# Tell me what you know about international ACH transactions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-know-about-international-ach-transactions/604295>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 28, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-know-about-international-ach-transactions/604295 "2011-11-28T00:44:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-know-about-international-ach-transactions/604295/1 "2011-11-28T00:44:06Z")

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Is it possible to send business to business ACH transactions internationally? I don’t really know the first thing about sending ACH transactions, and even less about doing them internationally. Anyone know anything?

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**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-know-about-international-ach-transactions/604295/2 "2011-11-28T00:58:17Z")

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I don’t believe there’s a direct equivalent to ACH, but for international bank transfers in general here’s a start:

> **[Wire transfer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_transfer)**
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> Wire transfer, bank transfer, or credit transfer, is a method of electronic funds transfer from one person or entity to another. A wire transfer can be made from one bank account to another bank account, or through a transfer of cash at a cash office.
> Different wire transfer systems and operators provide a variety of options relative to the immediacy and finality of settlement and the cost, value, and volume of transactions. Central bank wire transfer systems, such as the Federal Reserve's Fedwi...