From 35b7fd855739fe37f9a936a53f5a405dd9a1a6b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonas Bernoulli Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2023 14:20:58 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Sight, Wise --- donate/ach.md | 53 +++++-------------------------------------------- donate/iban.md | 33 ++++++++++++------------------ donate/index.md | 11 ++++------ 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-) diff --git a/donate/ach.md b/donate/ach.md index 03f51c7..0d1594e 100644 --- a/donate/ach.md +++ b/donate/ach.md @@ -3,52 +3,9 @@ layout: default title: Sponsor my work using a US bank transfer (ach) --- -If you want to make a transaction from **your US bank account**, you should -transfer money to **my US bank account**, because transfering from that account -to my Swiss bank account is fairly cheap, while transfering money from your US -account to my Swiss account is likely extremely expensive. +*I can no longer accept payments to an US bank account because banking in the +USA is inherently unsafe. I apologize to everyone I previously confinced to +use this method and kindly ask you to use another payment method going forward. +Thanks!* -You should make an **ACH** direct deposit, which should be fairly cheap or even -free. If you are aware of a cheaper option then use that of course (and please -*tell me about it* so that I can update these instructions). - -***Avoid wire transfers** as they are very expensive for you and costs me $4 per -incoming transaction as well. My new US bank account does not support Zelle.* - -

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- -- Account holder: Jonas Remigius Bernoulli -- Routing number: 084009519 -- Account number: 9600004435885604 -- Account type: Checking - -You probably won't have to provide the name and address of the bank, but it -might be auto-filled for you. If so, you should see one of the following two -companies and their address. (I have a [wise.com](https://wise.com) account -and they partner with *Evolve Bank and Trust* for US bank accounts.) - -
-Wise
-30 W. 26th Street, Sixth Floor
-New York NY 10010
-United States
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- -or - -
-Evolve Bank and Trust
-6070 Poplar Ave suite 200
-Memphis TN 38119
-United States
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-*If you have a non-US bank account, then instead make an [IBAN](/donate/iban/) -transaction. Some other donation options are [available](/donate).* - -# Please support my work on Magit -{% markdown make-better.md %} +{% markdown donate-main.md %} diff --git a/donate/iban.md b/donate/iban.md index 2bd5ef8..c18be1e 100644 --- a/donate/iban.md +++ b/donate/iban.md @@ -5,38 +5,31 @@ title: Sponsor my work using an IBAN bank transfer If you have a **European bank account**, then [IBAN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Bank_Account_Number) -is the best option to transfer money to me. For non-European bank -accounts this may also be the best option; a notable exception are US -bank accounts. +is the best option to transfer money to me.

Transaction details

-IBAN is **CH92 0077 0016 0444 2057 7**. Before completing the transaction make -sure you are sending money to **Jonas Bernoulli** and that you use **CHF** -(Swiss franks) as the currency. +IBAN is **CH92 0077 0016 0444 2057 7**. + +Before completing the transaction make sure you are sending money to **Jonas +Bernoulli** and that you use **CHF (Swiss franks)** as the currency. You probably won't need this information, but in case your bank asks for it: SWIFT is **BKBBCHBB**, BIC is **BKBBCHBBXXX**, the bank's name is **Basler Kantonalbank**, and the clearing-number is **770**. -

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- -Ultimately I am going to spend most of my money in CHF, and therefore most -donations have to go through a currency conversion at some point. I do not -plan to open an IBAN account for each currency someone might want to pay in, -but since I live a twenty minute walk away from two EU contries, I do have -some expenses in EUR, and an IBAN account in that currency: -IBAN is **BE72 9673 1066 6916**, BIC is **TRWIBEB1XXX**, Account holder is -**Jonas Remigius Bernoulli**, and the address is **Avenue Louise 54, Room S52 / -Brussels / 1050 / Belgium**. +
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+*I can no longer accept payments to an EUR bank account. I used Wise for +that before, but their accounts are inherently unsafe. I apologize to +everyone I previously confinced to use this method and kindly ask you to +use [another payment method](/donate) going forward. Thanks!*
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-*If you have a US bank account, then instead make an [ACH](/donate/ach/) -direct deposit. Some other donation options are [available](/donate).* + +

# Please support my work on Magit {% markdown make-better.md %} diff --git a/donate/index.md b/donate/index.md index 881a8cd..fc3af09 100644 --- a/donate/index.md +++ b/donate/index.md @@ -19,13 +19,10 @@ title: Please support my work on Magit # Bank transfers -Bank transfers have the advantage that there are *no fees* (in Europe) or -*smaller fees* compared to payment processors (in the USA). - -- Use [ACH](/donate/ach.html) direct deposit if you have an US bank account. - -- Use [IBAN](/donate/iban.html) if you have a European account. This might - also work for other non-US bank account. +- Use my [IBAN](/donate/iban.html) account, if you alos have a European account. + Bank transfers have the advantage that there are *no fees*. This might also + work from other bank account, but then there might be, *potentially high*, + fees. # Payment processors