FeeCOP 175,365
FX leakCOP 77,493
SkimmedCOP 252,858
You keep
COP 3,797,142
Payoneer
3% flat · 1.5% FX markup
FeeCOP 121,500
FX leakCOP 58,928
SkimmedCOP 180,428
You keep
COP 3,869,573
Winner!
Wise Business
0.5% transparent · 0% FX markup
FeeCOP 20,250
FX leakCOP 0
SkimmedCOP 20,250
Airwallex
1% intl · 0.6% FX markup
FeeCOP 40,500
FX leakCOP 24,057
SkimmedCOP 64,557
You keep
COP 3,985,443
Revolut Business
0.4% · interbank FX (0.4% beyond plan)
FeeCOP 16,200
FX leakCOP 16,135
SkimmedCOP 32,335
You keep
COP 4,017,665
WorldFirst
0% fee · 0.5% FX markup
FeeCOP 0
FX leakCOP 20,250
SkimmedCOP 20,250
You keep
COP 4,029,750
Mercury
Free wires · ~1% FX spread
FeeCOP 0
FX leakCOP 40,500
SkimmedCOP 40,500
You keep
COP 4,009,500
Bank Wire (SWIFT)
$25 flat · 3% FX spread
FeeCOP 101,250
FX leakCOP 118,463
SkimmedCOP 219,713
You keep
COP 3,830,288
Deel
3% withdraw · 1.5% FX markup
FeeCOP 121,500
FX leakCOP 58,928
SkimmedCOP 180,428
You keep
COP 3,869,573
Smart Tip
Stop the leak! Based on your parameters, Wise Business saves you COP 3,071,160/year compared to PayPal.
Switch the rail and reclaim that margin every cycle.
Per invoice
COP 255,930Extrapolated yearly
COP 3,071,160How we calculated it
Difference between PayPal and Wise Business on the same invoice, split into the two leak sources:
- Platform fee deltaCOP 159,165
- FX markup leakage deltaCOP 96,765
- Per-invoice savingsCOP 255,930
- × 12 monthsCOP 3,071,160
Winner breakdown
0.00% better than WorldFirstCalculation breakdown · Wise Business
- Gross billed
- $1,000
- Platform fee %
- 0.50%
- Total platform fee
- $5.00
- Conversion rate
- 4050.0000
- FX markup
- 0.00%
- Effective rate
- 4050.0000
- Receiving amount
- $995.00
- Hidden FX loss
- COP 0
- Total loss
- COP 20,250
Final payoutCOP 4,029,750
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