Skrill questions and answers

[playtime chris]

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[playtime chris]

As of January 25, 2016, changes to Skrill's fee structure will come into effect.

You can see the following changes on the fees page:

https://www.skrill.com/de/fees/

(https://www.skrill.com/de/fees/)

[playtime chris]

Funds can now be transferred between Skrill and Neteller, an option many have been waiting for. With both providers, a transaction costs 1,9%, as with all other means of payment that are available.

Here is the info from Skrill




Fund your Skrill Account via NETELLER.






Dear Chris,

we hope that you are satisfied with the Skrill payment services.

We are pleased to announce that all Skrill customers are now able to use NETELLER to fund their Skrill Wallet.

The NETELLER deposit facility has been added to your Skrill account. You can now transfer funds between your Skrill and NETELLER accounts. This also applies to all NETELLER account holders and those wishing to open one.

This additional deposit feature is part of our effort to continually improve Skrill for you. We hope that you will continue to use our services in the future.

Thank you for using Skrill.

Sincerely
Your Skrill team

[almera]

how does it work? I can't find any reference to this in either account...

[playtime slotti]

how does it work? I can't find any reference to this in either account...

Found under "deposit" on both e-wallets - fee 1,9%

[CBJVikings]

Hello!

Have a question.

Have any of you ever withdrawn money in the USA with the Skrill card? Is that easy to do at the banks there and if so, are there any other fees in addition to the 1,8 fee?

[IndexP]

Have any of you ever withdrawn money in the USA with the Skrill card? Is that easy to do at the banks there and if so, are there any other fees in addition to the €1,8 fee?

Since I still have a Neteller USD card, I can't report on my own experiences with Skrill cards and US ATMs.

But maybe you can. help with the following ideas:

- No (higher) VIP status at Skrill (anymore)? Until 25.01. the cash withdrawal fee of 1,80 euros will no longer apply for all VIP levels - from January 25th only for VIP's from level silver.
- When using the (EUR)-based Skrill MasterCard, the FX Fees from Skrill will certainly be added. With USD ATM and EUR Skrill card currently probably 2,99% (or less/decreasing for higher VIP levels); from 25.01. 3,99%.
- In addition, there is almost certainly the ATM fee of the cash machine operator (typically 3...6 USD) - which in my experience over the last 10...15 years can hardly be avoided. I no longer see any system behind it, when you still get ATM-fee-free ATMs. In the past, this could be tied to certain banking groups (I think, for example, Bank of America operated free ATMs for a long time); My recent experiences have all been negative.

[CBJVikings]

Thanks for your thoughts on the topic; so it could get expensive!

I could withdraw from Bank of America for free anyway. That's why I wanted to try it with Skrill. But in addition to the conversion fees, there is also the extra charge, no thanks....

[IndexP]

I could withdraw from Bank of America for free anyway. That's why I wanted to try it with Skrill.

How do you mean?
Do you think Bank of America doesn't have ATM fees (yet)?
If so, what date are your findings from?

Or am I on the hose here?

[CBJVikings]

The BoA is in my house bank's partner network - so it has never cost anything.

My thought with Skrill was just that I would use the money anyway. However, if it is relatively expensive to grow it in the US, I prefer to resort to other options.

VG

[IndexP]

The BoA is in my house bank's partner network - so it has never cost anything.

Do I/did I have a mistake in my thinking or you?

Apart from my reasons given above about the FX and withdrawal fees of the Skrill construction...
But if you show up at the partner network bank with the Skrill MasterCard - then the Skrill MasterCard is a foreign card like (almost) any other card (ergo: ATM fees are due), right?
The exemption from fees at the partner bank only applies because you push a "friendly" product from your house bank into the ATM slot - doesn't it?

[IndexP]

Meanwhile, Skrill has seen some changes in its fee structure - most negative, some positive:

- negative: The ATM fee is only waived from VIP level silver. (before already from bronze)
- negative: slightly higher fees when paying out to a bank account (not applicable from VIP Silver)

- positive: The cash withdrawal limits at ATMs have been increased significantly. With bronze now 750 euros possible (previously 250 euros) - that puts the 1,80 euros costs into perspective. With VIP Silver even 1.500 euros (previously 500 euros) - free of charge.

No claim to completeness - just the things that struck me first.

[CBJVikings]

@IndexP: Yes, of course I use the partner card.

I just wanted general information about withdrawing with the Mastercard. That has nothing to do with the other. :)

[IndexP]

There are changes again at Skrill.


Neutral:



The volume of transactions to merchants at the VIP level is no longer evaluated over a rolling 90-day period.
From now on, the volume of transactions to merchants will be evaluated at VIP level within the last calendar quarter.


What that means for you now

On July 1st, we will calculate the volume of your transactions to merchants between April 1st 00.01 GMT and June 30th 23.59 GMT. The volume of your transactions to merchants during this period determines your VIP level for the next quarter (July, August, September). What changes is that we guarantee you VIP level status for at least 3 months.

