7 Ways to Easily Send Money Abroad from Kenya

If you are in Kenya and you wish to send money abroad, there are various means you can use to easily transfer money direct to your relatives, friends or business partners who are living abroad.

Wireless money transfer methods have made it easy for anyone to send money to any country. With some of these money transfer platforms, it may take between two to three days for your money to reach the desired recipients. However, we have instant money transfer options one can as well use to send money.

1. M-Pesa Global

Mpesa Global enables you to send and receive money internationally . M-PESA global is a service that enables M-PESA registered customers to send and receive money globally.

With Mpesa global you can send money to anyone in the East Africa region and beyond. Mpesa global also has partnered with over 500,000 Western Union locations globally. You can also access funds quickly and shop around the world with PayPal mobile money service with M-PESA.

To register with Mpesa global, dial *840# >Accept terms and conditions to Opt in > Select send money abroad. You can also access the services via MySafaricom App.

To do so, log in to MySafaricom App > Select M-PESA> Select M-PESA Global>Accept terms and conditions to Opt in > Select Send

2. Bank Tranfer

Some banks make it possible for clients to send money direct to other counties. However, most of them will offer you alternative methods you can use in case they are unable to send your funds directly. To be able to know if you can send money directly to individuals or institutions abroad, check out with your bank.

3. EastPesa

EastPesa is one of the best platforms you can use to send money abroad. East Pesa enables Kenyans to easily send money to East African region, connects you to M-pesa and offers the link to some of the world’s largest money transfer platforms such as Skrill, Visa,Mpesa, Aritel Money MTN and so many others.

With EastPesa you can easily send money online to family in Kenya,Uganda and Tanzania direct to MPESA,MTN and Airtel Money.

With EastPesa your friends and family get the money instantly. They can withdraw just like a local transaction. EastPesa also offers one of the best the best Forex rates.

4. Western Union

Western Union is a widely recognized method of sending money across the globe. The company has partnered with almost all the banks for individuals to be able to send and receive money with ease. In Kenya alone, there are hundreds of Western Union branches. By visiting any bank that offers western union money transfer services, you will be able to send and receive money to and from any country.

5. Paypal

Paypal offers you hassle free means to send money abroad. The good thing is that Paypal has already partnered with Mpesa to enable clients to easily withdraw and deposit cash into their Paypal accounts.

All you need is to open a Paypal account and integrate it with Mpesa is an Email under your name. With Paypal, you can easily send money from Kenya to your family, relatives and friends living abroad.

6. Skrill

Skrill is another online wire transfer method you can use to easily send money from Kenya. By opening your Skrill account, you will be able to deposit money into your account and send it to any part of the world. To deposit your money to your Skrill account while in Kenya, you can use the EastPesa services to facilitated the payment. You can also use it to withdraw funds at any time.

7. MoneyGram

MoneyGram offers you one of the best solutions in international money transfer. With MoneyGram you can easily send money to a different bank account.

They also have a variety of ways through which one can send money internationally among them bank accounts, mobile wallets, at thousands of locations and online – MoneyGram lets you find your way.

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