MoneyGram 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.

	MoneyGram	CurrencyTransfer
Trustpilot Rating	4.5	4.8
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	34,800	900
iOS App Rating	4.9	N/A
Number of iOS App Reviews	422,000	N/A
Android App Rating	4.6	N/A
Number of Android App Reviews	88,000	N/A

Data taken from relevant websites at time of publication.

	MoneyGram	CurrencyTransfer
App Transfers	Yes	No
Online Transfers	Yes	Yes
Phone Transfers	No	No
In-person Transfers	Yes	No
Available Countries	200	170
Number of Currencies	60	28
Payment Methods	Bank account Debit card Credit card Cash	Bank account
Receiving Methods	Online wallet Bank account Cash pickup Home delivery	Bank account
Cash Pickup Option	Yes	No
Payments Flexibility	Web platform Mobile app In person	Web platform
Supported Languages	English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Norwegian, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Czech, Turkish, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Indonesian, Thai, Korean, Malaysian, and Chinese	English
Transfer Speed	Within minutes (cash transfers) 1-3 days (bank and debit card transfers)	1-4 days
Dedicated Dealer	No	Yes
Instant Custom Quote	Yes	Yes
Business Features	N/A	Spot contracts Forwards contracts Market orders Batch payments FX derivatives Rate alerts API integration
Debit Card	None	None
Cancellation Policy	Cancellations are possible as long as the money hasn’t been claimed by the recipient.	Booked currencies can be bought back from the selling provider with the costs falling on the customer
Suitability	Small money transfers	Large money transfers

Top Rated Money Transfer Service

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

	MoneyGram	CurrencyTransfer
Year Founded	1940	2015
Headquarters	Dallas, TX, US	London, UK
Other Office Locations	Denver (Colorado, US), Minneapolis (Minnesota, US), Brussels (Belgium), São Paulo (Brazil), Vancouver (Canada), Shanghai (China), Hong Kong (China), Mumbai (India), Jakarta (Indonesia), Dublin (Ireland), Rome (Italy), Mexico City (Mexico), Warsaw (Poland), Singapore, Madrid (Spain), Istanbul (Turkey), and London (UK)	Tel Aviv (Israel)
Annual Trading Volume	N/A	$500 million
Number of Employees	2500	23
Number of Clients	150 million	20000
Regulatory Institutions	New York State Department of Financial Services in the USA FINTRAC in Canada FCA and HMRC in the UK National Bank of Belgium in EU	FCA and HRMC in the UK
Awards	Best Cash Innovation and Best Comeback Story (PYMNTS Innovator Awards, 2016 and 2017) Technology Innovation Award (Asian Bankers, 2017) Money Transfer Awards (Mobex Africa Innovation, 2018) Top 100 Places to Work (The Dallas Morning News, 2021) Top Workplaces USA Award (Top Workplaces, 2022) Best Use of Blockchain in FinTech (FinTech Breakthrough Awards, 2023)	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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	MoneyGram	CurrencyTransfer
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Transfer Fee	Depends on the location, the sending amount, and the payment method. Can be as low as $0-$15 and as high as $100.	No fee
Average Exchange Rate Markup	1% to 5%	0.007
Minimum Transfer Amount	£50	£5,000 (or currency equivalent)
Maximum Transfer Amount	$10,000 per online transfer for most countries (with a $10,000 as a monthly cap) $25,000 for online transfers to 42 select countries from the US.	No limit