What that means for you in the future

In order to maintain your VIP level, you must reach the required minimum transaction volume with merchants in each calendar quarter. You can upgrade your VIP level at any time by completing transactions that meet the minimum requirements for the next level.


Negative (if I interpret that correctly):


Cancellation of Loyalty Bonus Points

Loyalty bonus points will no longer be valid from June 30th 23.59 GMT. Therefore, all members who have loyalty bonus points must redeem them before July 1, 2016, otherwise they will expire. Make sure you file your claim by this date.

All accumulated Loyalty Bonus Points will be invalid after June 30th 23.59 GMT. So make sure you make your claims by this date.

[CBJVikings]

Well, the merger of Net and Skrill has really only negative effects. Then it starts in June.

I am considering using my Mastercard directly for payments more than before...

[TheGamer2017]

Can someone explain to me what is the difference between Skrill and PayPal? :)

[almera]

two different payment providers. Skrill offers the possibility to withdraw cash with a card. PayPal does not offer this option. you can only transfer to a bank account or pay online. otherwise I can't think of a difference - maybe someone else here in the forum?

[TheGamer2017]

Oh, so both withdrawal methods are good for making an online casino withdrawal, right?

[almera]

sure, you can only apply for a card with skrill and use it to withdraw cash, you can't do that with paypal.

[CBJVikings]

And Skrill clearly does that better. Especially since it's so nice to pay with a card. When it comes to casinos, I've been out of PayPal for a long time.

[playtime slotti]

https://www.playtime-forum.info/forum/images/imported/2017/10/riiuw5tb-1.jpg


Skrill has now added a new and improved feature for all of their users. Now you can use Direct Payment (the button is on the far right of the home page when you're logged in) to send money to bank accounts or mobile wallets with a debit or credit card. The money is posted the next day.

It remains to be seen whether this will also be interesting for Germany, simply paying with a mobile phone, because at the moment we have a very dense network of ATMs and bank branches. In addition, Germans still prefer to use cash or classic credit cards and bank transfers to pay.

However, this is not decisive for paying in online gaming, because e-wallets or the classic payment methods such as PayPal, instant transfer, credit cards or giropay are already being used.

I think this option is more for shopping in supermarkets or in online shops. Today, certain things are already paid for via smartphone, such as music, etc. via Google and App Stores and the credit card details that are already associated with them.

The big companies invest a lot of money in payment systems and the latest and future generations of smartphones will certainly already have their own payment systems from Google or Apple pre-installed.

It must be better known, because the issue of security plays a major role for the Germans, so everything new is initially approached cautiously.

Not a problem for a generation that grows up with it, but difficult for a generation that has to get used to it, although this has long been normal day-to-day business in African and Asian countries.

[almera]

somehow it doesn't work for me - unfortunately I don't know what I'm doing wrong..

[playtime slotti]

Of course, the terms and conditions have also been changed at Skrill, but the transaction fees there are only 1%

https://www.playtime-forum.info/forum/images/imported/2018/08/324caf6102-1.jpg

[almera]

great .... who can do it? but 1% is still within limits...

[gamblejohn]

In my eyes, Skrill has gotten just as bad as Neteller, since Paysafe it has only gotten worse!

[almera]

are there alternatives?

[playtime spielo]

are there alternatives?

There are already one or the other provider, but there aren't really any alternatives yet, we may have to ask our news writer to bring the individual providers a little closer.

[playtime slotti]

An alternative could possibly be MuchBetter if they would comment further :confused0006:. ecoPayz is already a very good alternative.

[playtime spielo]

At the moment I would say Eco as the only real alternative as pretty much every casino offers that too. Fixipay could possibly become an interesting alternative in the future, but they are also relatively under construction and used by many affiliates. However, they do not yet offer a credit card and withdrawals are still quite expensive.

[playtime slotti]

Well, I can't imagine Fixipay at all at this point in time because so many criteria and details are missing. As this is already presented is for me just a reason to click away again.

So MuchBetter would do well to kick things up a notch.

[Glumbi]

Anyone else use Skrill regularly? Used that exclusively a few years ago and then eventually jumped over to Neteller.

[almera]

I've been away from neteller for a long time, they were too customer-unfriendly for me - do everything via skrill or now ecopayz where skrill doesn't work.

[gamblejohn]

I only use it when I send money to a friend, because the last time I wanted to pay for something online, I was constantly rejected.

[Glumbi]

I've been away for years and don't think I'll be active there again.

[playtime slotti]

Rarely for me either, only if something happens to be on it.

[Glumbi]

My Skrill account is still open, I thought it didn't exist anymore. Wasn't registered for 1 year or longer. Have now looked through the topic here but unfortunately no more credit on it which I might have forgotten.. :p

[Ulken]

Skrill, what is that again? I've never heard of it.. do you have to know that?

[playtime slotti]

As a player, you should know this.

[Glumbi]

Would have assumed that everyone knows Skrill, even if they don't use it.

[playtime spielo]

Many gamble not via Ewallets, Sofort Banking, Paysafe, Trustly have become quite fashionable.

[Ulken]

Ne I don't know never had to do with it. But there are other things that can be used.