As of last month, Google Adsense allows withdrawal through Western Union. I have successfully withdraw do that yesterday through RHB Bank, Giant Bukit Tinggi, Klang. The whole idea of getting money via Western Union is very good and hassle free.
Here is a list of benefits:-
- Faster – This is the main and the absolute advantage to make your change the payment option to Western Union. Usually I get the check on the 10 to 11th of each month. Clearance of the check is like until then end of the month. While I did it yesterday on the 1st of Nov, I manage the cash out on that day itself.
- Cheaper – I clear the check using HSBC around RM11.30 each month. I earn an extra RM11.30 as I do no have to pay for the overseas check clearance.
Disadvantage
- You have to line up for it.
It is obvious that the advantages using Western Union supersede the disadvantage. All I did was to print a copy of the Western Union Payment information from Google Adsense, fill up a form at RHB Bank, show my IC and spend some time there.
The only complain I have on this whole thing is that the Bukit Tinggi RHB Branch is bad, I mean real bad. Here is my complaints:-
- Only one person knows how to use the Western Union terminal, I was so unlucky that she was out for lunch. I also overheard that 2 other employees asking each other why you did not learn and blaming each others. They are actually offered the course but they did not take the effort to learn.
- Asked to wait for 10 minutes for the lady to come back from lunch, and she was there 25 minutes later.
- Then I was passed to another lady to process my payment when Western Union have already approved it. She was doing her own sweet stuff while I waited right in front of her face and she show no expression and not explaining why the hell I am waiting there for.
- Okay, after all this time waiting, I manage to see the brochure for “Customer Survey”. Wow, I was so happy, I took one and read what they were asking for. There were some basic question and one particular question got my vision was the name of the employee who served me, I had 3 employees servicing me like a football and none of them had name anywhere. Also, there is no box to drop the Customer Survey or any address where I can send them to. What kind of company tries prove that they are improve their customer service but actually does not have the intention to do so? I know that RHB is definitely one of them.
Enough of banging the bank in Malaysia. Overall, it is a fruitful experience as I manage to cash out some money. $$$
Cool..I don’t know how long I have to wait before I can even withdraw from Adsense
try it….i don’t think you will regret it..other than maybe some bad service by the banks
neat, will try the same thing.
Congrats on the fast payment. Will be having my own experience with this new method of payment next month.
thanks….look forward to the next payment
Try CIMB bank, they are quite friendly to me
Maybe it’s just not your day on that day though.
how to sign up WesternDigital? Sorry i a bit noob about this……. Izzit means that we no need to use PayPal anymore?
dicky: I think you have mistaken. First of all it is western union not western digital. Secondly, this is a adsense paymeny, if you earn money from adsense, once acheived USD100, Google will send your payment.
Adsense have never use paypal, previously you received a USD check and bank it in Malaysia banks
Oh!
I will use WU for next month’s withdrawal! 
Very nice… hmmm… can’t wait ownself one///
will be nice to hear feedback from you
waa, how much you earn that time? Must be a lots of money.
I guess i also want to change to western union than keep using cheque..
This is good that Google is offering Western Union payments now — many companies don’t like to deal with this particular payment method. This will be a significant benefit to people outside of the USA who do not have access to other methods of payment.
withdrawal through western union is still new in my country, i hope it works fine like in yours. anyway thanks for the info
here in the philippines, western union is very widespread. a lot of overseas filipino workers use western union to send money from abroad to their loved ones.
ooo..you know…they banned me when there was 100$ on my account…awful…why did they wait so long