Comments on: Paypal in the Philippines via Xoom

By: Mark Rivera

Mark Rivera — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:14:26 +0000

Ok, i have my different story here, with unsuccessful transaction by sending money using xoom from my paypal account.

i send 300$ from my Paypal account to Xoom. but few hours Xoom cancelled it but it is already deducted to my paypal balance.

the problem i am facing right now is, will Xoom refund my money worth 300$? though i their customer service reply “Thank you for contacting Xoom Customer Support regarding your recently cancelled money transfer transaction. Based upon transaction records, the transfer was cancelled under verification process. Thus, the funds were not withdrawn from account. The funds may be on temporary hold due to authorization debit and the same should be refunded back to you within 3-4 business days. You can contact your original fund issuing source for the same.”

thanks for any open suggestions and help.
imarkdesigns@gmail.com > please do keep in touch if there’s anyone here know the better solution. thanks

By: rapidemonster

rapidemonster — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:53:46 +0000

I have the same problem with Lovehatetragedy.I also sent the money to myself only to find out that my request is cancelled with no further details.I was shocked because I’ve trusted the site due to some nice information. I really wanted to refund my paypal earnings.

By: Lovehatetragedy

Lovehatetragedy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:05:11 +0000

i have a problem with xoom.. i have sent a payment via paypal pick up for my self,only to withdraw all my money in paypal without verifying it(because i dont have a credit card either). i am the sender and also the recipient. it was succesfull on sending it but when i tracked it this morning.. it was cancelled and i dont know why.. and one more thing is my money in paypal was not refunded.. Please kindly help me Sir Yuga..
Curse you Paypal and Xoom!!!!!
to anyone there whos willing to give me some advice please email me at lablee_cute@yahoo.com tnX!

By: John

John — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:21:53 +0000

i have used xoom money in minutes, what a joke!! After i linked my bank account they did not indicate it would take 4 days to veryify my account so i sent money to my wife in the philippines, Behold now it said 4-6 business days to veryify my account, Wow i look at my online banking and there they took the money out of my account, So i called there WONDERFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE and Cancelled my Transaction, now i am being told to wait 2 weeks before i can get my money back. I would suggest no one use this Crappy service and horrible policies that are to take your money and give you a hard time to get it back, Please people alot better alternatives, i now use Moneygram at walmart.
Thanks

By: aps

aps — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:23:38 +0000

WESTERN UNION is better! it took ages before u can get the money if u use xoom.nothing beats WESTERN UNIOIN!

By: PayPal: One Great Way to Improve the Philippine Economy | The J Spot

PayPal: One Great Way to Improve the Philippine Economy | The J Spot — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:46:43 +0000

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By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:45:58 +0000

I am thinking on cashing out my paypal fund, and thinking about xoom. Im from philippines,is it possible to send money thru xoom via paypal when Im already here in the philippines?

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:50:45 +0000

I have a problem with xoom. I try to send money using my paypal account via cash pick-up but it always spits the money back out to paypal. I asked customer care but all they had to say was that I was in violation of their “TOS”. I’ve checked the TOS and I’ve got no idea what they’re talking about. Has anyone had this same problem? How do I fix it?

By: Chiqui

Chiqui — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:44:53 +0000

I would just like to relate to you all an experience that I had w/ xoom that was so scary I haven’t done any transactions from them ever since. I made an online money transfer from them on the suggestion from cousin. But on my first time calling them, I was not satisfied by the way they handled my transaction. They promised me that the transfer will be sent on the same day but it took almost a week before it was received by my beneficiary. Never tried xoom again.
Now, I’m using a fast-growing money transfer online called JITPay.com.. This is way much better. they have the highest rates online, the same business day transfer and they have many locations in the Phil where the recipient can get their money. And did I mention that they have the best customer service ever…so efficient and reliable. They make sure that your transaction is secured and safe, they answer questions accurately and do everything so that the transactions will be prioritize. I never have a problem w/ sending money now with JITPay.com….just try and see the difference….

