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Barclays and Natwest in the UK will allow you to send money to anyone with an email address.

Anyone? Anyone in the UK? Or anyone in the UK with a Barclays or Natwest account? Paypal is still probably the quickest and easiest way to send money to 'anyone' in the world.



Barclays: Anyone in their 30 country list (PingIt is the app)


According to the PingIt website you can only send money internationally if you know the recipients IBAN number and transfers takes up to two working days. So it sounds like it is just an app front end to bog standard old school international bank transfers.


PayPal just seems like extra steps if your bank lets you do a straight transfer.


International bank transfers (at least to/from outside of Europe) are a massive pain, can take many days to clear and often cost quite a bit more than what PayPal charges.




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