Canadian banking seems to lag New Zealand a bit in some seemingly obvious ways but is ahead in others. The concept of bank transfers doesn't really exist (except within the same bank, and even then it's not so common). Most
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TransferWise
If you need to transfer money overseas, there's several ways you can do it. Take cash with you Wire transfer to your new bank account Western Union/MoneyGram Travelers cheques (are these still a thing?) But now there's a new,