• bunq's BIC code doesn't work

You could also try transferring the money via TransferWise which probably also gives you a better rate

    Hi 👋@Carlos-Azure-Hummingbird#59734

    As much as I'd like to do that, I wouldn't be able to do that for you as I don't work for bunq. I'm just here to keep an eye out on the amazing community. 🙂

    If you have taken all precautions from the Mexican banks side you can always give a shout to the bunq support team. You can find support under profile and then 'private matters' (asuntos personales).

    Also, as @AnDue#59742 mentions. Using TransferWise as the in-between party could save you some serious money on fee's and usually also processing time.

      Tim changed the title to bunq's BIC code doesn't work.

        The thing is TransferWise doesn't do operation on mexican pesos

          @Carlos-Azure-Hummingbird#59787

          Alright sorry, wasn't aware of that. 👍

            14 days later

            I am in the same situation with Santander Mexico, did you figure it out?

              As far as I know, bunq does not accept foreign currencies. So it must be a Euro Transfer.

              Alternative is TransferWise.

                @jho#63396 That is correct! 👍🏼

                  @jho#63396 But mexican pesos are not supported by transferwise. You have to exchange to usd or euro first.

                    Well there is an option , you can use localbitcoins and buy btc with Mexican banks and withdraw by ideal or sepa transfer. But aware it’s not a good rate at all.

                      The Mexican Bank Account is able to transfer euros, it convert the pesos automatically. However , it declines the swift/sic a correct. (i double checked it)

                        @SLES-B-V-Olive-Turtle#64148 As bunq has stated that the BIC is really correct, have you tried contacting your bank and asking why it doesn't work?

                          Sometimes the bank in this countries is working with older BIC lists, and dont recognize the Bank.

                          I had this issue in 2014 with Knab. Knab told me to give the bank the BIC of ABN Amro (they have sort of partnership with them for SWIFT payments)

                          Am aftraid your bank need to update their BIC lists

                            9 days later

                            @YTL#64161 could you please share such Swift (alternative) ??

                              @SLES-B-V-Olive-Turtle#66250 As Santander has banks in Spain and Portugal, they should be able tot transfer via those countries to bunq within the SEPA-sceme. It's just a lack of service that they aren't willing to use their own franchises in Spain or Portugal as a correspondent bank to transfer to bunq.

                              An alternative would be to open an account with the Spanish or Portuguese franchises of Santander and transfer your pesos to that account and then transfer it as a normal SEPA-transfer to your bunq-account.

                                3 months later