Best Way to Send Money to Benin from UK (GBP to XOF)

Sending money from UK to Benin: what today's data shows

RemitFinder compares 12 providers and 54 ways to send money from UK to Benin. The mid-market rate is XOF 785.7195 per GBP. 6 providers have no-fee options. The fastest published delivery is instant.

🧭 What is the best way to send money to Benin from UK?

It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send. RemitFinder compares 12 providers offering 54 ways to send British Pound (GBP) to CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF).

🔀 Ways to receive:

Bank Account is the most widely offered way to receive, with 9 providers, followed by Cash Pickup (5) and Mobile Wallet (4).

💱 How to get the best GBP to XOF exchange rate?

The mid-market British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO rate today is XOF 785.7195 per GBP. Providers add a markup to it, so compare the rate each one gives you, not the mid-market rate.

At that rate, GBP 1,000 is XOF 785,719.50, and each 1% of markup costs about XOF 7,857.20.

• 📊 Rates run from XOF 757.114 to XOF 784.9338 per GBP across all amounts. The top three rates are from Key Currency (XOF 784.9338 for transfers from GBP 5,000), MoneyGram (XOF 782.463 for transfers up to GBP 500) and Ria Money Transfer (XOF 781.677 for transfers of GBP 100 to GBP 25,000).
• 📏 Typical markup: 1.18%. The median provider's best rate is 1.18% below the mid-market rate.

How your recipient gets the money changes the rate. The median provider's best rate is 1.32% below the mid-market rate for money received as Cash Pickup, 1.50% below it in a Bank Account and 2.46% below it in a Mobile Wallet.

💸 What is the cheapest way to send money to Benin from UK?

It depends on the amount: fees and exchange rates change with how much you send, so the cards above rank every way to send at the amount you enter.

• 🆓 6 providers charge no fee on some ways to send or some amounts: Airwallex, Key Currency, MoneyGram, Taptap Send, Western Union and XE Money Transfer.

🏦 How to send money from UK to Benin through a bank?

10 providers accept payment by Bank Transfer. Your recipient can receive the money in a Bank Account with 9 providers.

• ⏱️ Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days, and MoneyGram publishes delivery within 30 minutes.
• 🧾 What you need: the recipient's full name, bank name and account number, plus the bank's code.

Find the bank code: SWIFT codes for banks in Benin.

⚡ How to send money from UK to Benin fast?

The fastest published delivery arrives instantly, with MoneyGram (Cash Pickup).

By the times providers publish, money can arrive within 30 minutes in a Bank Account or in a Mobile Wallet and instantly as Cash Pickup.

• ⚡ How you pay can change the speed. With one provider, money arrives as Cash Pickup instantly when you pay by Credit Card, compared with within 30 minutes when you pay by Trustly.

Delivery times are those providers publish, or typical times for the delivery method where they publish none. Actual times can vary with identity checks, bank cut-off times and public holidays.

🏆 Which are the best money transfer companies to send money to Benin from UK?

There's no single best company: it depends on the amount and how you send. These are today's standouts, each by a measured figure.

• 💱 Key Currency, MoneyGram and Ria Money Transfer offer the highest exchange rates, from XOF 781.677 to XOF 784.9338 per GBP.
• 🔀 Western Union offers the most ways to send (12), followed by MoneyGram (9) and Dahabshiil (8).
• 💵 Dahabshiil, MoneyGram, Ria Money Transfer, TalkRemit and Western Union offer Cash Pickup in Benin.
• 🆓 6 providers have no-fee options.
• ⚡ MoneyGram publishes the fastest delivery: instant.
• 🎁 4 providers have RemitFinder deals for this corridor.

Below are the details for each provider, in alphabetical order: its exchange rate, fees, ways to pay and receive, delivery times, limits and what your recipient gets.

Airwallex GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 Airwallex's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate is XOF 773.9049 per GBP, 1.50% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Airwallex charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Airwallex, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Airwallex, money arrives in a Bank Account in about 2 hours.

