What is Worldremit?
WorldRemit is a digital cross-border remittance business that provides international money transfer and remittance services in more than 130 countries and over 70 currencies.
How To Use Worldremit In South Africa
Once you’ve signed up and verified your details, you’re ready to send!
Sending a transaction is easy:
First, select who you want to send money to. Input how much you want to send and confirm – you’ll see a little pop-up message detailing exactly how much you’ll pay, including fees, and how much your recipient will get. You can also add a promo code here if you have one.
Once you’ve confirmed, you can choose how you’d like your recipient to get their money. Options include:
- Cash pickup – 70% of transfers sent via cash pickup are instant
- Bank transfer – Over 50% of bank deposits are paid within 10 minutes
- Mobile money – Over 95% of mobile money transfers arrive within minutes*
- Airtime top-up – Airtime top-ups are instant
How to set up real-time exchange rates
Keeping up to date with exchange rates is a really useful way to decide the best time to send.
Setting up notifications is easier and quicker than making a cup of tea. In fact, you could do it all while you’re waiting for the water to boil.
Once you’ve logged into your account using your pin or FaceID, all you need to do is:
- Tap on Account in the bottom right-hand corner
- Go to Settings
- Then Notifications
- Tap on ‘Add’ next to ‘Exchange Rates
- Select which country you’d like notifications for.
- There is no number six – you’re already done! Repeat the above as many times as you want for any country you’d like updates for.
How to manage your account
Here we’ll take you through some of the ways you can manage your WorldRemit account in the app.
Once you tap on Account on the bottom right-hand side, you’ll see a menu where you can edit your details, settings, and recipient details.
To edit anything in My details, we’ll need to text a verification code to the phone number you’ve provided. Once you’ve entered this code, you can make changes to your email address, phone number, and address.
If you need to make changes to your legal name or date of birth, tap the Help and Support option in the Account menu. Go to Update account details and choose the relevant option. Then simply follow the on-screen steps to submit your change. Our team will then process your request as soon as possible.
In Settings, you can make changes to your password, PIN, and notification preferences, and manage what payment cards you have connected to your account.
Which bank uses WorldRemit in South Africa?
You can send transfers to all major banks in South Africa: Standard Bank. First National Bank. ABSA.
How do I register for WorldRemit in South Africa?
How it works
- Download the app. You have to download the app to complete account registration.
- Create your account. We’ll verify your identity securely in the app, to keep your money and information safe.
- Start sending! Once you pass the security checks your account is ready!
Does WorldRemit work in South Africa?
90% of the money transfers to South Africa are sent to WorldRemit local partners in South Africa within minutes. At this time, these funds are either ready for collection by the recipient (Cash Pickup) or to be added to their bank account or mobile money account.
Do we have WorldRemit in South Africa?
You can transfer money via WorldRemit from South Africa to 130+ destinations across the world. Please click on the link below for more information.
What is the daily limit for WorldRemit in South Africa?
Minimum per transfer = ZAR 10.00. Maximum per transfer = ZAR 25,000.00. ZAR 5,000.00 per person per day. ZAR 25,000.00 per person per month.
How can I withdraw money from WorldRemit in South Africa?
Withdrawing money from your WorldRemit Wallet is free. Select the ‘Transfer’ button below your balance and choose to withdraw using your preferred pay-out option (e.g. options typically include cash pickup, bank transfer or mobile money transfers etc).