
Investigative. Comprehensive.
To help you make better decisions.
Investigative. Comprehensive.
To help you make better decisions.
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At finder.com, we are passionate about helping people make better financial decisions. For over three months, we took on the challenge of sending money internationally, generating quotes, conducting user testing, and verifying provider information to uncover which online providers are setting the benchmark according to:
Our survey of over 2,000 Americans revealed that 80% of those who have transferred money internationally are unhappy with their money transfer provider. We want people to feel assured when transferring money across borders, and these awards will bring clarity and confidence back to the industry.
A message from finder CEO Fred Schebesta
The money transfer industry is notorious for lacking transparency. As a result, we don’t take anything at face value. We reviewed 35 providers collecting over 1,575 data points and narrowed them down to 13 contenders.
Our team of researchers closely examined these providers by conducting:
Learn about this and 4 more findings from the finder.com Money Transfer Awards Research 2017 in our awards analysis.
Actual insights on the data gathered and research process explained by Olivia Chow, finder.com Money Transfer Awards Project Lead.
Olivia speaks with Banking and Payments expert Faisal Khan on Around the Coin about the awards mission, research, and money transfer industry.
This most coveted of the awards goes to money transfer providers with the highest overall scores.
This award is based on generated quotes and live transfers that we tested for accuracy and value.
We verified providers’ advertised information through live transfers, user testing and generated quotes to measure transparency.
Through live transfers and user testing, we scored providers on the speed it takes to sign up and make actual transfers from sent to receipt.
Awarded to providers that offer the most extensive options, including countries serviced, a range of features and ease of use.
We used the industry’s highly revered UserTesting.com to review all aspects of the user experience and determine providers that put the customer first.
Allan Givens
Public Relations Manager
203-818-2928
allan.givens@finder.com
Nicole Gallina
Communications Coordinator
347-677-4931
nicole.gallina@finder.com