Dahabshiil GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 Dahabshiil's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate is XOF 768.7853 per GBP, 2.16% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Dahabshiil's fee depends on how you pay and how much you send.
• 🏦 With Dahabshiil, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Mobile Wallet, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With Dahabshiil, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days and as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.
• 📏 Dahabshiil accepts GBP 10 to GBP 3,707.14 per transfer.
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Key Currency GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 Key Currency's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate is XOF 784.9338 per GBP, 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Key Currency charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Key Currency, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Key Currency, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Key Currency accepts transfers from GBP 5,000 per transfer.

MoneyGram GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 MoneyGram's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate runs from XOF 771.0274 to XOF 782.463 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers up to GBP 500 and is 0.41% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 When you pay by Credit Card, MoneyGram charges 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and no fee when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup or in a Mobile Wallet. When you pay by Debit Card, MoneyGram charges 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and no fee when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup or in a Mobile Wallet. When you pay by Trustly, MoneyGram charges 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and no fee when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup or in a Mobile Wallet.
• 🏦 With MoneyGram, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Trustly, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup or in a Mobile Wallet.
• ⏱️ With MoneyGram, money arrives in a Bank Account within 30 minutes, as Cash Pickup instantly and in a Mobile Wallet within 30 minutes.
• 📏 MoneyGram accepts up to GBP 6,920 per transfer.

OFX GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 OFX's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate is XOF 764.1299 per GBP, 2.75% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 OFX's fee is not published for GBP to XOF transfers, so amounts here include an estimated fee.
• 🏦 With OFX, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With OFX, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
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Remitly GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 Remitly's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate is XOF 772.29 per GBP, 1.71% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Remitly's fee is not published for GBP to XOF transfers, so amounts here include an estimated fee.
• 🏦 With Remitly, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Remitly, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Remitly accepts up to GBP 20,000 per transfer.

Ria Money Transfer GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 Ria Money Transfer's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate runs from XOF 775.361 to XOF 781.677 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers of GBP 100 to GBP 25,000 and is 0.51% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Ria Money Transfer charges GBP 2.99.
• 🏦 With Ria Money Transfer, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Google Pay or with Apple Pay, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With Ria Money Transfer, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days and as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.
• 📏 Ria Money Transfer accepts GBP 100 to GBP 25,000 per transfer.

TalkRemit GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 TalkRemit's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate is XOF 768.7853 per GBP, 2.16% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 TalkRemit's fee depends on how you pay and how much you send.
• 🏦 With TalkRemit, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Mobile Wallet, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With TalkRemit, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days and as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.
• 📏 TalkRemit accepts GBP 10 to GBP 3,707.14 per transfer.
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Taptap Send GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 Taptap Send's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate is XOF 780.00 per GBP, 0.73% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Taptap Send charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Taptap Send, you pay by Debit Card, and your recipient gets the money in a Mobile Wallet.
• ⏱️ With Taptap Send, money arrives in a Mobile Wallet typically within 30 minutes.
• 📏 Taptap Send accepts up to GBP 99,000 per transfer.

Western Union GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 Western Union's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate runs from XOF 757.114 to XOF 778.9704 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers up to GBP 3,000 and is 0.86% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 When you pay from a Bank Account, Western Union charges GBP 2.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 500.01) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup and no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Mobile Wallet. When you pay by Trustly, Western Union charges GBP 2.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 500.01) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup and no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Mobile Wallet. When you pay by Credit Card, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Mobile Wallet and 1% + GBP 1.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with Google Pay, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Mobile Wallet and 1% + GBP 1.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with Apple Pay, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Mobile Wallet and 1% + GBP 1.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with WU Pay, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Mobile Wallet and 1% + GBP 1.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup.
• 🏦 With Western Union, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Trustly, with Google Pay, with Apple Pay or with WU Pay, and your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup or in a Mobile Wallet.
• ⏱️ With Western Union, money arrives as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours and in a Mobile Wallet typically within 30 minutes.

