If you’re making good money from Google Adsense, you probably know that it takes time for the check to arrive. And, more time needed to clear the check into your bank account.

For Malaysia, usually it takes 2 weeks to receive the check from Google after payment date. And, one month to clear it. Such a long wait, right? I know because I always opt for a check to be mailed to my door-step.

Actually there is a far better option which is to use Western Union. You can get the money within 1-2 days after payment date!

But then, I never use it because I don’t have time to go the bank that have the Western Union facility. The nearest one is in Taipan USJ where parking is a big problem. In addition, I’m such a patience person and can wait one whole month…ha..ha…..

Actually I  prefer a check because I can ask my hubby to bank it in. And, then wait…ho..ho..

Adsense Payment Team announced today that they’re extending more countries to use Western Union. Here is the excerpt from their blog’s post.

Good news! We’ve expanded Western Union Quick Cash as a payment method to 7 new countries: Barbados, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nepal, Uruguay, and Vietnam. If you live in any of these locations, you can now sign up to receive your AdSense payments from your local Western Union agent. With Western Union, you’ll receive your earnings sooner, since you won’t have to wait for checks to arrive in the mail or clear at the bank. Plus, AdSense won’t charge you a fee to use this payment method.

Please keep in mind these important points:

•Payments will continue to follow our normal payment schedule and will be available for pickup at your local Western Union agent the day after they’re issued.

•You’ll need to present a government-issued ID that matches your AdSense payee name when picking up your payment. If you need to update or correct the payee name listed in your account, please follow the instructions in our Help Center.

•Right now, only individual payee names can receive payments by Western Union, not businesses.

•Payments must be picked up within 60 days of issue or they’ll expire and be credited back to your account.

•Payments will be made in US dollars, but depending on your local Western Union agent, they may be picked up in your local currency.

These instructions will help you to sign up, and our Help Center has more info about picking up your payments and other countries where Western Union payments are currently available. We’re working towards making this payment option available to publishers in additional countries, and we’ll be sure to announce any updates here on the blog.

Payment by Western Union Quick Cash is currently available in the following countries and areas:

Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, China (Mainland), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Guatemala, Indonesia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Taiwan, Uruguay and Vietnam.

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