An electronic transfer of funds (also called a 'wire') directly credited to an overseas bank account.
To make an international transfer you will need to obtain the details of the final beneficiary and their bank account information, such as;

• beneficiary account name, street address and account number (or IBAN)

• beneficiary bank name, street address and bank code/s

Depending on the country of the beneficiary bank, further information may be required to complete the payment or it may be requested at a later stage.
Your transfer must be less than AUD $2,000 and sent in a foreign currency.

You can send an international transfer through your internet banking by following the below steps

Step 1
Login to WAW Internet Banking by clicking the Internet Banking button on wawcu.com.au. Enter your customer number and password.

Step 2
Select ‘Transact’ then navigate to 'International Transfer'.

Step 3
For all new transfers click 'create transfer'. You can also select an existing recipient.

Step 4
Select the country you are sending to, the currency you want the payment sent in, and enter the amount for an indicative quote (select 'Foreign' if you know the foreign currency amount you wish to send, or select 'AUD' and enter the AUD equivalent).

Step 5
Choose the account you want the money to come from, and then complete the required fields. When finished, click 'Next' to review the information..

Step 6
When you are happy with what you have entered, click 'update quote' and then 'Pay now'.

Please note: It is clearly understood that this payment is undertaken at the senders own risk and that Western Union and/or their subsidiary companies and/or agents (WAW Credit Union) accept no liability whatever for any delay, mistake or omission which may occur in its transmission, or misinterpretation when received, or failure to identify the payee...

To receive funds from overseas into your WAW bank account, you will need to provide the person or business sending money to you with payment instructions. The payment instructions vary depending on the currency being sent to you.
Obtaining payment instructions is as simple as logging in to your internet banking, and following the steps below:

Step 1 – Click ‘Transact’ and select ‘International Transfers’

Step 2 – Choose ‘receive money from overseas’ and then follow the prompts to complete the form

Step 3 – Forward the payment instructions to the person transferring money to you

• Ensure funds are deposited in the nominated currency into the nominated account.

• Instruct the overseas bank to include the Payment Reference in the bank's reference field

If possible, email the transfer receipt or bank’s remittance advice to inwardtransfers@westernunion.com