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WorldRemit rates: what you pay, and what you get for it

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.

OUR RATE RECORDS

What WorldRemit has shown on monitored routes

9routes with a current record
0completed transfer quotes
N/Alike-for-like price wins
28 Jul 2026, 20:52latest provider check

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 WorldRemit makes sense

Best for
Recipients who need cash pickup or mobile money rather than a conventional bank account.
Less suitable for
Large currency conversions or customers who only need a low-cost bank-to-bank route.
Where the rate cost sits
A customer rate is shown in the transfer calculator after the receive country, amount and payout option are selected.
What the fee tells you
Upfront route-specific fees. Card issuers may add their own charge, and the rate also forms part of the cost.
Delivery
Bank deposit, cash pickup and mobile money can have different delivery estimates, often ranging from minutes to several business days.
Access
Website and app with a broad recipient network across remittance markets.
THE PRICE VERDICT

How WorldRemit's quote can flatter or disappoint

WorldRemit is most useful where the receiving problem is not simply an IBAN. Cash counters and mobile wallets can reach people who do not use a conventional bank account, and that service has a real operating cost. Comparing it only with a European bank transfer misses the point.

The price still needs scrutiny. WorldRemit shows the fee and rate before confirmation, but both can change when the customer switches from bank deposit to cash or changes the funding card. The recipient amount is the cleanest common measure.

Our crawler keeps WorldRemit visible when the public calculator demands a human-verification step. An unavailable automated capture is not evidence that the service is unavailable to a person; it means we do not publish an unproven number.

EARNS ITS PLACE

Where it works well

  • Cash and mobile-money coverage
  • Several ways to fund and receive
  • Upfront recipient amount in the calculator
READ THE SMALLER PRINT

Where the value thins out

  • Public automation can encounter human-verification checks
  • Total cost changes with payout choice
  • Less suited to high-value FX planning
CURRENT RATE EVIDENCE

The latest WorldRemit 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.

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RouteSentVisible feeAmount deliveredAgainst the best completed quoteReceipt
United States → Canadabank transfer · bank depositUS$1,000.00US$2.99CA$1,377.75Rate 1.381882Calculator evidenceOpen receipt28 Jul 2026, 20:52 UTC
United States → United Kingdombank transfer · bank depositUS$1,000.00US$1.99£729.41Rate 0.730868Calculator evidenceOpen receipt28 Jul 2026, 20:52 UTC
Australia → United Statesbank transfer · bank depositA$1,500.00A$0.00US$1,029.87Rate 0.686581Calculator evidenceOpen receipt28 Jul 2026, 20:41 UTC
Australia → United Kingdombank transfer · bank depositA$1,500.00A$1.99£782.83Rate 0.52258Calculator evidenceOpen receipt28 Jul 2026, 20:41 UTC
United Kingdom → United Statesbank transfer · bank deposit£200.00£1.99US$259.98Rate 1.312949Calculator evidenceOpen receipt28 Jul 2026, 17:15 UTC
United Kingdom → Canadabank transfer · bank deposit£200.00£0.99CA$373.06Rate 1.87459Calculator evidenceOpen receipt28 Jul 2026, 17:15 UTC
United Kingdom → Pakistanbank transfer · bank deposit£200.00£0.00PKR 74,140Rate 370.699332Calculator evidenceOpen receipt28 Jul 2026, 17:14 UTC
United Kingdom → Philippinesbank transfer · bank deposit£200.00£1.99₱16,138Rate 81.501965Calculator evidenceOpen receipt28 Jul 2026, 17:14 UTC
United Kingdom → Indiabank transfer · bank deposit£200.00£0.00₹25,279Rate 126.396429Calculator evidenceOpen receipt28 Jul 2026, 17:13 UTC
THE SHORTLIST

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WHAT WE CHECKED

WorldRemit'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.

  1. UK transfer methods and pricing explanationWorldRemit