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rap7733
post Oct 13 2012, 05:47 PM

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Payment in JPY via Paypal

Maybank Petronas Visa Gold

Transaction date: 30 Sep 2012
Posting Date: 02 Oct 2012
Amount charged in foreign currency: JPY 67,131
Amount billed in MYR: RM2,686.21
Final exchange rate: 0.040014
VISA Exchange Rate on 02 Oct 2012 is JPY1 = RM 0.039520
Bank charges: 1.25%

Did I calculate correct?

rap7733
post Jan 15 2013, 09:25 AM

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Payment in JPY via Paypal

Maybank Petronas Visa Gold

Transaction date: 08 Jan 2013
Posting Date: 10 Jan 2013
Amount charged in foreign currency: JPY 50,441
Amount billed in MYR: RM1,786.39
Final exchange rate: 0.035415
VISA Exchange Rate on 10 Jan 2013 is JPY1 = RM 0.034977
Bank charges: 1.25%
rap7733
post May 29 2014, 08:48 AM

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Transaction TypeAeon Watami Visa
Transaction Date26 May 2014
Posting Date28 May 2014
Amount charged in foreign currencyJPY 32,980.00
Amount billed in MYRMYR 1,053.58
Final exchange rate0.031946
Visa Conversion Rate0.031630
Bank Charges1.0%
rap7733
post May 30 2014, 08:42 AM

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QUOTE(Human Nature @ May 29 2014, 10:33 AM)
This is really good!
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Hope it maintain the low bank charge rates.
rap7733
post Dec 2 2015, 09:03 AM

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Transaction Type: Aeon Watami
Transaction Date: 24/11/2015
Posting Date: 26/11/2015
Transaction amount: JPY28,000
Amount charged: RM1,049.27
Posted Rate: 3.7474
visa rate: 3.4698
Difference (3.7474 - 3.4698) / 3.4698 = 8.00%

Transaction Type: UOB VOX
Transaction Date: 24/11/2015
Posting Date: 26/11/2015
Transaction amount: JPY12,000
Amount charged: RM460.76
Posted Rate: 3.8397
visa rate: 3.4698
Difference (3.8397 - 3.4698) / 0.038397 = 9.63%

Did I calculated wrong? hmm.gif The rate is very high.
rap7733
post Dec 7 2015, 07:59 AM

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QUOTE(Human Nature @ Dec 5 2015, 04:23 PM)
Hi, physical transaction, online transaction or paypal transaction?
let's see whether the 2 transaction above are made using paypal too.
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Hi, I'm using Paypal with option to 'let local bank to handle currency conversion rate ( using visa/master rate)'.
The payment is charge to my AEON WATAMI card in JPY.
rap7733
post Dec 7 2015, 08:01 AM

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QUOTE(kenjixx @ Dec 2 2015, 03:26 PM)
you use posting date to calculate? if calculate using transaction date it's lower abit but the end result still very high

Transaction Type    Aeon Watami
(0.03840 - 0.035192)/0.035192 = 6.5%
Transaction Type  UOB VOX
(3.8397-3.5192)/0.035192 = 9.1%
another one recent transaction...
Transaction TypeAeon Watami
Transaction Date30/11/2015
Posting Date02/12/2015
Transaction amountJPY1260
Amount chargedRM46.34
rate0.0368
visa rate0.034872
Difference(46.34 -43.93872) /43.93872=5.46%
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I thought bank use posting date to calculate.


 

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