You can now make a foreign currency transfer through our partner Wise which enables you to process it using local networks, in addition to SWIFT.
This solution is quicker, cheaper and offers the same frictionless experience as Wise. You can now send GBP to the UK, INR to India, AUD to Australia (and many more currencies), which will be credited from a few seconds to up to 3 working days. The precise receiving time will be indicated on your app when you will make a transfer.
You will be able to send USD to any country from the list with the SWIFT network. All other currencies than USD are only sendable to their home country (find the list of available countries below).
💡 Good to know: to send USD to the USA, you will have to use ACH network, not SWIFT (requirements shown in the List of accepted currencies table below).
You can make an international transfer with the same level of speed and easiness as with Wise, directly from your Qonto account. You do not need a Wise account.
What is the fee?
The fees for SWIFT international transfers in foreign currencies applied will be as follow.
Please note that they have been revised in order to offer you a more competitive offer with several improvements!
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Much faster turnaround times (some of them instantly)
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We will be able to estimate the date of reception of the transfer for your beneficiary
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The list of accessible countries is much larger
For 75% of your transactions, we will be able to execute your transfers via our partner's national account network.
Here we distinguish between:
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Standard currencies, such as USD, GBP and CHF
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Non-standard currencies (INR, AED, CAD, ILS, HKD, TRY, THB, UYU, KES, CRC, CLP, HUF, MXN, GHS, AUD, IDR, MAD, SGD, CZK, ZAR, KRW, JPY, CNY, NZD, VND)
Depending on your subscription, you will have a higher or lower rate.
Cost via our partner's national accounts:
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minimum fee of €5 or application of the following rate if the fees are greater than €5.
For USD transfers to a non-US country, a fixed fee of €5 or €15 will be added depending on the payment option chosen by our partner's algorithm and which will be the most advantageous for you: SHA or OUR.
Local rails pricing | Local rails pricing | SWIFT-SHA pricing | SWIFT-OUR pricing | |
USD to USA, GBP, CHF | All other currencies (INR, MAD, etc.) | USD to non-US country | USD to non-US country | |
Basic | 0,80% | 1,80% | 0,80% + €5 | 0,80% + €15 |
Smart | 0.80% | 1,80% | 0,80% + €5 | 0,80% + €15 |
Premium | 0,56% | 1,56% | 0,56% + €5 | 0,56% + €15 |
Essential | 0,56% | 1,56% | 0,56% + €5 | 0,56% + €15 |
Business | 0,56% | 1,56% | 0,56% + €5 | 0,56% + €15 |
Enterprise | 0,56% | 1,56% | 0,56% + €5 | 0,56% + €15 |
Minimum fee = €5 | Minimum fee = €5 |
💡Good to know: the exchange rate indicated will in most cases be the rate applied to the transaction, but in rare cases it may be a different rate.
It can also happen if you delay in validating the transfer or if a request for information is sent to you by our Compliance department.
What's the receiving time?
You will be able to submit international transfers in foreign currencies at anytime and the cutoff for payouts actually differ according to the currency.
It is necessary to consider the bank holidays of the banks through which the transfer will pass.
Different time zones can also affect the delay of transmission and reception of the transfer.
💡 Good to know:
International transfers in foreign currencies can be submitted during markets open hours only for most of the currencies.
This means that most of banks don’t process transfers during weekends and bank holidays. In a case of international transfers in foreign currencies, please keep in mind that you have several holidays around the world, where banks are not working. Your transfers will be processed the next open day during markets open hours for most of the currencies.
At this day, your Qonto account does not allow you to transfer currencies to individuals that are not businesses but professional such as contractors/freelancers are allowed.
In case you want to pay an individual, please provide a contractual agreement that highlights the payment purpose.
Your transfer might be declined if supporting documentation is not provided, and the euro equivalent might be affected when we credit back your account.
