Hidden fees cost vacationing Canadians millions each year

What’s worse than the billions lost is that the majority of Canadians are in the dark about how much they are being overcharged.
Hidden fees also have an impact on businesses, with TransferWise's research showing that they lose $3.4-billion annually.
Honesty hasn’t been the best policy for banks and currency exchange providers, according to new data we’ve collected at TransferWise, an international payments company. According to the research, Canadians unknowingly lose billions every year when they send or spe...

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