[Osmf-talk] payment options for membership fees, donations and sponsorings in different currencies

[Andy Robinson]

The problem with opening more accounts is that they will each probably cost
money to service which somewhat offsets of course the benefit of zero
exchange commissions.

Cheers
Andy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Koppenhoefer [mailto:dieterdreist at gmail.com]
> Sent: 14 May 2012 12:16
> To: osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: [Osmf-talk] payment options for membership fees, donations and
> sponsorings in different currencies
> 
> I wonder if it was possible for OSMF to offer alternative payment methods,
> namely regarding the currency. Currently it seems to me we are giving
quite
> some fees to banks. I have a few questions:
> 
> 1) would it be possible in the UK to open (additional) bank accounts in
the UK
> that are not in GBP but in a foreign currency like EUR (and/or USD)?
> or
> 2) could OSMF have a(n additional) bank account in one of the countries
with
> EUR and/or USD as the official currency?
> 
> I am not sure if this is legally possible and if it makes economically
sense
> (maybe administration costs of several accounts in different currencies
> would excel advantages for members from non-GBP-countries).
> 
> 3) Are there statistics in which countries / continents OSMF-members live?
> 
> cheers,
> Martin
> 
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