Find the Best Rated Providers to Send Money to Kenya

Our real-time comparison engine finds the cheapest providers for your transfer to Kenya, you save on fees and exchange rates. That way, more money arrives.

How to send money to Kenya

Find out how to send money to Kenya at the most competitive cost in a few easy steps

1. Check the KES exchange rate against the currency you want to send

Making your transfer on a day where the exchange rate is favorable is a good way to optimize your transfer. It might be interesting for you to take advantage smart alerts to follow the currency exchange rate between Kenya shillings and the currency of your choice.

2. Go with the best deal by comparing all the available services.

We compare many money transfer companies to make money transfers to Kenya, such as Wise, TransferGo, Remitly, Wise Multi-Currency Account, Revolut. Going with the best company from the list is a sure way to save on costs.

3. Pick the best provider for your transfer

Based on which criteria will make your choice? Exchange rate and fees, speed, customer ratings? Examine the pros and cons before making your decision.

4. Sign up and get started with your transfer to Kenya with the provider of your choice

The last step is to sign up on the provider's homepage - be aware you will often need to give an ID document and/or a proof of adress - and configure your transfer.

Save over 3,000 shillings a year when sending money to family, friends or businesses in Kenya.

How to Send Money to Kenya

Thousands of people like you send money back to Kenya every week. With over 3 million Kenyans living outside Kenya, everyone needs an easy and inexpensive way to send shillings back home to benefit family, friends and others.

Banks in neither your adopted country nor Kenya have the best fees or exchange rates for converting money into shillings. That’s why it’s vital to compare all of your options for sending money back to Kenya so your shillings can go further. Whether you want to make a one-off currency transfer or you need to send money online regularly, we can help you find the best options.

People from Kenya send around $1.8 billion back home each year, that’s an average of $600 each. Our research shows that most people overspend by up to five percent on their transfers, so using a lower-cost provider could save Kenyans up to $90 million collectively or up to $30 individually, every year.

You won’t get the best exchange rates from your bank, or from PayPal, and we want to stop you from overpaying. We make it easy to compare the best-value options for money transfer or you can select one of the recommended currency providers on this page. You can easily send money online and pay by wire transfer, bank deposit, card, cash or in some other way. Many providers allow you to send money to Kenya online or via an app, and others integrate with the M-PESA service.

I Want to Transfer Money to Kenya, but Which Provider Should I Use?

There are plenty of options for sending money back to Kenya. Here on Monito we cover all the popular specialist money transfer providers and banks for converting your money into shillings and sending it home.

We know there are lots of ways to transfer currency to Kenya, which is why we compare all of the most popular options side-by-side so you can make an informed choice. The best online money transfer provider for you will depend on several areas like the exchange rate they offer, how much you are sending, where you are sending from, the currency you are exchanging into shillings and some other factors.

We take all of those details into account when recommending the best way to send money to Kenya. We’ll help you find the fastest and cheapest ways to send money home. For example, we can tell you the best providers for sending money to Kenya from the United Kingdom, the United States, Tanzania, Canada or Uganda.

For most money transfer providers, you can either sign up through their websites or download their apps which will give you fast and easy access from any smart device. We provide a useful “Smart Alerts” service that tells you how currency exchange rates are changing so you can choose the best time to send shillings back to Kenya. Learn more and sign up here.

The Cheapest and Best Ways to Send Shillings to Kenya

There are several good options for online currency exchange, depending on how the person you’re sending money to wants to get access to their shillings.

Sending Less Than $200 in Shillings to a Bank Account in Kenya

If you want to send money to a bank account in Kenya, we recommend using a specialist currency provider. If you’re transferring under $200 or equivalent, your best options include WorldRemit and Transfast. You can find links to them elsewhere on this page.

Sending More Than $200 in Shillings to a Bank Account in Kenya

If you’re sending more than $200, we recommend TransferWise, Transfast and WorldRemit. You can find links to them elsewhere on this page.

Banks that You Can Transfer Shillings to in Kenya

You can normally arrange to send shillings to any of the following banks: KCB Bank, Barclays Bank, Equity Bank, Standard Chartered, UAExchange and more.

Cash Pick-Up Locations in Kenya

Some of these banks are also popular locations for picking up shillings that you have transferred. If the beneficiary wants to collect shillings as cash in Kenya without going through a bank, then providers like Xoom are good options. You can find links to them elsewhere on this page.

Xoom has hundreds of local bank, cash agent and partner locations where you can pickup cash in Kenya.

If you have any questions about sending shillings to Kenya, we’re happy to help, get in touch with us now.

• KCB Bank
• Barclays Bank
• Equity Bank
• Standard Chartered
• UAExchange
• Co-Operative Bank
• National Bank of Kenya
• Diamond Trust Bank
• Unimoni Bank