How do I send one time FX payments?

Elise · Nov 6, 2018

Hey bunqers 🌈

Faster, easier and up to 8 times cheaper than traditional banks. You can send money in 40 currencies straight from the bunq app. Send money abroad at the real exchange rate, paying only a small, upfront fee.

How do I send an international payment?

To send a payment in a currency different than Euro, click here or follow the steps below:

Go to 🏠 Home
Tap on 🟠 Pay
Select your currency by tapping on Choose Currency
Enter the amount
Tap on Next
Choose recipient
Tap on Send Payment

Available Currencies

AUD - Australian Dollar
BDT - Bangladeshi Taka
BRL - Brazilian Real
GBP - British Pound
BGN - Bulgarian Lev
CAD - Canadian Dollar
CLP - Chilean Peso
CNY - Chinese Yuan
CRC - Costa Rican Colón
CZK - Czech Koruna
DKK - Danish Krone
EGP - Egyptian Pound
Euro
HUF - Hungarian Forint
INR - Indian Rupee
IDR - Indonesian Rupiah
ILS - Israeli New Shekel
JPY - Japanese Yen
KES - Kenyan Shilling
MYR - Malaysian Ringgit
MXN - Mexican Peso
MAD - Moroccan Dirham
NPR - Nepalese Rupee
NOK - Norwegian Krone
PKR - Pakistani Rupee
PHP - Philippine Peso
PLN - Polish Zloty
RON - Romanian Leu
SGD - Singapore Dollar
ZAR - South African Rand
KRW - South Korean Won
LKR - Sri Lankan Rupee
SEK - Swedish Krona
CHF - Swiss Franc
THB - Thai Baht
TRY - Turkish Lira
AED - United Arab Emorates Dirham
UYU - Uruguayan peso
USD - US Dollar
VND - Vietnamese Dong

SWIFT payments

SWIFT payments are international transfers processed via the SWIFT international payment network - unlike regular SEPA payments. This network is one of the largest in the world. Most of these payments are from banks that aren’t within the SEPA (EEA) region.

For the sending of SWIFT payments through bunq, we use one time FX payments. If you're interested in learning more about receiving SWIFT payments, you can find additional information here.

For more info about one time FX payments, you can check out our FAQ.

Good to know

Available for bunq Free, Core, Pro, and Elite plans 🚀
bunq Pro users enjoy 5 free payments per month, while bunq Elite users get 10 free payments monthly.
You should be over 18 in order to make one time FX payments
The processing time for your one time FX payment can be found in the in-app payment event. Make sure to go to your Home tab > click on the Bank Account from where you did the transfer > click on the event > check out the processing time.
One time FX payment charges different fees depending on the currency and amount.
We highly recommend you to leave a payment description for the recipient.
You're able to see an estimation of the transfer in the bunq app's payment event once you've transferred the funds.
You can only make one time FX payments from a Bank Account belonging to your Personal or Business one (only if you're a director). One time FX payments can't be made using Bank Accounts accessed through Connect.