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The leak story
vs PayPalYour bank just got ZAR 1,175 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 ZAR 14,105 — that's a PlayStation 5 + 3 games.
Every. Single. Year.
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PayPal
4.4% + $0.30 · 2.5% FX markup
FeeZAR 823.98
FX leakZAR 444.40
SkimmedZAR 1,268
You keep
ZAR 17,332
Stripe International
4.3% + $0.30 · 2.0% FX markup
FeeZAR 805.38
FX leakZAR 355.89
SkimmedZAR 1,161
You keep
ZAR 17,439
Payoneer
3% flat · 1.5% FX markup
FeeZAR 558.00
FX leakZAR 270.63
SkimmedZAR 828.63
You keep
ZAR 17,771
Winner!
Wise Business
0.5% transparent · 0% FX markup
FeeZAR 93.00
FX leakZAR 0.00
SkimmedZAR 93.00
Airwallex
1% intl · 0.6% FX markup
FeeZAR 186.00
FX leakZAR 110.48
SkimmedZAR 296.48
You keep
ZAR 18,304
Revolut Business
0.4% · interbank FX (0.4% beyond plan)
FeeZAR 74.40
FX leakZAR 74.10
SkimmedZAR 148.50
You keep
ZAR 18,452
WorldFirst
0% fee · 0.5% FX markup
FeeZAR 0.00
FX leakZAR 93.00
SkimmedZAR 93.00
You keep
ZAR 18,507
Mercury
Free wires · ~1% FX spread
FeeZAR 0.00
FX leakZAR 186.00
SkimmedZAR 186.00
You keep
ZAR 18,414
Bank Wire (SWIFT)
$25 flat · 3% FX spread
FeeZAR 465.00
FX leakZAR 544.05
SkimmedZAR 1,009
You keep
ZAR 17,591
Deel
3% withdraw · 1.5% FX markup
FeeZAR 558.00
FX leakZAR 270.63
SkimmedZAR 828.63
You keep
ZAR 17,771
Smart Tip
Stop the leak! Based on your parameters, Wise Business saves you ZAR 14,105/year compared to PayPal.
Switch the rail and reclaim that margin every cycle.
Per invoice
ZAR 1,175Extrapolated yearly
ZAR 14,105How we calculated it
Difference between PayPal and Wise Business on the same invoice, split into the two leak sources:
- Platform fee deltaZAR 730.98
- FX markup leakage deltaZAR 444.40
- Per-invoice savingsZAR 1,175
- × 12 monthsZAR 14,105
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
- 18.6000
- FX markup
- 0.00%
- Effective rate
- 18.6000
- Receiving amount
- $995.00
- Hidden FX loss
- ZAR 0.00
- Total loss
- ZAR 93.00
Final payoutZAR 18,507
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