WorldRemit GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 WorldRemit's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate is XOF 758.2209 per GBP, 3.50% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 WorldRemit charges GBP 2.99.
• 🏦 With WorldRemit, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Mobile Wallet.
• ⏱️ With WorldRemit, money arrives in a Mobile Wallet typically within 30 minutes.
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XE Money Transfer GBP to XOF exchange rate today

• 💱 XE Money Transfer's British Pound to CFA Franc BCEAO exchange rate is XOF 779.5065 per GBP, 0.79% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 XE Money Transfer charges GBP 3 (no fee from GBP 1,000).
• 🏦 With XE Money Transfer, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card or by Debit Card, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With XE Money Transfer, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 XE Money Transfer accepts up to GBP 30,000 per transfer.

Limits are those providers publish to RemitFinder. What you can actually send depends on the provider's checks, your account and the rules in both countries.

🪜 Step by step guide to send money from UK to Benin

1. Compare providers. RemitFinder lists 12 providers and 54 ways to send; the cards above rank them for your amount.
2. Choose how to pay. You can pay by Trustly, from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Google Pay, with Apple Pay, with WU Pay or by Mobile Wallet.
3. Choose how your recipient gets the money. Bank Account (9 providers), Cash Pickup (5 providers) or Mobile Wallet (4 providers), including Orabank, MTN and Moov.
4. Check the limits. Published maximums start at GBP 3,707.14 per transfer. What you can send also depends on the provider's checks and the rules in both countries.
5. Sign up and verify your identity. Providers need ID before your first transfer.
6. Add your recipient's details. Name and Bank Account details, or their name as on their ID for Cash Pickup. Find the bank code: SWIFT codes for banks in Benin.
7. Pay and track the transfer. The fastest published delivery arrives instantly. Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days.

Frequently Asked Questions: Sending money to Benin from UK

These FAQs use data from RemitFinder's live comparison of 12 providers for UK to Benin money transfers.

• How do I send money from UK to Benin?

  Compare 12 providers on RemitFinder, choose how you pay and how your recipient gets the money, then send online with the provider you pick.

• What is the best way to send money to Benin from UK?

  It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send.

• What is the cheapest way to send money to Benin?

  6 providers charge no fee on some ways to send or some amounts, and the exchange-rate markup decides the rest. RemitFinder ranks every way to send by what your recipient gets, fees included.

• What is the GBP to XOF exchange rate today?

  The mid-market rate is XOF 785.7195 per GBP. Providers' rates run from XOF 757.114 to XOF 784.9338.

• How can I send cash to Benin from UK?

  Dahabshiil, MoneyGram, Ria Money Transfer, TalkRemit and Western Union offer Cash Pickup in Benin. By published times, Cash Pickup can be ready instantly with MoneyGram.

• Which mobile wallets can receive money in Benin?

  MoneyGram, Taptap Send, Western Union and WorldRemit send to Mobile Wallet accounts in Benin, including MTN and Moov.

• What is the fastest way to send money to Benin?

  By their published times, MoneyGram delivers fastest, instantly.

• Can I send money from UK to Benin instantly?

  Yes. MoneyGram publishes delivery within an hour on some ways to send.

• How much money can I send to Benin from UK?

  Each provider sets its own limits. The lowest published maximum is GBP 3,707.14, and 5 of 12 providers publish no maximum. Checks and the rules in both countries also apply.

• Can I send money to Benin without fees?

  Yes, with Airwallex, Key Currency, MoneyGram, Taptap Send, Western Union and XE Money Transfer on some ways to send or some amounts. Check the exchange rate too, as a no-fee transfer can still carry a markup.

• Which providers send money from UK to Benin?

  RemitFinder compares 12 providers: Airwallex, Dahabshiil, Key Currency, MoneyGram, OFX, Remitly, Ria Money Transfer, TalkRemit, Taptap Send, Western Union, WorldRemit and XE Money Transfer.

• Which app is best to send money to Benin?

  It depends on your amount and how you pay. RemitFinder compares 12 providers and ranks every way to send for the amount you enter.

• Why do providers charge different amounts to send money to Benin?

  Each provider sets its own exchange-rate markup and fees, and both can change with how you pay, how your recipient gets the money and how much you send.