Mt.Gox - Bitcoin Exchange

Introducing a new 1.5% fee on Barclays cash deposit TOKYO - JAPAN - August 6, 2012 - Due to Barclay’s recent...

Introducing a new 1.5% fee on Barclays cash deposit TOKYO - JAPAN - August 6, 2012 - Due to Barclay’s recent change in its fee structure regarding cash deposit to Mt.Gox account, we are now obliged to change our policy and apply such fees to our customers. Our Mt.Gox Barclays bank account was originally setup to only handle domestic transfers and never cash deposits. While this situation has been largely ignored by Barclays until today, the overall sheer volume of the cash deposits forced Barclays to finally charge a fee for each of these cash deposits. Starting from today onward, cash deposits made to our UK Barclays account will now be subject to a 1.5% fee and will be automatically deducted from the total amount you wish to remit. While we understand the possible inconvenience such new fees will have on our UK users, we would like to reassure them that we are merely ena...

Full article: https://mtgox.com/press_release_20120806.html