i use alsayrafa exchange at the souq. charge is only QAR 12 bank to bank. it usually takes 3 days for major banks. they have western union services too but i'm a cheapo.
when my dad was still here, he sent money one time and my mom (quite irresponsibly) didn't inform us that she changed her bank account number. my mom is also not in the habit of checking her account balance so she usually cannot answer us if the remittance has been credited or not before she changed her account. alsayrafa was considerate enough to contact my dad and said the remittance won't go through. we wouldn't have known what happened to the money if they didn't call my dad.
alfardan is okay too and i used to send from there, but i had a friend who had some sort of discrepancy with his bank account name and the bank in the phils won't accept the remittance. after a few days of wondering why the money hasn't been credited, he wouldn't have known the reason if he didn't check and ask them. it's probably not a big deal and ultimately it is our responsibility to confirm these things but still...i'm not sure if alfardan would've contacted my friend eventually though, or if other exchanges do these things as well.
i use alsayrafa exchange at the souq. charge is only QAR 12 bank to bank. it usually takes 3 days for major banks. they have western union services too but i'm a cheapo.
when my dad was still here, he sent money one time and my mom (quite irresponsibly) didn't inform us that she changed her bank account number. my mom is also not in the habit of checking her account balance so she usually cannot answer us if the remittance has been credited or not before she changed her account. alsayrafa was considerate enough to contact my dad and said the remittance won't go through. we wouldn't have known what happened to the money if they didn't call my dad.
alfardan is okay too and i used to send from there, but i had a friend who had some sort of discrepancy with his bank account name and the bank in the phils won't accept the remittance. after a few days of wondering why the money hasn't been credited, he wouldn't have known the reason if he didn't check and ask them. it's probably not a big deal and ultimately it is our responsibility to confirm these things but still...i'm not sure if alfardan would've contacted my friend eventually though, or if other exchanges do these things as well.