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Send US Dollar → Pakistani Rupee
Major remote-dev corridor; SBP rules complicate it.
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The leak story
vs PayPalYou just lost PKR 17,568 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 PKR 210,810 — that's a PlayStation 5 + 3 games.
Every. Single. Year.
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PayPal
4.4% + $0.30 · 2.5% FX markup
FeePKR 12,315
FX leakPKR 6,642
SkimmedPKR 18,958
You keep
PKR 259,042
Stripe International
4.3% + $0.30 · 2.0% FX markup
FeePKR 12,037
FX leakPKR 5,319
SkimmedPKR 17,357
You keep
PKR 260,643
Payoneer
3% flat · 1.5% FX markup
FeePKR 8,340
FX leakPKR 4,045
SkimmedPKR 12,385
You keep
PKR 265,615
Winner!
Wise Business
0.5% transparent · 0% FX markup
FeePKR 1,390
FX leakPKR 0
SkimmedPKR 1,390
Airwallex
1% intl · 0.6% FX markup
FeePKR 2,780
FX leakPKR 1,651
SkimmedPKR 4,431
You keep
PKR 273,569
Revolut Business
0.4% · interbank FX (0.4% beyond plan)
FeePKR 1,112
FX leakPKR 1,108
SkimmedPKR 2,220
You keep
PKR 275,780
WorldFirst
0% fee · 0.5% FX markup
FeePKR 0
FX leakPKR 1,390
SkimmedPKR 1,390
You keep
PKR 276,610
Mercury
Free wires · ~1% FX spread
FeePKR 0
FX leakPKR 2,780
SkimmedPKR 2,780
You keep
PKR 275,220
Bank Wire (SWIFT)
$25 flat · 3% FX spread
FeePKR 6,950
FX leakPKR 8,132
SkimmedPKR 15,082
You keep
PKR 262,919
Deel
3% withdraw · 1.5% FX markup
FeePKR 8,340
FX leakPKR 4,045
SkimmedPKR 12,385
You keep
PKR 265,615
Smart Tip
Stop the leak! Based on your parameters, Wise Business saves you PKR 210,810/year compared to PayPal.
Switch the rail and reclaim that margin every cycle.
Per invoice
PKR 17,568Extrapolated yearly
PKR 210,810How we calculated it
Difference between PayPal and Wise Business on the same invoice, split into the two leak sources:
- Platform fee deltaPKR 10,925
- FX markup leakage deltaPKR 6,642
- Per-invoice savingsPKR 17,568
- × 12 monthsPKR 210,810
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
- 278.0000
- FX markup
- 0.00%
- Effective rate
- 278.0000
- Receiving amount
- $995.00
- Hidden FX loss
- PKR 0
- Total loss
- PKR 1,390
Final payoutPKR 276,610
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