By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 17 February, 2017
Skipton International, the offshore bank, has reported that it has seen applications for UK mortgages from expats in Hong Kong more than double over the past three years, and applications from elsewhere rise too. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | investment | Mortgages | Guernsey | offshore | Hong Kong | currency | Expats | Money Transfers | Europe | Invest
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 12 October, 2015
The US Internal Revenue Service has begun receiving data from foreign banks about US expats' overseas bank accounts and is now sharing data with certain foreign tax authorities to also support their tax enforcement efforts. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | Finance | Offshore | tax | tax avoidance | offshore | legislation | Compliance | Employment | Expat Services | Expats | Investment | Money Transfers | Personal Finance | Working Abroad | Work | Invest | Working Abroad | Lifestyle | Investment | Lifestyle | Tax | Working Abroad
By Fernand Gagnier, for ExpatBriefing.com, 23 July, 2015
Barclays Bank has disclosed that it may close expat's accounts in Cyprus if they do not maintain a minimum balance of GPB100,000 (USD156,000). Read full story »
Tags: Wealth | Finance | Malta | Cyprus | Greece | Expat Services | Expats | Money Transfers | Pensions | Personal Finance | Wealth Management | Pensions
By Fernand Gagnier, for ExpatBriefing.com, 27 February, 2015
Expats living in the euro zone will soon see a new EUR20 note being introduced to tackle counterfeits. Read full story »
Tags: Finance | currency | Expats | Money Transfers | Personal Finance | Travel | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Working Abroad
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 20 February, 2015
TransferWise, a peer-to-peer currency exchange platform operator, on February 17, 2015, announced the official launch of its service in the United States. Read full story »
Tags: banking | fees | United States | currency | Expat Services | Expats | Foreign Exchange (Forex) | Money Transfers | Europe
By Fernand Gagnier, for ExpatBriefing.com, 06 February, 2015
Ahead of the UK general election, scheduled for May 7, 2015, the Electoral Commission has launched a campaign to encourage UK expats to register to vote. Read full story »
Tags: United Kingdom | Expat Services | Expats | Immigration | Money Transfers | Lifestyle | Immigration | Lifestyle
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 28 January, 2015
Western Union money transfer services are now available at UAE Exchange retail outlets in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with services in Munich, Germany, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to follow soon. Read full story »
Tags: Ireland | Netherlands | United Kingdom | Germany | Expats | Money Transfers
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 20 January, 2015
Western Union has said that customers in the US will soon be able to transfer cash directly into qualifying bank accounts in Mexico through its retail agents, smart phone apps, or its website. Read full story »
Tags: Mexico | United Kingdom | Expats | Money Transfers
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 19 January, 2015
The United States has relaxed long-standing travel and trade restrictions relating to Cuba. Read full story »
Tags: United States | Cuba | Communications | Expats | Money Transfers | Travel | Lifestyle | Banking | Lifestyle
By Fernand Gagnier, for ExpatBriefing.com, 25 December, 2014
Moneycorp has said that its new bureau de change in Paris is "only the beginning" of the company's expansion into the French foreign exchange market. Read full story »
Tags: France | Expat Services | Expats | Foreign Exchange (Forex) | Money Transfers | Travel