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Ask HN: Best way to pay international developers?

2 points by twog 13y ago

Hi HN, We recently hired a remote developer in Moscow & we are currently paying him via wire transfer, which gets pretty pricy. Do any HNers know of other services/ways to pay international devs?

t0 13y ago
Bitcoin or LR. Let them incur the fees to convert to their own local currency.
- twog 13y ago
  Thanks for the quick reply. We considered bitcoins. What is LR?
  - EvanKelly 13y ago
    I think he's referring to Liberty Reserve. Before there were USD/BTC exchanges you had to use someone like LR to get Liberty Dollars and then exchange them for bitcoins or vice versa. I may be remembering incorrectly. I looked into back in 2010.
dClauzel 13y ago
Negociate the fees with your bank. Also, wiring money within the SEPA zone is free: if your developer is ok for having an account in an European country, go for it.