What MoneyGram has shown on monitored routes
A win requires a completed, non-promotional quote at the same sending amount. Converter rates and modelled bank prices remain useful evidence, though neither is allowed to wear the winner's badge.
Where MoneyGram makes sense
- Best for
- Cash collection and recipients served by MoneyGram's agent footprint.
- Less suitable for
- Customers who want an easily reproducible public bank-transfer quote.
- Where the rate cost sits
- A route-specific customer rate that can include a conversion margin.
- What the fee tells you
- Varies with amount, payment method, delivery method and channel.
- Delivery
- Some cash transfers arrive within minutes; bank deposits depend on the destination and payment clearance.
- Access
- Online, app and physical agents in supported markets.
How MoneyGram's quote can flatter or disappoint
MoneyGram belongs in a UK remittance comparison because cash access changes the practical value of a transfer. Its rate is not automatically comparable with a bank-only specialist if the recipient cannot use the bank route.
The service also illustrates why this site fails closed. When the estimator requires anti-bot verification, we keep MoneyGram in the company list but show no invented quote. A missing capture is a data limitation, not a negative number.
Customers should price the exact shop or digital route and check identification, collection hours and currency availability. The recipient amount after the fee and exchange rate remains the useful headline.
Where it works well
- Large cash-pickup footprint
- Several payout methods
- Useful for recipients outside mainstream bank rails
Where the value thins out
- Public estimator can require anti-bot verification
- Channel pricing varies
- Exchange-rate cost is not one published percentage
The latest MoneyGram figures we can reproduce
Each row is the newest record for that route. The receipt shows the provider screen or calculation behind it, including the time we saw it.
| Route | Sent | Visible fee | Amount delivered | Against the best completed quote | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom → United Statesbank transfer · bank deposit | £200.00 | £4.99 | US$259.83Rate 1.332375 | Calculator evidence | Open receipt30 Jul 2026, 13:17 UTC |
| United Kingdom → Polandbank transfer · bank deposit | £200.00 | £0.00 | PLN 990.91Rate 4.954542 | Calculator evidence | Open receipt30 Jul 2026, 13:14 UTC |
| United Kingdom → Pakistanbank transfer · bank deposit | £200.00 | £0.00 | PKR 74,798Rate 373.991352 | Calculator evidence | Open receipt30 Jul 2026, 13:13 UTC |
| United Kingdom → Philippinesbank transfer · bank deposit | £200.00 | £1.49 | ₱16,156Rate 81.384451 | Calculator evidence | Open receipt30 Jul 2026, 13:12 UTC |
| Euro area → United Statesbank transfer · bank deposit | €850.00 | €5.99 | US$957.73Rate 1.134733 | Calculator evidence | Open receipt30 Jul 2026, 13:11 UTC |
| Germany → United Kingdombank transfer · bank deposit | €850.00 | €5.99 | £707.76Rate 0.838573 | Calculator evidence | Open receipt30 Jul 2026, 12:48 UTC |
| United Kingdom → Germanybank transfer · bank deposit | £200.00 | £0.00 | €230.67Rate 1.153355 | Calculator evidence | Open receipt29 Jul 2026, 12:45 UTC |
What to price beside MoneyGram
Western Union can still put cash within reach almost anywhere. That network has a price, and the figure changes between online and agent transfers, making a generic “low fee” claim about as useful as it sounds.
Read the Western Union rate review →Ria combines a large cash network with a public calculator that exposes more than many rivals. Its shop counter and online journey carry different costs, so they should never be folded into one convenient headline.
Read the Ria Money Transfer rate review →WorldRemit is useful when the recipient needs cash or mobile money rather than another bank account. Change the payout method and the price can change with it, so the exact delivery choice belongs in the quote.
Read the WorldRemit rate review →MoneyGram's own pricing documents
These pages describe the published terms. The corridor table is gathered separately, so a provider's explanation never substitutes for the quote it gives us.
- UK money transfer serviceMoneyGram