International Money TransfersI place an average of 8 international money transfers a month. Over the course of a year, 15% have problems, whether it be clerical or routing; the timeline has been a week to 30 days to straighten out the transfer and the recipient to have the funds in their allocated account. The problem is not necessarily with the sending bank but can be sourced to the intermediary banks that are used to facilitate the process or the individual/corporation initiating the transfer.