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International Funds Transfer

International Funds Transfer

International Funds Transfer

International Funds Transfer

1. International Money Transfer via Swift

1.1. Outward Remittance via swift

Product Name

Outward Remittance 

Features

  • BCEL can serve the customer who needs to transfer money via SWIFT which is the international standardize system through BCEL’s correspondent banks for the payment for goods and services, school fees and other fees promptly and securely.   

Purpose of overseas money transfer

  • Can make payment for goods and services.
  • For individual customers, making money transfer for payments of medication, education and travelling must follow the regulations issued by the Bank of the Lao PDR in each period time.

Benefits

  • Can transfer money to almost every bank around the World promptly and securely.
  • Able to make a transfer in many currencies such as USD, THB, AUD, EUR, SGD, HKD, AUD ​....

Service Conditions

 

  • Prepare the related documents to support the money transfer which are complied with the purpose of the transfer or the regulations of BCEL announced in each period time.
  • The bank shall not provide the money transfer service to the customers in the case of the beneficiary’s name is in the Black List (OFAC LIST) and Sactioned countries.
  • The period for receiving the transferred money is subject to the service hours of the beneficiary bank (Time Zone).

You can download the Outward Remittance Application Form by here: https://www.bcel.com.la/bcel/bcelweb-datas/file-path/forms/la/bcel_web_file_52_937396bfa0e94a999e4a06e46b08e44b.pdf

1.2.Inward Remittance 

Product Name

Inward Remittance

Features 

  • The customer who has a bank account with BCEL is able to receive the money transfer from banks around the World via SWIFT which is acknowledged as a world-class system. Therefore, the customer shall receive a convenience and fast service. To receive the inward money transfer, the customer only needs to inform the following information to the bank:
  1. Correspondent Bank/ Intermediary Bank Name:
  2. Bank’s name, SWIFT Code: COEBLALA
  3. Account’s name and numbers
  4. Purpose of the transfer

You can get information of International Money Transfer by herehttps://www.bcel.com.la/bcel/incoming-fund-transfer-instruction.html

Benefits

  • The customer shall receive the transferred money to your account with BCEL.
  • The customer shall receive money conveniently with a high security.
  • BCEL is willing to make a currency exchange for the inward transaction to customer’s account.

Service Conditions

 

  • For more information of our correspondent banks, the customer can use the service in any Branches or Service Units of BCEL overall the country.

Further information

  • For more information, please contact Treasury and International Service Division
  • Tel: (+856 21) 241327, 213 200 -ext 210. (021) 223190
  • Fax: (+856 21) 218976.
  • www.bcel.com.la

You can get information of International Money Transfer by herehttps://www.bcel.com.la/bcel/incoming-fund-transfer-instruction.html

2. Chinese Yuan Transfer via Border Trade E-Bank

2.1.Outward Remittance via Border Trade E-bank 

Product Name

Outward Remittance via Border Trade E-bank

Features

  • BCEL can serve the customer who needs to transfer money in RMB to China for the payments for goods and services, school fees and other fees. The service is secured and swift via Border Trade E-bank which is the system specially developed for RMB payment to China.   

Purpose of overseas money transfer

  • Can make payment for goods and services.
  • For individual customers, making money transfer for payments of medication, education and travelling must follow the regulations issued by the Bank of the Lao PDR in each period time.

Benefits

  • ​Can transfer money to China promptly and securely.
  • Able to make a transfer only in RMB.

Service Conditions

 

  • Prepare the reference documents to support the money transfer which are complied with the purpose of the transfer or the regulations of BCEL announced in each period time.
  • The bank shall not provide the money transfer service to the customers in the case of the beneficiary’s name is in the Black List.
  • The period for receiving the transferred money is subject to the service hours of the beneficiary bank.

2.2.Inward Remittance via Border Trade E-bank

Product Name

Inward Remittance via Border Trade E-bank

Features 

  • The person who has the bank account with BCEL is able to receive the money transfer from banks in China via the modern system Border Trade E-bank which is developed specially for RMB transfer. Therefore, the customer shall receive convenient and quick service. To receive the inward money transfer, the customer only needs to inform the following information to the bank:
  1. Bank’s name
  2. Account’s name and numbers
  3. Purpose of the transfer

Benefits

  • The customer shall receive the transferred money from China into his/her account with BCEL.
  • The customer shall receive the convenience and high security.

Service Conditions

 

  • The customers are able to use the service in any Branches or Service Units of BCEL overall the country.

Further information

  • For more information, please contact Treasury and International Service Division
  • Tel: (+856 21) 241327, 213 200–EXT 210. (021) 223-190
  • Fax: (+856 21) 218976.
  • www.bcel.com.la

3. MoneyGram

Product Name

MoneyGram Money Transfer

Features:

  • MoneyGram is an international express fund transfer between person to person that you are able to send/receive money in convenience, quick and secure.
  • Receive money within 10 minutes without any bank account.

Benefit

  • Provide the express fund transfer service more than 200 countries, within 10 minutes
  • Customer able to pick up cash easily.
  • Customers are able to use MoneyGram service in BCEL Headquarter, any Branches, Service Units and MoneyGram Subagent of BCEL overall the country.
  • BCEL also have Money Exchange service for Send/Receive money.
  • Receive money without fee.

Service Conditions

  • If foreigners: should have Passport with a valid visa (Except ASEAN and other countries authorized by relevant parties not to apply for a visa)
  • If Lao citizens and alien: should have ID Card or Passport or family book, for monk should have monk ID Card. (All document should in valid)
  • Complete send/receive form with valid information.
  • customer shall send/receive in US dollar (Overseas money receiving shall be align with law and regulations issued by each country)
  • Send/Receive money is based on 8-digit reference number.

For more Information

  • For more detail please go to website: www.global.moneygram.com or contact no: 021-254551, 021 213200 EXT 215

4. SpeedSend     ​

Product Name

SpeedSend  Money Transfer

Features:

  • An international money transfer service or SpeedSend, that offers a variety of option for customer who need transfer fund to overseas such as:

           -  Foreign worker in Lao PDR need to transfer money for their family or Lao                  peoples who worked abroad need to send money for their family.

           -  Another convenient option for parents to support their children for school                     fee payment.

Benefit

  • To reduce cost for intermediary person who take advantage of the sender.
  • Take a few step to send/receive with only one valid identity document for the reasonable fees that customer can easily afford. 
  • Can transfer money to Myanmar.

Service Conditions

  • If foreigners: should have Passport with a valid visa (Except ASEAN and other countries authorized by relevant parties not to apply for a visa)
  • If Lao citizens and alien: should have ID Card or Passport or family book, for monk should have monk ID Card. (All document should in valid)
  • Complete send/receive form with valid information.
  • customer shall send/receive in US dollar (Overseas money receiving shall be align with law and regulations issued by each country)

For more Information

  • For more detail please go to website: www.speed-send.com contact no: 021-254551, 021 213200 EXT 215
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