Since 1871 the American company Western Union has been providing money transfer services based on modern means of communication and data processing. The up-to-date electronic technologies used by the company allow transferring money to any distance within minutes. Each transfer is protected by a world-class reliable security system, ensuring your money is paid out only to the right person.
The international system of money transfer (Western Union System) set up by the company jointly with its numerous international partners covers almost 161 countries and consists of more than 48,000 service locations including more than 700 locations in CIS and the Baltic countries. Moscow alone has 90 locations.
Western Union System service is easy to use.
It would be enough to come to any one of the numerous service locations placed where you need them. The location staff will help you to send or receive your money. Opening a bank account is not required. Western Union has good service to Moscow and the CIS. Currently during the banking crisis, you can still reliably receive money from twelve different locations in Moscow.
For example, you are able to receive as much as $5000 by wire from USA and even send $2000 from Moscow to the States At the modest cost of $108. Russian citizens need their passport and the "spravka na vvoz valuty" from any official currency exchange.
Western Union has good service to Moscow and the CIS. Currently during the banking crisis, you can still reliably receive money from different locations in Moscow.
Money can be wired to you overnight by Western Union in your name to some banks.
Fee for money transfer by Western Union is same for all banks and is paid by the person, who sends money. The fee falls from 9.6% for $500 to 6% for $1000 to 4.85 for $5,000 and above.
| Sum to Transfer | From Russia $ |
| 50 or less | 15 |
| 50-100 | 18 |
| 100-200 | 26 |
| 201-300 | 35 |
| 301-400 | 41 |
| 401-500 | 48 |
| 501-750 | 54 |
| 751-1000 | 60 |
| 1001-1500 | 90 |
| 1501-1750 | 96 |
| 1751-2000 | 108 |
| 2001-2500 | 132 |
| 2501-3000 | 148 |
| 3001-3500 | 168 |
| 4001-4500 | 216 |
| 4501-5000 | 240 |
| 5001-5500 | 264 |
| 5501-6000 | 288 |
WESTERN UNION AGENTS
ABB Bank
Baumanskaya ul., 43/1..... 267-88-39
Mo-Th 9-17, Fr 9:30-16:30; M Baumanskaya
Admiralteyskiy Bank
Leningradskoe sh., 5..... 158-09-55
Mo-Th 9:30-18, Fr 9:30-18; M Sokol
Alfa Bank
Alabyana ul., 3, str. 1..... 786-24-15
Mo-Fr 8:30-19:30, Sa 9:30-19:30, Su 9-15; M Sokol
Bol. Yakimanka ul., 19, str. 1..... 230-34-98
Mo-Fr 8:30-19:30, Sa 9:30-19:30, Su 9-15; M Oktyabrskaya
Mytnaya ul., 1..... 786-22-85
Mo-Fr 8:30-19:30, Sa, Su 9:30-15; M Oktyabrskaya
