Western Union Singapore - Rates, Fees, Locations

Western Union Money Transfer

Western Union is a trusted way of transferring money. To transfer money from one country to another (e.g. from United States to Singapore or Singapore from Philippines), you go the nearest Western Union Agent location, pay them the money and then the person to whom you are sending money picks it up from a Western Union location near him/her. This post contains some quick-links useful for sending money from or to Singapore and links to find out exchange rates, fees etc. Continue reading this post, read more about how to send money using Western Union, or read about other ways to send money overseas. If you want to send money between some other countries not involving Singapore, then click on Western Union Global Money Transfer.

Western Union Locations in Singapore or elsewhere

Click on Western Union Locations to find agents or branches near you. Western Union has over 330,000 locations worldwide, so unless you are browsing your internet from Jungles in Africa or Amazon, chances are there is a Western Union location right next to you :)

Western Union Rates and Fees to send money to Singapore

Here is a quick idea of fees charged by Western Union to send money from United States, UK, Australia to Singapore. From these countries you can send money by going to an agent location or by phone or online. You can also use your credit card or debit card (VISA or Mastercard) to send money.

1. Fees/Rates for sending $500 to Singapore : from USA $43, from UK 32£.
   
2. Fees/Rates for sending $1000 to Singapore : from USA $68, from UK 42£.
   
3. Fees/Rates for sending $3000 to Singapore : from USA $135, from UK (when I checked the money transfer limit was £599).
   

Above values are approximate, just to give an idea. To find exact fees or check for other countries, to go Wester Union Home page and click on either Price Services or Price an online transfer.

Rates/Fees from Singapore.

If you want to send money from Singapore to other country go to Western union Singapore. Unfortunately they do not have a link on their home page to check rates for money transfer from Singapore. If you want to send money online, then you can send to only a few major countries. For example to send money to Philippines from Singapore you will have to personally go to an agent location. More about it on the above link.

Western Union is expensive !

You must have noticed that Western Union is damn expensive (from my point of view. Other than being a trusted source, its main advantage is that money is available for pick up in minutes. Perhaps Western Union provides the fastest way to transfer money. However if there is no such great urgency, then it is possible to find other money transfer or remittance services to Singapore.

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External Links

Western Union Money Transfer - A trusted way to send money where beneficiary collects cash from a Western Union location.

MoneyGram - International Money Transfer and Money Order. You send money, beneficiary collects cash from a chosen MoneyGram agent or location.

iKobo - Send Money Worldwide Money Transfer by ATM Card. Useful for those who have to send money frequently. Check foreign exchange rates on the homepage of iKobo.

Xoom Money Transfer - Online Remittance from United States to various other countries. Xoom Fees are around $8 per transaction.

Send Money to India

ICICI Remit to India Online Money Transfer to India. ICICI Exchange rates.

SBI Remittance Online Money Transfer to India. SBI exchange rates.

Remit2India Online Money Transfer to India. Remit2India exchange rates.

HDFC Quick Remit Remit Money to India online from U.S., U.K., Europe and Singapore. HDFC Quick Remit exchange rates.

CitiBank Online Remit Remit Money to India from US.

Disclaimer

I have been sending money to India for quite a few years. I have been involved in at least 50 money transfers to India and used 4 to 5 different methods of online remittance. Although I do make efforts to provide accurate information about services related to online remittance, none of the opinion, experience or reviews in this post should be used for making any decisions to remit money to India or any other country. It is easily possible that my experience or opinion about a particular remitting service is different from yours. It is your money that you want to remit. So please verify the information from your own authentic sources before making a choice for remitting your money. I do not accept any liability for incorrect or inaccurate information. Some of the links in the posts may be affiliate links, however the opinions and reviews presented in the post remain honest and unbiased.