Banking in Costa Rica

Summary: Information for expats living in Costa Rica about banking in Costa Rica, wire transfers, banking fees, banking limitations for those on a tourist visa and more.

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Betsy Burlingame is the Founder and President of Expat Exchange and is one of the Founders of Digital Nomad Exchange. She launched Expat Exchange in 1997 as her Master's thesis project at NYU. Prior to Expat Exchange, Betsy worked at AT&T in International and Mass Market Marketing. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA in International Business and German.

Some of Betsy's articles include 12 Best Places to Live in Portugal, 7 Best Places to Live in Panama and 12 Things to Know Before Moving to the Dominican Republic. Betsy loves to travel and spend time with her family. Connect with Betsy on LinkedIn.

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hockeyrick

Jul 29, 2019 15:37

No one makes any mention if the online banking(either pc or smartphone) sites/apps have multi languages or not. In Asia you ALWAYS have a pulldown menu or the local/English tab. What about in CR? Mexico was usually just Spanish, with some subtitles. How language friendly are the various bank sites and apps?

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