Tverskaya ul., 16/2..... 290-98-55
Mo-Sa 9:30-20:30, Su 12-18; M Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya
Tverskaya-Yamskaya 1-ya ul., 32..... 786-26-02
Mo-Fr 8:30-19:30, Sa 9:30-19:30, Su 9-15; M Belorusskaya
Volgogradskiy prosp., 4A..... 786-26-88
Mo-Fr 8:30-19:30, Sa 9:30-19:30, Su 8:30-15; M Proletarskaya
Asia Invest Bank
Kazachiy 1-yy per., 11/2..... 238-21-24
Mo-Fr 9-18; M Polyanka, Tretyakovskaya
Avangard Bank
Bol. Yakimanka ul., 52, str. 1..... 230-05-81
Mo-Fr 10-17; M Oktyabrskaya
Dmitrovskoe sh., 11, str. 1..... 976-07-66
Mo-Fr 10-17; M Timiryazevskaya
Leontevskiy per., 25, str. 1..... 229-22-25
Mo-Th 10-17, Fr 10-16; M Tverskaya
Sadovnicheskaya ul., 12, str. 1..... 956-68-51
Mo-Th 9:30-18, Fr 9:30-17:30; M Novokuznetskaya
Tverskaya Zastava pl., 3..... 251-70-30
Mo-Th 10-18, Fr 10-16; M Novokuznetskaya
Bin Bank
Novaya Basmannaya ul., 35..... 261-55-00
Mo-Fr 10-19; M Arbatskaya
Business Paritet Bank
Sivtsev Vrazhek per., 6/2..... 203-73-02
Mo-Fr 10-16; M Baumanskaya
Expobank
Leontevskiy per., 21/1..... 926-91-11
Mo-Fr 9-19; M Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya
Federal Industrial Bank
Chistoprudnyy bulv., 8..... 923-85-56
Mo-Fr 10-17; M Chistye Prudy
Federalnyy Kosmicheskiy Bank
Krasnoproletarskaya ul., 35..... 972-89-70
Mo-Fr 10-16; M Novoslobodskaya
Flora Bank
Tverskoy bulv., 14, str. 1..... 291-12-11
Mo-Fr 9:30-16:30; M Tverskaya
Zubovskiy bulv., 25..... 245-60-94
Mo-Fr 9:30-17:30; M Park Kultury
Gradobank
Sadovnicheskaya ul., 71..... 951-35-49
Mo-Fr 9-18; M Paveletskaya
Guta Bank
Dolgorukovskaya ul., 5..... 251-52-18
Mo-Fr 9:30-20:30, Sa 9:30-17; M Novoslobodskaya
Myasnitskaya ul., 35...... 204-12-51
Mo-Th 9:30-16:30, Fr 9:30-15:30; M Krasnye Vorota
Neglinnaya ul., 9, str. 1..... 251-58-02
Mo-Th 9:30-16:30, Fr 9:30-15:30; M Kuznetskiy Most
Tverskaya ul., 6/1, str. 7...... 292-39-93
Mo-Th 9:30-16:30, Fr 9:30-15:30; M Okhotnyy Ryad
Khovanskiy Bank
Bol. Dmitrovka ul., 34...... 745-23-23
Mo-Sa 10-18; M Chekhovskaya, Pushkinskaya
Yamskogo Polya 3-ya ul., 15...... 720-61-00
Daily 0-24; M Belorusskaya
Krokus Bank
Brestskaya 2-ay ul., 31..... 250-98-52
Mo-Th 9-17, Fr 9-15:45; M Belorusskaya
Lanta Bank
Novokuznetskaya ul., 9..... 959-35-51
Mo-Sa 10-19:30, Su 10-17:30; M Novokuznetskaya
Lefko Bank
Krivokolennyy per., 14...... 923-64-44
Mo-Th 9-17, Fr 9-16; M Chistye prudy, Turgenevskaya
Vavilova ul., 38, str. 6...... 132-65-95
Mo-Th 9-17:30, Fr 9-17; M Oktyabrskaya +TBus 14, 39
Moscomprivatbank
Petrovka ul., 26, str. 3...... 232-37-55
Mo-Fr 9:30-15; M Chekhovskaya, Kuznetskiy Most
Moscow Business World
Lubyanskiy pr-d, 21, str. 1..... 923-73-08
Mo-Th 9-17, Fr 9-16; M Kitay-Gorod
