Practical guides for sending, spending, and moving money across borders
Bank deposit usually costs less and lands directly in an account; cash pickup works even without one and pays out fastest. Compare speed, cost, and safety before you send.
Mexican ATMs often charge a fee unless it's your own bank's machine, and your card issuer may add one too. Choose pesos, use bank-branch ATMs, and check the fee first.
Compare the main ways to send dollars from the US to Mexico — bank deposit via SPEI, remittance service, cash pickup, and USD wallet — and what each really costs.
Compare the main ways to send dollars from the US to the Dominican Republic — bank transfer, remittance service, cash pickup, and USD wallet — and what each really costs.