Send Money To Russia

What you will need to send money to Russia

You will need the recipient's full name and bank account details. Depending on how you wish to pay for your transfer, you will also need your bank account or debit/credit card details. Most companies require you to verify your identity before you can begin sending money to Russia. To do this, you will need details from a valid form of ID.
 

Ways to receive money in Russia

When sending money to Russia, the recipient may receive the money transfer in different ways.

• Bank account
• Cash pick-up
• Mobile top-up

Bank account

Not all money transfer services send money to Russian bank accounts. For example, WorldRemit only offers a cash pick-up option. TrsnsferWise, OFX and WorldFirst let you send money to Russian bank accounts.

What you need to send money to a Russian bank account.

The information you need to send money to a Russian bank account includes:

• The full name of the recipient in Cyrillic letters as well as the patronymic name, as mentioned in the receiving bank account.
• The recipient's complete address.
• The recipient's 20-digit bank account number.
• The receiving bank's 9-digit BIC (bank identification code).

Cash pick-up

Cash transfers to Russia tend to attract higher fees compared to sending money to Russian bank accounts. Some of the top companies that let you send money to cash pick-up locations in Russia include WorldRemit, Azimo and Ria.

What is required for cash pick-up in Russia

You will need to provide the recipient's name and a desired cash pick-up location. The recipient will need to provide a transaction/reference number and a valid form of identity document to collect the transferred cash.
 

Mobile top-up

It is possible to top up Russian prepaid mobile phones from overseas using the services of companies such as Azimo and Xoom. Some of the service providers whose phone numbers you may top-up include MTS, Tele2, Motiv and Rostelecom MRF Ural.