- Money transfer company CurrencyFair has teamed up with open banking SaaS platform tell.money.
- The integration of tell.money’s open banking technology will make CurrencyFair’s money transfer service more seamless, transparent, and compliant.
- Ireland-based CurrencyFair won Best of Show in its appearance at FinovateAsia 2012 in Singapore.
Dublin, Ireland-based cross-border money transfer company CurrencyFair has partnered with tell.money to support its open banking integration. By integrating tell.money’s open banking technology, CurrencyFair anticipates making its secure and cost-effective money transfer service that much more seamless, compliant, and transparent.
“At CurrencyFair, we are committed to providing customers with the fastest and most secure money transfers possible,” CurrencyFair CEO Jan Lorenc said. “Integrating tell.money’s open banking solutions helps us improve payment efficiency while ensuring compliance with evolving financial regulations.”
In a world in which many people sending money across borders still experience high costs, CurrencyFair helps its customers—expats, overseas homeowners, and small businesses—access the real exchange rate. With an average margin rate of 0.53%—and a small €3 fee—CurrencyFair enables customers to avoid spreads that can be as large as 5% and international transfer fees that can reach €25 on every payment.
Using CurrencyFair is straightforward. Customers simply set up their transaction with the amount and type of currency to be exchanged, provide recipient details, choose a deposit method, and transfer money into their account. CurrencyFair will then exchange the funds at rates that can be up to 8x cheaper than rates offered by banks. Whether individuals are seeking to transfer money overseas, buy overseas property, receive an overseas pension, or pay overseas tuition, CurrencyFair offers competitive FX rates, low-cost global transfers, and dedicated customer support.
“CurrencyFair is a leader in cross-border payments, and we’re pleased to support them in delivering a more seamless and secure experience for their customers worldwide,” tell.money CEO David Monty said.
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in London, tell.money provides an open banking SaaS platform, an ecosystem that account providers can join in order to bring open banking solutions to their customers in a compliant way. The company’s solutions include tell.gateway, its dedicated interface APIs; tell.confirm, which meets businesses’ confirmation of payee needs; tell.heartbeat, which provides constant monitoring of APIs; and tell.life, which includes a suite of money management tools to help customers better manage their financial lives.
CurrencyFair made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2012 and won Best of Show later that year for its live demo at FinovateAsia in Singapore. In 2021, the company merged with Assembly Payments, a fintech based in Australia with a presence in Singapore, India, the Philippines, and the US. While CurrencyFair continues to serve consumers and small businesses, the joint venture between the company and Assembly Payments—called Zai—provides integrated financial services such as payments, FX, fraud management, and reconciliation, to mid-market and enterprise-level businesses.
CurrencyFair’s partnership announcement comes one month after the company announced that Jan Lorenc would serve as the company’s new divisional CEO. Lorenc comes to CurrencyFair having worked as SVP and Global Head of Digital Assets Group at Nuvei and as Managing Director and Head of Geo Expansion Affairs for BANXA.