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Data collected on: Aug 08, 2025 - Aug 27, 2025
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Firm
Payment instrument
Access point
Sending network coverage
Transfer speed
<em>Transfer Speed</em> has been standardized in six broad categories.
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
Fee
Exchange rate margin (%)
The exchange rate margin is the cost resulting from the fact that the firm applies a rate that is different from the market reference rate. The margin is the percentage difference between the market reference rate and the exchange rate actually applied to the transaction.
Total cost (%)
The total cost of sending a remittance transfer includes: the fee charged to the sender plus the exchange rate margin.
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
The total cost of sending a remittance transfer includes: the fee charged to the sender plus the exchange rate margin.
Firm
Remitly
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
0.90
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.38
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.19 and exchange rate charged 405.62
Total cost (%)
1.13
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
1.36
Firm
Remitly
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
Low 
Fee
0.90
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.38
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.19 and exchange rate charged 405.62
Total cost (%)
1.13
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
1.36
Firm
Western Union
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
0.99
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.36
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.37 and exchange rate charged 405.91
Total cost (%)
1.19
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
1.42
Firm
Post Office UK via Western Union
Firm type: Post office
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
Medium 
Fee
Exchange rate margin(%)
1.88
Percentage difference between market reference rate 408.64 and exchange rate charged 400.97
Total cost (%)
1.88
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.26
Firm
Post Office UK via Western Union
Firm type: Post office
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
Medium 
Fee
Exchange rate margin(%)
1.88
Percentage difference between market reference rate 408.64 and exchange rate charged 400.97
Total cost (%)
1.88
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.26
Firm
Post Office UK via Western Union
Firm type: Post office
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
Medium 
Fee
Exchange rate margin(%)
1.88
Percentage difference between market reference rate 408.64 and exchange rate charged 400.97
Total cost (%)
1.88
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.26
Firm
ACE Money Transfer
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
1.99
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.23
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.19 and exchange rate charged 406.25
Total cost (%)
1.89
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.27
Firm
ACE Money Transfer
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
Medium 
Fee
1.99
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.23
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.19 and exchange rate charged 406.25
Total cost (%)
1.89
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.27
Firm
ACE Money Transfer
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
1.99
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.23
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.19 and exchange rate charged 406.25
Total cost (%)
1.89
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.27
Firm
ACE Money Transfer
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
1.99
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.23
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.19 and exchange rate charged 406.25
Total cost (%)
1.89
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.27
Firm
Remitly
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
1.90
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.38
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.19 and exchange rate charged 405.62
Total cost (%)
1.96
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.36
Firm
Remitly
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
Low 
Fee
1.90
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.38
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.19 and exchange rate charged 405.62
Total cost (%)
1.96
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.36
Firm
Remitly
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
1.90
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.38
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.19 and exchange rate charged 405.62
Total cost (%)
1.96
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.36
Firm
Remitly
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
Low 
Fee
1.90
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.38
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.19 and exchange rate charged 405.62
Total cost (%)
1.96
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.36
Firm
Wise
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
2.52
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.01
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.24 and exchange rate charged 407.20
Total cost (%)
2.11
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.53
Firm
Global Exchange Ltd
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
Medium 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
3.00
Exchange rate margin(%)
-0.10
Percentage difference between market reference rate 408.09 and exchange rate charged 408.50
Total cost (%)
2.40
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
2.88
Firm
Wise
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
3.31
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.02
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.27 and exchange rate charged 407.20
Total cost (%)
2.78
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
3.33
Firm
Global Exchange Ltd
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
Medium 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
3.00
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.39
Percentage difference between market reference rate 408.09 and exchange rate charged 406.50
Total cost (%)
2.89
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
3.47
Firm
Global Exchange Ltd
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Agent
Sending network coverage
Medium 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
5.00
Exchange rate margin(%)
-0.14
Percentage difference between market reference rate 406.45 and exchange rate charged 407.00
Total cost (%)
4.03
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
4.83
Firm
Global Exchange Ltd
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Agent
Sending network coverage
Medium 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Agent
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
5.00
Exchange rate margin(%)
-0.14
Percentage difference between market reference rate 406.45 and exchange rate charged 407.00
Total cost (%)
4.03
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
4.83
Firm
Global Exchange Ltd
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Agent
Sending network coverage
Medium 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
5.00
Exchange rate margin(%)
-0.14
Percentage difference between market reference rate 406.45 and exchange rate charged 407.00
Total cost (%)
4.03
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
4.83
Firm
Global Exchange Ltd
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Agent
Sending network coverage
Medium 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Agent
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
5.00
Exchange rate margin(%)
-0.14
Percentage difference between market reference rate 406.45 and exchange rate charged 407.00
Total cost (%)
4.03
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
4.83
Firm
MoneyGram
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
4.99
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.03
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.17 and exchange rate charged 407.03
Total cost (%)
4.19
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
5.03
Firm
Wise
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
5.19
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.01
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.26 and exchange rate charged 407.20
Total cost (%)
4.34
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
5.20
Firm
MoneyGram
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
4.99
Exchange rate margin(%)
0.66
Percentage difference between market reference rate 404.26 and exchange rate charged 401.59
Total cost (%)
4.82
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
5.78
Firm
Ria
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
2.90
Exchange rate margin(%)
2.63
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.24 and exchange rate charged 396.52
Total cost (%)
5.05
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
6.06
Firm
Ria
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
2.90
Exchange rate margin(%)
2.63
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.24 and exchange rate charged 396.52
Total cost (%)
5.05
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
6.06
Firm
Western Union
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Internet
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
2.99
Exchange rate margin(%)
2.82
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.37 and exchange rate charged 395.88
Total cost (%)
5.31
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
6.37
Firm
Western Union
Firm type: Money Transfer Operator
 
Payment instrument
Access point
Agent
Sending network coverage
High 
Transfer speed
Receiving method
Disbursing network coverage
High 
Fee
2.90
Exchange rate margin(%)
6.89
Percentage difference between market reference rate 407.37 and exchange rate charged 379.30
Total cost (%)
9.31
Total cost (GBP)sort descending
11.17
Total Average Third Quarter 2025
3.06
Total Average Second Quarter 2025
0
Total Average
Fee
2.66
Exchange Rate Margin (%)
0.85
Total Cost Percent (%)
3.06
Total Cost (GBP)
3.68
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