Not much of a 'Society' more like a faceless corporate.
* Its very tricky to find banks that fully understand Swift fees, and Swift go out of their way to make it difficult for consumers to contact them.
* It costs 31.50 approx Eur to send money overseas outside Euro-zone (plus of course the real cost which is the actual negotiated FX rate).
* But its not generally possible to send money from source bank to destination bank directly, so an intermediary must be involved who in-turn charges a commission (not fixed fee).
* Then there's the charges if the transaction is rewound (deal / purchase) falls through. This isn't 100% equal to the money transferred out, it actually costs more, but banks I've used can't explain why.
* There's no clear info on the net to explain these charges, just casual talk on Expat forums. Its not Transparent: Anyone found a way to contact Swift?