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Send US Dollar → Romanian Leu

EU nearshore corridor for US clients.

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The leak story

vs PayPal

Your bank just got RON 289.42 richer.

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 RON 3,473 — that's a PlayStation 5 + 3 games.

Every. Single. Year.

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PayPal

4.4% + $0.30 · 2.5% FX markup

Leaky

FeeRON 202.89

FX leakRON 109.43

SkimmedRON 312.32

You keep

RON 4,268

Stripe International

4.3% + $0.30 · 2.0% FX markup

FeeRON 198.31

FX leakRON 87.63

SkimmedRON 285.95

You keep

RON 4,294

Payoneer

3% flat · 1.5% FX markup

FeeRON 137.40

FX leakRON 66.64

SkimmedRON 204.04

You keep

RON 4,376

Winner!

Wise Business

0.5% transparent · 0% FX markup

FeeRON 22.90

FX leakRON 0.00

SkimmedRON 22.90

You keep

Take-home

RON 4,557

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Airwallex

1% intl · 0.6% FX markup

FeeRON 45.80

FX leakRON 27.21

SkimmedRON 73.01

You keep

RON 4,507

Revolut Business

0.4% · interbank FX (0.4% beyond plan)

FeeRON 18.32

FX leakRON 18.25

SkimmedRON 36.57

You keep

RON 4,543

WorldFirst

0% fee · 0.5% FX markup

FeeRON 0.00

FX leakRON 22.90

SkimmedRON 22.90

You keep

RON 4,557

Mercury

Free wires · ~1% FX spread

FeeRON 0.00

FX leakRON 45.80

SkimmedRON 45.80

You keep

RON 4,534

Bank Wire (SWIFT)

$25 flat · 3% FX spread

FeeRON 114.50

FX leakRON 133.97

SkimmedRON 248.47

You keep

RON 4,332

Deel

3% withdraw · 1.5% FX markup

FeeRON 137.40

FX leakRON 66.64

SkimmedRON 204.04

You keep

RON 4,376

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Frequency

Stop the leak! Based on your parameters, Wise Business saves you RON 3,473/year compared to PayPal.

Switch the rail and reclaim that margin every cycle.

Per invoice

RON 289.42

Extrapolated yearly

RON 3,473

How we calculated it

Difference between PayPal and Wise Business on the same invoice, split into the two leak sources:

Platform fee deltaRON 179.99
FX markup leakage deltaRON 109.43
Per-invoice savingsRON 289.42
× 12 monthsRON 3,473

Winner breakdown

0.00% better than WorldFirst

Calculation breakdown · Wise Business

Gross billed: $1,000
Platform fee %: 0.50%
Total platform fee: $5.00
Conversion rate: 4.5800
FX markup: 0.00%
Effective rate: 4.5800
Receiving amount: $995.00
Hidden FX loss: RON 0.00
Total loss: RON 22.90

Final payoutRON 4,557

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