Take the 2-minute tour ×  In case I lose my credit card and I'm
abroad how can I receive money electronically?  I've heard there
are some "transfer companies", and that provide you a temporary
bank account for the transfer.  Could you give me some
information about it ? More in particular, I'm interested in
South America.  share|improve this question Can you clarify what
is it that you want to do? Because for what you describe Western
Union and Moneygram will work just fine. –  Karlson Mar 21 '13
at 12:36 What credit card do you have? Some credit card
companies offer emergency replacements and emergency cash
advances if you loose your card overseas. Worth checking if
yours is one of the helpful ones! –  Gagravarr Mar 21 '13 at
15:04 @Gagravarr good one, thanks I will check. Although it
might be too late to get a replacement card, I'm leaving in 5
days –  Patrick Mar 21 '13 at 15:05 add comment  2 Answers  up
vote 3 down vote accepted  Companies like Western Union (they're
the biggest and because of the Nigeri