Currencies Direct vs CurrencyTransfer: Fees & Reviews Compared (2025)

Below we compare them on their fees and reviews.

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Top Rated Money Transfer Service

Currencies Direct are the top rated International Money Transfer Service on our list.

	Currencies Direct	CurrencyTransfer
Trustpilot Rating	4.9	4.8
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	9,400	900
iOS App Rating	3.5	N/A
Number of iOS App Reviews	100	N/A
Android App Rating	3.5	N/A
Number of Android App Reviews	500	N/A

Data taken from relevant websites at time of publication.

	Currencies Direct	CurrencyTransfer
App Transfers	Yes	No
Online Transfers	Yes	Yes
Phone Transfers	Yes	No
In-person Transfers	Yes	No
Available Countries	200	170
Number of Currencies	70	28
Payment Methods	Bank account Debit card Credit card Check	Bank account
Receiving Methods	Bank account	Bank account
Cash Pickup Option	No	No
Payments Flexibility	Web platform Mobile app Phone In person	Web platform
Supported Languages	English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Chinese, and Korean	English
Transfer Speed	1-2 hours within Europe 1-2 days for overseas transfers	1-4 days
Dedicated Dealer	Yes	Yes
Instant Custom Quote	N/A	Yes
Business Features	Spot contracts Forwards contracts Limit orders Stop-loss orders Recurring transfers Digital multi-currency wallet Rate alerts API portal	Spot contracts Forwards contracts Market orders Batch payments FX derivatives Rate alerts API integration
Debit Card	Currencies Direct multi-currency debit card	None
Cancellation Policy	N/A	Booked currencies can be bought back from the selling provider with the costs falling on the customer
Suitability	Large money transfers	Large money transfers

Top Rated Money Transfer Service

Currencies Direct are the top rated International Money Transfer Service on our list.

	Currencies Direct	CurrencyTransfer
Year Founded	1996	2015
Headquarters	London, UK	London, UK
Other Office Locations	Orlando (USA), Saint John (Canada), Mumbai (India), Albufeira (Portugal), 3 locations in South Africa, and 19 locations in Spain	Tel Aviv (Israel)
Annual Trading Volume	£9.5 billion	$500 million
Number of Employees	550	23
Number of Clients	430000	20000
Regulatory Institutions	FinCEN in the USA FINTRAC in Canada FCA in the UK Bank of Spain in Spain and the EU ACPR in France FSB in South Africa	FCA and HRMC in the UK
Awards	Credit Rating of Level 1 (Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, 2010) National Business Awards Finalist (National Business Awards, 2016) Most Positive Client Reviews (Money Transfer Comparison, 2017) Consumer Champion of the Year (Money Age Magazine, 2017) Money Transfer Provider of the Year (Money Age Magazine, 2016, 2017,2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021) Best Rated Money Transfer (Money Transfer Comparison, 2019, 2020, 2021)	Top 9 Startups (Swift Innotribe Startup Challenge, 2014) Presented at FinovateEurope – a FinTech-based conference (2014)

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Top Rated Money Transfer Service

Currencies Direct are the top rated International Money Transfer Service on our list.

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	Currencies Direct	CurrencyTransfer
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Transfer Fee	No fee	No fee
Average Exchange Rate Markup	0.4% to 1.4%	0.007
Minimum Transfer Amount	$1	£5,000 (or currency equivalent)
Maximum Transfer Amount	£25,000 through the mobile app £300,000 by placing a special request	No limit