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Your nearest MoneyGram location may not be open, so call ahead. Sending money online or with a money transfer app could be safer and easier.
How to find a MoneyGram location
Find your nearest MoneyGram partner to send money to friends and family abroad
Sending money with MoneyGram may be as simple as paying a visit to your nearest cornershop or Post Office. Pay for the transfer in cash if you’d like – your money will arrive at the destination location in minutes.
How do I find a MoneyGram location near me?
To use MoneyGram’s Find a Location tool:
- Click on Find a Location and select your country
- Enter your postcode
- Browse the provided map to find the nearest MoneyGram location
Cash pick up is available in over 200 countries and in more than 45 currencies.
However, MoneyGram is not offered in the following countries:
- Burma
- Cuba
- Iran
- Iraq
- North Korea
- Lebanon
- Sudan
- Syria
What does a MoneyGram location offer?
There are more than 8,000 MoneyGram partners in the UK. Each MoneyGram location partner offers its own special features, depending on what type of business it is. MoneyGram tends to work mostly with local banks, cornershops and retailers. The Post Office is a major MoneyGram location partner in the UK.
Services vary by location, but at a MoneyGram location you usually can:
- Send money
- Receive money
- Pay a bill
- Add minutes to a phone
- Add cash to Paypal
- Receive and send currency
- Cash a money order
- Reload other prepaid cards
Use the table below to see if MoneyGram is the best deal for your preferred sending destination.
Compare MoneyGram to other money transfer services
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How do I send money from a MoneyGram location?
Find a MoneyGram location by using the Find a Location tool on its website. Once there, collect a transfer form from the agent on duty. On the form, include:
- Your name as it appears on your passport
- Your phone number and address
- The amount of money you’re sending
- How the transfer will be received
- The receiver’s name as it appears on their government-issued ID
- The receiver’s phone number and email address. If you’re sending money for cash pickup, you’ll note the receiver’s location as well.
Bring the completed form to the agent along with cash or a card to cover the amount you’re sending, plus the service fee. To track the transfer, go to the MoneyGram website, click on Track and enter the reference number and your last name.
Remember: share the eight-digit reference number with your payee to ensure a smooth pick up.
Sending money online for in-store pickup
To send money online, go to MoneyGram’s website and log in or create an account. Initiate the transfer by providing the receiver’s information, the amount of money you’re sending and the method of pick up.
Pay using a debit card, credit card or directly from your bank account. After verifying your identity, the transfer is ready for in-store pick up within minutes.
With online transfers, you must send a minimum of £1 and can send a maximum of £7,600 per transaction – use the table below to calculate fees on your MoneyGram transfer without having to sign up for an account.
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What documents do I need to pick up money from a MoneyGram location?
First, find a MoneyGram location that’s convenient for you. Check the store’s hours and bring the following:
- Reference number. The sender should pass on this information after they initiate the transfer.
- Identification. Government-issued ID, such as a passport or driver’s licence.
- Proof of address. If your current address isn’t listed on your ID, bring a utility bill or bank statement as back-up.
Once there, you’ll fill out a receiving form with your name and reference number. Then, return the form to the MoneyGram agent and they’ll process the transaction.
Does MoneyGram have any 24-hour locations?
Yes. For in-person 24/7 pickup, choose a MoneyGram location that’s open around the clock. But since MoneyGram offers online money transfers, you can always send or receive money at any time through its website.
Alternatives to sending cash
Typically, the quickest way to send money is with an electronic bank-to-bank transfer through MoneyGram’s website. Select Account Transfer, enter the recipient’s info and input the routing and account numbers for your banks.
Other money transfer options include:
- MoneyGram Sendbot. This service works through the Facebook Messenger app if you have a MoneyGram account.
- Mobile Wallet. Select Account Deposit as the receive option. Note that your recipient must have an account with a mobile wallet service provider. MoneyGram currently works with M-Pesa in Romania, Kenya and Tanzania, as well as Econet in Zimbabwe.
Bottom line
With more than 8,000 partners in the UK, you should easily find a MoneyGram location near you where you can send or receive money in person. But if you want to send more than £7,600 per transaction or per month, you’ll need to find a different transfer service.
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Ask an Expert
Hi Sayhurtz,
Thanks for your inquiry
Yes, you can send and receive funds with MoneyGram through their agent locations and partner establishments world wide.
Hope this information helps
Cheers,
Arnold