Corridor guide
Send US Dollar → Egyptian Pound
MENA freelancer corridor with FX controls.
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The leak story
vs PayPalYou just lost EGP 3,065 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 EGP 36,778 — that's a PlayStation 5 + 3 games.
Every. Single. Year.
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PayPal
4.4% + $0.30 · 2.5% FX markup
FeeEGP 2,149
FX leakEGP 1,159
SkimmedEGP 3,307
You keep
EGP 45,193
Stripe International
4.3% + $0.30 · 2.0% FX markup
FeeEGP 2,100
FX leakEGP 928.00
SkimmedEGP 3,028
You keep
EGP 45,472
Payoneer
3% flat · 1.5% FX markup
FeeEGP 1,455
FX leakEGP 705.68
SkimmedEGP 2,161
You keep
EGP 46,339
Winner!
Wise Business
0.5% transparent · 0% FX markup
FeeEGP 242.50
FX leakEGP 0.00
SkimmedEGP 242.50
Airwallex
1% intl · 0.6% FX markup
FeeEGP 485.00
FX leakEGP 288.09
SkimmedEGP 773.09
You keep
EGP 47,727
Revolut Business
0.4% · interbank FX (0.4% beyond plan)
FeeEGP 194.00
FX leakEGP 193.22
SkimmedEGP 387.22
You keep
EGP 48,113
WorldFirst
0% fee · 0.5% FX markup
FeeEGP 0.00
FX leakEGP 242.50
SkimmedEGP 242.50
You keep
EGP 48,258
Mercury
Free wires · ~1% FX spread
FeeEGP 0.00
FX leakEGP 485.00
SkimmedEGP 485.00
You keep
EGP 48,015
Bank Wire (SWIFT)
$25 flat · 3% FX spread
FeeEGP 1,213
FX leakEGP 1,419
SkimmedEGP 2,631
You keep
EGP 45,869
Deel
3% withdraw · 1.5% FX markup
FeeEGP 1,455
FX leakEGP 705.68
SkimmedEGP 2,161
You keep
EGP 46,339
Smart Tip
Stop the leak! Based on your parameters, Wise Business saves you EGP 36,778/year compared to PayPal.
Switch the rail and reclaim that margin every cycle.
Per invoice
EGP 3,065Extrapolated yearly
EGP 36,778How we calculated it
Difference between PayPal and Wise Business on the same invoice, split into the two leak sources:
- Platform fee deltaEGP 1,906
- FX markup leakage deltaEGP 1,159
- Per-invoice savingsEGP 3,065
- × 12 monthsEGP 36,778
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
- 48.5000
- FX markup
- 0.00%
- Effective rate
- 48.5000
- Receiving amount
- $995.00
- Hidden FX loss
- EGP 0.00
- Total loss
- EGP 242.50
Final payoutEGP 48,258
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