@wk95_free: Really need to protect WISE! 90% of people don't know! After Wise opens a US account, you get a checking account with ACH (US domestic clearing system), which is extremely valuable! After linking Schwab, deposits and withdrawals are as smooth as transferring to a domestic bank card, zero cost and no fees. It's not wire transfer (...
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After Wise opens a US account, it comes with an ACH checking account. After linking Schwab, deposits and withdrawals are zero-cost with no fees. The user reminds everyone to protect their Wise account, and shares experience of keeping the account active with small transfers.
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Really need to protect your Wise account!
90% of people don’t know this! After Wise opens a US account, you get a checking account with built-in ACH (US domestic clearing system) — this is extremely valuable!
Once you link it to Charles Schwab, moving money in and out feels as smooth as transferring between domestic bank cards — zero cost, no fees. It’s not a wire transfer (expensive, slow, with intermediary bank deductions), but ACH (fast, cheap, seamless).
As for how to protect your Wise account? I carefully dug through the terms again.
Pudding (@lengs4189): Everyone must protect their Wise account! Just now, to keep my German Vodafone eSIM number active, I transferred 0.02 EUR via Wise and it arrived instantly.
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