List of accepted currencies (outgoing international transfers in foreign currencies)
Currency |
Information required |
Delay |
Additional information |
AED |
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up to 1 working day |
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AUD |
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up to 2 working days |
There are no name checks, so it is extremely important to input the account number correctly. |
CAD |
Local bank (local EFT):
Interac E-Payment:
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up to 1 working day |
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CHF |
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up to 1 working day |
Payments to CHF are subject to Swiss banks' compliance checks, which can delay the crediting to the recipient. |
CLP |
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1 working day |
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CRC |
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up to 1 working day |
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GBP |
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instant |
We currently cannot process payments to National Savings & Investments bank (NS&I) sort codes due to their terms and conditions. |
HKD |
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45minutes on working days |
It is not possible to send payments to 2 virtual banks for now, which are Tap&Go and O! Epay. |
HUF |
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up to 1 working day |
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IDR |
Local bank (Inter bank transfer):
e-Wallet:
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up to 1 working day |
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ILS |
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up to 1 working day |
Check that the recipient's name you indicate is identical to the one on their bank account as, although there are no exact name matching rules, beneficiary banks can carry out manual reviews prior or after the settlement. This could result in the reversal of funds. |
INR |
Local bank (Bank transfer):
UPI:
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Bank transfer: up to 90 minutes on working days UPI: instant |
It is not possible to send funds:
We do not provide FIRC certificates. |
JPY |
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from 5 to 20 minutes depending on the recipient's bank |
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KES |
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instant |
It is not possible to send funds to business recipients' mobile wallets. ⚠️ The following beneficiary banks are not supported:
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KRW |
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up to 15 minutes |
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MAD |
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up to 2 working days |
Some banks in Morocco may charge a receiving fee of up to 20 MAD:
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MXN |
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instant |
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MYR |
Local bank transfer:
DuitNow:
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up to 1 working day |
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SGD |
Local bank (Account transfer):
Paynow:
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up to 1 working day |
Transfers of ≤ 200K SGD will be processed as instant transfers. It will take up to 1 working day for transfers above this amount. |
THB |
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from 15 minutes up to 20h on working days depending on the recipient's bank |
Due to regulations, you can only send 50,000 THB or more per transfer to the 3 following banks:
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TRY |
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depends on the amount |
Payments to Northern Cyprus should be instructed as regular TRY payments. |
USD |
USD is the exception where you can use the local payment method or the SWIFT network. ACH (transfers to the USA)
SWIFT (transfers outside the USA)
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ACH: 1-3 working days SWIFT: 1-5 working days |
We do not support For Further Credit (FFC payments). ACH payments are for domestic accounts located in the US. We cannot send FFC payments where the final beneficiary account is based outside the U.S., or if the domestic recipient requires sub account details, such as with some brokerage firms. If you enter FFC details for your recipient, the transfer will either bounce back or be stuck in the intermediary bank. |
UYU |
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up to 2 working days |
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ZAR |
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up to 2 working days |
⚠️ Every sender-recipient pair needs to fill in a mandate form once per calendar year when the payment is sent out. This is a requirement from the South African Reserve Bank. Our partner emails the recipient with the link to the form, and they will have 7 days to complete it. If they don't, the payment will be returned to Wise. |
CNY |
Alipay:
Domestic:
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instant |
⚠️ The recipient must be a business account. |
NZD |
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up to 1 working day |
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VND |
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instant |
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The receiving times indicated above are estimations. The specific delays per currency will be indicated on your interface on the One Last Look screen, before validating the transfer.
💡 Good to know: certain currencies are sendable without an IBAN, such as SGD or USD via ACH network. For more information regarding international transfers in EUR, click here.
List of accepted countries (outgoing international transfers in foreign currencies)
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Libanon
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Palau
- Paupa New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent's & Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principal
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor Leste
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican
💡 Good to know: The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are two different countries (the first is one of the accepted countries, the second is not).
How can I initiate an international transfer?
For step-by-step instructions on how to make an international transfer, please consult our How do I make an international transfer article.
💡 Good to know: As part of our partnership with Wise, you are no longer able to send the following currencies:
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TND (Tunisian Dinar)
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CZK (Czech Koruna)
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SAR (Saudi Riyal)
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BHD (Bahraini Dinar)
Please note that our team is working hard to restore the availability of these currencies.In the meantime, as a workaround, you can send USD to those countries (some banks support USD or can convert USD to the intended currency - this can be checked with the beneficiary).