Getting paid from abroad: what are you actually using in 2026?

This is the question that comes up most from people taking their first remote role with a foreign company, and the answers change every few months. What matters in practice: - What the client can pay into without extra work on their side - What the total cost is once conversion is included, not just the headline fee - How long it takes to land, and whether that is predictable - Whether it survives a compliance review at their end If you are being paid by a company outside your country right now, what are you using, and what did you try first that did not work?