BorderPaid

How people outside the US actually get paid - and actually pay. Written by someone doing it every month.

TamI run online stores and take affiliate income from Vietnam. Every method on this site is one I have used with my own money - including the ones that cost me more than they should have.

• How money from a foreign client actually reaches you

  The difference between a SWIFT wire and local account details, why one costs 7% and the other close to nothing, and which countries are excluded from USD account details.

• What PayPal actually costs to receive $1,000 in Vietnam

  PayPal's Vietnam fee pages list 4.40% plus a fixed fee to receive, a 3-4% conversion markup, and 60,000 VND to withdraw. Here is what that adds up to on a real $1,000 payment.

• Stripe and Shopify Payments do not work in Vietnam

  Stripe and Shopify Payments both exclude Vietnam. Here is the current supported-country list from each company, why the exclusion exists, and what sellers in Vietnam use instead.