What is the best remittance service to India?
There are multiple factors to be considered by NRIs while choosing the best remittance service to India such as:
- The country you are remitting from
- The transaction time and speed
- Transaction Charges
- The available modes of payment
Based on these factors, here is a list of the best remittance service to India based upon the above mentioned factors:
1. For remittances from USA to India:
- Citibank (Bank): No fees when transferring to own or partner bank accounts. The money will be transferred on the same day
- Transferwise (Money Transfer Operator, Non-Bank): A nominal fee of $4.77 per $200 to transfer money within 24 hours
- Money Gram(Money Transfer Operator, Non-Bank): A fee of $7.38 per $200. The money is transferred within an hour
2. Based on Transaction Time and Speed:
- RemitMoney (Bank): Send money to India within an hour with a nominal fee of $1.64 per $200
- Ria(Money Transfer Operator, Non-Bank): Send money to India within an hour with a nominal fee of $4 per $200
- Money2India (ICICI Bank/Money Transfer Operator): Send money to India within an hour with a nominal fee of $7.08 per $200
3. Based on Transaction Charges:
- Citibank (Bank): No fees when transferring to own or partner bank accounts. The money will be transferred on the same day
- Money Gram(Money Transfer Operator, Non-Bank): A nominal fee of $0.38 per $200. The money is transferred within 3 to 5 working days
- Transferwise (Money Transfer Operator, Non-Bank): A nominal fee of $4.77 per $200 to transfer money within 24 hours
4. Based on Available Modes of Payment:
All of the following remittance mediums support multiple modes of Payment (Cards and Bank Account Transfers):
- Transferwise
- Remit Money
- Kotak Click2Remit