CurrencyFair 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.

	CurrencyFair	CurrencyTransfer
Trustpilot Rating	4.3	4.8
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	6,800	900
iOS App Rating	4.4	N/A
Number of iOS App Reviews	80	N/A
Android App Rating	2.6	N/A
Number of Android App Reviews	950	N/A

Data taken from relevant websites at time of publication.

	CurrencyFair	CurrencyTransfer
App Transfers	Yes	No
Online Transfers	Yes	Yes
Phone Transfers	Yes	No
In-person Transfers	No	No
Available Countries	150	170
Number of Currencies	20	28
Payment Methods	Bank account	Bank account
Receiving Methods	Bank account	Bank account
Cash Pickup Option	No	No
Payments Flexibility	Web platform Mobile app Phone	Web platform
Supported Languages	English, French, and German	English
Transfer Speed	0-5 days	1-4 days
Dedicated Dealer	Only for business clients	Yes
Instant Custom Quote	Yes	Yes
Business Features	Spot contracts Forwards contracts Market orders Digital multi-currency wallet Rate alerts API integration	Spot contracts Forwards contracts Market orders Batch payments FX derivatives Rate alerts API integration
Debit Card	None	None
Cancellation Policy	Only possible as long as the money transfer hasn’t been matched	Booked currencies can be bought back from the selling provider with the costs falling on the customer
Suitability	Small and large money transfers	Large money transfers

Top Rated Money Transfer Service

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

	CurrencyFair	CurrencyTransfer
Year Founded	2009	2015
Headquarters	Dublin, Ireland	London, UK
Other Office Locations	Newcastle (Australia), Nutfield (the United Kingdom), Singapore, and Kwun Tong (Hong Kong)	Tel Aviv (Israel)
Annual Trading Volume	$300 million	$500 million
Number of Employees	156	23
Number of Clients	150000	20000
Regulatory Institutions	FinCEN in the USA FCA in the UK ASIC in Australia Central Bank of Ireland in EU MAS in Singapore CED in Hong Kong	FCA and HRMC in the UK
Awards	Best of Show (Finovate Asia, Singapore, 2012) Most Insightful and Intriguing Internet Innovation (IIA Dot IE Net Visionary, 2013) TNW’s Irish Startups (2013) one of the Best Middleweight Start-ups (Europas, 2013) Excellence in Payments (FinTech Australia, 2017) Top 20 Fintech Companies in Ireland (Irish Tech News, 2017) Fintech Startups in Europe to watch in 2018 (2017) Mozo Experts Choice Awards (Mozo.com.au, 2018) Top 100 Startups to watch in 2018, Silicon Republic (2018) Top 10 Startup Winner for Best Employer (LinkedIn, 2018 and 2019) Spiders Award for Best in Fintech (2019) 5-Star Rating for Outstanding Value International Money Transfers (Canstar, 2019)	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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	CurrencyFair	CurrencyTransfer
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Transfer Fee	£2.50 (UK) €3 (EU) Currency equivalent for other currencies.	No fee
Average Exchange Rate Markup	0.0045	0.007
Minimum Transfer Amount	£7 (or currency equivalent)	£5,000 (or currency equivalent)
Maximum Transfer Amount	10,000,000 (same in every available currency).	No limit