We told you we had big changes coming for you this year, and now we’re proud to announce a major improvement for our Money Transfer service. Money Transfer is now free for all customers. That’s right, we’re dropping our fees for Money Transfer to 0%.

Whether you’re sending money internationally or around the corner, you can get your money where it needs to go in a matter of minutes. As long as you have an email address for the recipient, you can send money to anyone, even if they don’t have an eWallet yet. And now you can do it all with no transaction fees*.

From your eWallet to anywhere for free

Sign in and give it a try. It’s the cheapest and easiest way to send money. Just select “send money with Money Transfer” from the Money Out section of your eWallet. Enter the amount you’re sending and the recipient’s email, and you’re done. We’ll instantly contact the recipient and tell them how to get their money.

It’s instant, it’s secure, and now it’s free. What are you waiting for? Give it a try today!

*Discounted rate is 0%, reduced from our standard 1.9% fee. Foreign exchange (FX) fee is charged where applicable.

With all the big improvements to the NETELLER member experience coming this year, it’s a great time to introduce your friends to us. And while you’re doing that, why not earn you and your friends some great rewards?

Help a friend get their NETELLER eWallet using our Refer a Friend feature and you can both earn extra cash. Whenever a friend you refer starts using their eWallet, you get a bonus of 20% of their first deposit, up to 16 EUR! And what’s more, your friend also gets a bonus of 10% of their first deposit, up to 8 EUR.

Simple way to earn bonus cash

To earn your bonus, just follow these steps:

1. Sign in to your NETELLER account
2. Select the “Rewards” link from the left-hand menu
3. Provide the email addresses of up to five friends and a personalized message
4. Select “Send email”

Your friend or friends will receive an email invitation to create and fund a NETELLER account.

You’ll earn a cash bonus on the first deposit of every friend you recommend to NETELLER. There’s no limit to amount of bonuses you can earn and no fees for referring a friend, so get cash rewards for you and your friends today!

The holiday season has ended, but the holiday bills are starting to roll in. Between that and New Year’s resolutions, you might be thinking about trying to get a handle on your budget. Maybe there’s a credit card you want to pay off, maybe there’s a trip or a down payment you want to save up for, maybe you’re just tired of wondering where all your money went a week after payday.

Managing your spending can be simple. It’s just a matter of knowing where your money’s going. If you need a little help tackling this, we’ve got some tips for you.

1. Create a budget plan

The first step is figuring out how much money you need for on the bills that can’t be avoided. How much is your rent, mortgage, or car payments? What about water, electricity and phone bills? Once you’ve deducted those bills from your income, how much is left for food and entertainment? This is the monthly budget you have to play with.

2. Track your expenses

Keep a journal of your expenses. Write down everything you spend for a month or two. This will give you a good idea of where your money’s going, and from there where you can afford to tighten your belt.

3. Only spend what you have

If you’re trying to get your spending under control, you’ll want to stay away from credit cards. You only want to spend the money you have, rather than spending on credit and creating more bills for the future. If you don’t like carrying cash, or want to shop online and need a card to do it, try using a prepaid card like the Net+ Prepaid MasterCard®. Since you can only spend what you’ve loaded onto the card in advance, it helps you avoid going over your budget.

4. Pay down your debt instead of going into it

The point of keeping a budget is to learn where your money is going and how much you can save by distributing your cash more efficiently. Identify your major expenses and see if you can reduce any of them. If you have multiple debts, focus on the ones with the highest interest. Once you know where your money is going, you’ll have a better idea of how to redirect it towards that vacation, new car or just paying off a debt.

Net+ keeps you on top of your money

Your eWallet and Net+ card can help with every step of this process. Put your food and entertainment money into your eWallet and spend it with your Net+ card, and your transaction history will keep track of all your expenses for you. And you’ll only be able to spend what’s already in your eWallet, so you’ll stay on budget.

NETELLER is a proud sponsor of British snowboarder Zoe Gillings. We’re contributing to Zoe reaching her dream of Olympic gold by helping cover her costs through her NETELLER eWallet. Wherever in the world the snowboarding circuit takes her, Zoe can pay for her expenses with her Net+ Prepaid MasterCard®.

My name is Zoe Gillings and I am professional snowboarder from the UK. I have been competing at the top level for about ten years and have competed in two Olympics and three World championships with my best results being first place at the World Cup in Chile, several further World Cup Podiums including third place at the World Cup finals in 2011 and eighth place at the Winter Olympics in 2010. NETELLER are my title sponsor supporting me towards my goal of Olympic gold at the next Winter Olympics in 2014.

I was invited by NETELLER to attend their VIP member party at the ice bar in London in November. During the event I was racing people on a Nintendo Wii snowboard racing game we set up in the bar. I had plenty of challengers so it was a fun night; I think pretty much every single person at the event gave it a go, which was great. There are a few differences between racing on the Wii and racing on the World Cup circuit, with the biggest one being that there were no 15 foot jumps to clear in the ice bar! But there were some real similarities too! Even though it was just for fun, I and quite a few others got very competitive (I get competitive with everything of course!). There were prizes for the winners of the fastest and slowest times of the night, and as we were in the ice bar it was -5 degrees Celsius so just the right temperature for a snowboarding competition!  It was a fantastic night and loads of fun.

I am competing all around the world through the winter but one special competition for me that I have attended a few times before is the prestigious invite only Winter X Games competition at the end of January. For those of you who haven’t heard of the X Games, it’s like the North American version of the Olympics for action sports. In the Winter X Games they have snowboarding, skiing, snowmobile racing and more. It’s held in Aspen, Colorado each year and is always a fun one to go to because with all the different sport there’s always something going on. ESPN usually covers the event, continuously broadcasting in HD, and the resultant footage is awesome.  My best result at the X Games so far has been 6^th place but I am hoping to get on the podium this year.

Wish me luck!

Follow Zoe at zoegillings.com. We’ll be posting updates on her progress here, as she works her way towards the 2014 Olympics with the help of her eWallet and prepaid card. From Mount Everest to the snowboarding World Cup to the bar around the corner, the Net+ Prepaid MasterCard is with you wherever you want to be.

One of the advantages of an eWallet is that it lets you keep your “fun money” separate from the money you use to pay rent and bills. Pay your bills through your bank account, and then put what you can spare in your eWallet for purchases at sites that accept NETELLER or anywhere that accepts MasterCard® with your Net+ Prepaid MasterCard. But while your fun money is less vital than your bill money, it’s still a good idea to make sure your fun money isn’t running too low. Having funds in your eWallet means you’re ready for any impulse or emergency expense you come across. We try to offer as many instant deposit options as we can, but the reality is it’s not always convenient to make a deposit before using your eWallet.

Maybe there’s a purchase you want to make out in the real world. Having money in your eWallet means your Net+ is loaded up and can cover purchases anywhere that accepts MasterCard. You can also instantly send money to friends and family if they have an emergency without having to wait for a deposit to clear.

Having money for whatever you need is easy. Just keep track of your account balance, and regularly deposit what you’ve put aside to keep your fun money at your fingertips.