As an old seller in cross-border e-commerce, the collection of this matter is just as important as eating every day - whether the money can be safely to the account, the rate will eat the profit, the operation flow is not smooth, every detail can make a person in the middle of the night can not sleep. Recently, many friends in the circle are discussing Skyee, today we stand in the real experience of using the perspective, talk about this "cross-border collection assistant" in the end is not reliable.
First, the registration chapter: from the "novice village" to the "global service" of the clearance road
I remember when I first joined the industry, registering for a payment platform was like playing a puzzle game - the list of materials was more complicated than the college entrance exam review materials, and the review progress was slower than a snail's crawl. But Skyee gives the first impression of quite friendly: not only support for mainland China, Hong Kong enterprises and individuals, even Taiwan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, these "overseas service" account can be registered, simply "global seller-friendly" players. In particular, the fastest personal registration 1-minute audit, simply to the urgent need to open the small bosses handed a "quick-acting heart pill".
But be warned, although the official website has a handful of video tutorials (highly recommended for newbies to watch first!) , but the materials needed for registration in different regions are still a bit delicate. For example, corporate users have to prepare a business license, corporate identity card, individual users may need proof of address and so on. Suggested in advance with the customer service nag clear, so as not to be like my first time, because of the omission of materials more than two days - cross-border e-commerce time is counted by the second of the money!
Second, save money chapter: rates and exchange rates, in the end can save how much real money?
(i) Rates: the $0 party is ecstatic, but it has to understand the "rules of the game"
In the past two years, I was hurt by the rate of a big international company, and every time I received money, it was like I was being peeled off my skin, but Skyee's "permanent 0 rate" campaign was really exciting, but we have to be calm and look at the conditions - for example, you have to sign up for the store before the specified time, and the "limited time activation". And it's a "limited time activation". But in all fairness, even if there is no activity, people rely on the scale effect to take the bank rebate, the rate is also lower than many platforms. After all, the wool comes out of the sheep, they rely on the volume from the bank to get concessions, and then the benefits to the seller, the logic than those hidden charges "set king" much more comfortable.
(ii) Exchange rates: sellers who can woolgather can make an extra car!
I still remember the day the yuan broke "7" in 2019, the circle of friends is full of sellers wailing about exchange rate losses. But friends who use Skyee secretly happy - people's "real-time exchange" function, can pick the best exchange rate from a number of banks, at that time more than 200 points higher than the Bank of China license price, the settlement of 1 million U.S. dollars directly earn more than 20,000 yuan! This is like shopping for food, the same money can carry two more pounds of meat home. Now every time the exchange rate fluctuations, I will be staring at the background real-time data, pick a "good price" a key to the settlement of foreign exchange, this initiative in the hands of the feeling, than the exchange rate led by the nose to go a lot of fun.
Function: from "single-threaded tool" to "all-round small housekeeper".
At first, I thought Skyee was just a collection tool, but after using it, I realized that it is a "cross-border all-rounder":
- Wide collection coverageAmazon, eBay, these mainstream platforms, not to mention, even Shopify, Fnac, such as "niche battleground" can be connected, no longer need to open N accounts for different platforms;
- Payment is hassle-free: Payments to overseas suppliers and sub-accounts to partners can be made directly in the back office without having to go to the bank to fill out a bunch of forms;
- Financing with surprises: Backed by the tree of Lakala, actually can apply for unsecured loans, up to 50 million! Peak season to stock up no money, this function is simply "life-saving straw".
The most considerate thing is the "Multi-card Management" function. Previously, I opened several cards for different platforms' advertisement fees, and each card had to be recharged separately, which was a big trouble. Now Skyee supports multi-card balance sharing, for example, several dollar cards share the same account balance, so you can recharge once and get it all done, and you don't need to be confused with a bunch of card numbers anymore.
IV. Peace of mind: Compliance and safety, more important than anything else
What do you fear most about cross-border collection? Fear that the money is lost for no reason, afraid of suddenly being blocked by the wind control.Skyee as Lakala's "regular army", the qualification of this piece is still reassuring - international double regulation, anti-money laundering system, after all, people have been serving for five consecutive years, more than 100,000 Sellers, if it is not reliable early overturned.
The actual use of the account speed is also quite stable, the basic second to the account, unlike some platforms half a day no movement, so people can not help but every five minutes to refresh the page. Customer service response is also fast, once in the middle of the night in a hurry to settle the foreign exchange, there are actually on-duty staff online guidance, this point must give a praise.
V. Heartfelt advice: choose the right tool, smarter than desperately trying to make a difference
To be honest, no collection platform is "perfect", Skyee is more suitable for small and medium-sized sellers and high-frequency settlement friends, especially those who want to save a little bit of rate, and control the exchange rate themselves. However, if you are a large enterprise, or need to interface with some special currencies or complex systems, you may need to evaluate the overall situation again.
Finally, I want to say to you, cross-border e-commerce is now more and more volume, rather than in the order to fight head to head, it is better to put the "money bag" tube - each save 1% rate, each more than get 0.01 exchange rate, accumulated are real money. Suggest that newcomers can follow Skyee's tutorials to register and experience, anyway, the audit is fast, easy to operate, try to know whether your "true destiny".
After all, on the cross-border road, choosing the right tool is like finding the right teammate - reliable, more than anything else.
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