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Understanding the Table:
The comparison table above helps you see the total cost of your Western Union currency transaction by showing the exchange rates offered by different providers. It also makes it easy to spot potential savings from market-leading FX services compared to bank rates.
To see a full list of available providers, simply enter your details and click ‘Get Rates’.
Western Union is a trusted provider of international money transfer services, offering a variety of convenient options to send and receive funds globally.
Customers can transfer money through multiple channels:
Recipients have several options:
Key Features
Sending money to the Eurozone can be an expensive business, more so if you aren’t even aware of all the hidden fees. Money transfer companies and banks profit by charging you fees and a normally hidden margin on the exchange rate.
Using your Bank to make international wire transfers to India can be especially expensive – often 5% to 10% worse than using a foreign exchange specialist to send to the Eurozone bank accounts or pay a Euro invoice.
The Western Union USD to EUR exchange rate is 0.8674. This is -0.99% compared to the latest USD-EUR mid-market rate 0.8761.
As exchange rates can vary significantly between banks and also between currency exchange providers, it's therefore important to carefully compare US dollar (USD) to Euro (EUR) rates from different sources before making a conversion.
The above Western Union - Dollar to Euro comparison table makes it easy to compare the Total Fees (both variable and fixed) you are being charged by Western Union and other foreign exchange providers against the latest USD-EUR mid-rate and the possible savings of using various providers.
Looking at the full comparison table the best USD to EUR exchange rate is 0.8717 from OFX, -0.5% from the mid-market rate 0.8761. The next best rate is 0.8709 from XE, -0.59% from the mid-rate. Then Wise with 0.8704 is -0.65% from the mid-rate.
The Western Union rate is 0.8674 which is -0.99% from the mid-rate.
Among the banks the Chase Bank rate is 0.8122 at -7.3% the Wells Fargo Bank rate is 0.807 at -7.9% and the Citibank rate is 0.8473 at -3.3% compared to the mid-rate 0.8761.
It's important to note that exchange rates also fluctuate frequently due to market conditions. Additionally, banks and foreign exchange providers often apply a margin to the exchange rate, resulting in a less favorable rate for customers compared to the mid-market rate. For more competitive rates, you might consider using a specialized currency exchange service like Western Union or platforms that offer rates closer to the mid-market rate.
View a full list of exchange rates by selecting your Base (from) currency: