Growing up in the nineties, most of us memorized content of Money gram and Western Union adverts which used to run on Ghanaian TV. They were typically dramatized in a humorous way to show the disadvantages of sending money home through so called “human agents”.
Fast forward to this digital age, several options exist apart from these two mediums for sending money to friends, relatives or business associates in Ghana. Apart from instant cash pick up by recipients at several agent locations, online transactions can be sent directly to bank accounts and mobile money wallets. The following provide money transfer and foreign exchange services for online transactions to Ghana.
Online Money Transfer Options to Ghana
Western Union
MoneyGram
World Remit
Xpress Money
Ria Money
TransferWise
Transfast
Small World Money Transfer
Remitly
Xendpay
Xoom Corporation
Azimo
Skrill
OFX
TransferMate
Monito
Paysend PLC
XE.com
Most of these services providers mentioned allow online transactions to be made via direct debit from bank accounts, agents, PayPal, credit/debit card and so on; usually with a transfer limit.
To get the best deal, compare transfer fees and exchange rates of each remittance service provider.