By: Nanflexal

Nanflexal — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 06:29:18 +0000

Paypal Allow Philippines & Indonesia to recieve funds

Dear (Juan de La Cruz)

New Withdrawal & Receiving features are
now available! Withdraw Funds to Your Debit or Credit Card We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new
withdrawal feature, allowing you to transfer funds
from your PayPal account to your Visa branded
debit card or credit card1. Learn how to get
convenient access to your funds now.

Receive Money in Indonesia & the Philippines
In addition to the existing sending money capabilities and
the new withdrawal features, registered members in the
Philippines and Indonesia can now receive funds from
190 markets and 17 currencies.

Important: You’ll need to be a verified member to use the new withdrawal feature

By: yuga

yuga — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:51:54 +0000

Hi Melynn,

The sender can either use a Credit Card or a Paypal account to send money.

The recipient can opt to pick up the money at any of the banks, have it delivered in their home (no need to have Paypal or Xoom here) or if they have a Xoom account, can directly deposit the money to their local bank.

By: Melynn

Melynn — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:15:58 +0000

Hi Abe,

Just would like to clarify. Does the money sender need to have a Paypal account in order to send money thru xoom? Otherwise, hindi na sya makakapagpadala ng money? If yes, then kelangan may paypal account and xoom account yung sender? Tama po ba?

Kelangan din bang may paypal account yung money recipient para makuha nya yung money?

Thanks!

By: Paypal Now Available in the Philippines

Paypal Now Available in the Philippines — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:24:27 +0000

[...] is also another alternative, which is to use third party services like Xoom to transfer the money to local banks here in the Philippines. But because it is a third party [...]

By: Full Paypal Phillipines Support: What does it mean? -- Pinoy Tech Blog - The Philippines’ Premier Technology Blog

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:10:12 +0000

[...] that end, one would still have to use other 3rd party services like Xoom to actually send funds and deposit into local banks. That makes it more expensive actually since [...]

By: XpressMusic

XpressMusic — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:19:49 +0000

Thanks Yuga.Now i’ll try XooM to get my revenues..

By: j

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:02:43 +0000

I do have a problem attaching my bank account to my xoom account, I have a dollar account here in the philippines, but the currency button on xoom doesn’t seem to work, it just stays on phillipine pesos, the dollar currency isn’t clickable at all,I’ve already emailed them but they’re still not replying, tips from xoom users will be appreciated. thank you

By: Raj

Raj — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:51:49 +0000

XOOM.com is th worst service ever to send money anywhere.

I send money 5-7 times a month and Xoom.com has been an absolute nightmare. They sit on your money for days and kep giving vague answers.

Calls made to their US customer service number end up in the Philippines with the customer respresentatives having no idea at all.

Absolutely ridiculous that the money was taken out from my bank account 8 days back and is not available for pick up.

Throw your money in the sea…..it might get to the recipient before it will get there through Xoom.

All in all….its an extremely disappointing experience with Xoom. I would never ever use Xoom again to send money anywhere. Hope this review will be useful to others.

By: Dave Starr - ROI Guy

Dave Starr - ROI Guy — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:22:15 +0000

Ish,

Since you don’t say where you are sending the money _from_ it makes it a little hard to narrow the advice down.

Assuming you are in the US, then in order of personally known reliability my votes are:

http://www.remithome.com (this is the one I live off myself, moving money for me every month from US to Philippines)

http://www.xoom.com (a number of family members use this to send from the US but they are not licensed for use in all the States. Also, if you use a credit card with them, be very careful about fees. their transaction will show as a “cash advance” netting you big time fees on your card.)

http://www.myayala.com/ (used this one many times, they are reliable and quick and they charge against a credit card as merchandise, not a cash advance loan.)

http://www.ikobo.com/ (these guys are sponsors here at Yugatech. their fees are higher than the guys I use but they have a neat feature, they send a special debit card to the Philippine recipient so they can get cash with the card).