Novyy Arbat ul., 13..... 797-95-00
Mo-Fr 9-15:15; M Arbatskaya
Moscow Industrial Bank
Leninskiy prosp., 28..... 954-17-02
Mo-Fr 9-17; M Oktyabrskaya +TBus 4, 33, 62
Myasnitskaya ul., 13, str. 2...... 928-28-40
Mo-Fr 9:30-18; M Chistye Prudy, Turgenevskaya
Novoslobodskaya ul., 57/65..... 978-01-32
Mo-Fr 9:30-16; M Mendeleevskaya +TBus 3, 47
Pyatnitskaya ul., 75..... 959-52-14
Mo-Fr 9:30-16; M Dobryninskaya
Moskovskiy Neftekhimicheskiy Bank
Bol. Nikitskaya ul., 49..... 232-23-25
Mo-Fr 9-17:45; M Barrikadnaya
Moskva City Bank
Krasnogvardeyskiy 1-yy pr-d, 9..... 256-20-88
Mo-Fr 10-17; M Ulitsa 1905 goda +Bus 12
Mosstroyeconombank
Karmanitskiy per., 14/6..... 241-37-09
Mo-Fr 9-16; M Smolenskaya
Neftyanoy Bank
Zemlyanoy Val ul., 50..... 916-60-70
Mo-Th 10-17:30, Fr 10-16:30; M Kurskaya +TBus 10, B
Nomos Bank
Verkh. Radishchevskaya ul., 3..... 737-33-59
Mo-Th 10-16, Fr 10-15; M Taganskaya +TBus 16, 63
Orgbank
Gazetnyy per., 5..... 291-73-63
Mo-Fr 10-18; M Okhotnyy Ryad
Slavyanskaya pl., 2..... 784-69-82
Mo-Fr 9:30-20, Sa 10-16; M Kitay-Gorod
Petrocommerce Bank
Dobroslobodskaya ul., 6, str. 2..... 973-77-22
Mo-Fr 9-16:30; M Krasnye Vorota +TBus 24
Petrovka ul., 24..... 928-81-67
Mo-Fr 9-16:30; M Chekhovskaya, Kuznetskiy Most
Sretenskiy bulv., 11.... 973-76-55
Mo-Fr 9-16:30; M Turgenevskaya
Probusinessbank
Petrovskie linii, 2/16..... 200-45-52
Mo-Fr 9:30-18; M Kuznetskiy Most
Promstroybank
Bol. Lubyanka ul., 14, str. 1..... 923-68-90
Mo-Fr 9:30-16; M Lubyanka
Dolgorukovskaya ul., 36/3..... 972-07-46
Mo-Fr 9:30-16; M Novoslobodskaya
Krasnaya pl., 3..... 921-79-42
Mo-Fr 9-16; M Ploshchad Revolyutsii
Rosevrobank
Zemlyanoy Val ul., 52/16, str. 1..... 912-53-20
Mo-Th 9:30-16:30, Fr 9:30-15:30; M Kurskaya +TBus 10, B
Rossiyskiy Kapital
Novyy Arbat ul., 18..... 913-69-38
Mo-Fr 10-16; M Arbatskaya
Rusregionbank
Kaluzhskaya pl., 1.... 230-39-69
Mo-Fr 10-17; M Oktyabrskaya
Russian Bank of Project Finance
Neopalimovskiy 1-yy per., 15/7..... 248-12-45
Mo-Fr 9:30-16; M Smolenskaya
Sobinank
Bol. Polyanka ul., 61, str. 1..... 238-32-56
Mo-Fr 9-18; M Dobryninskaya, Oktyabrskaya
Kutuzovskiy prosp., 17..... 725-25-25
Mo-Fr 10-19; M Kievskaya
Manezhnaya pl., 1..... 737-83-99
Mo-Su 11-22; M Okhotnyy Ryad
Povarskaya ul., 10..... 721-11-80
Mo-Fr 9-19; M Arbatskaya
Verkh. Radishchevskaya ul., 15..... 777-25-42
Mo-Sa 9-18; M Taganskaya
Stroycredit
Sadovaya-Chernogryazskaya ul., 13/3, str. 1..... 208-08-88
Mo-Fr 10-17; M Krasnye Vorota +TBus 10, 83, B
Unicor
Nizh. Maslovka ul., 8.... 285-48-95
Mo-Fr 9:30-18:15; M Dinamo +Bus 12
Uralvneshtorgbank
Lesnaya str., 45A, str. 10..... 973-34-94
Mo-Fr 9-16; M Novoslobodskaya
TYPNote: Be sure to bring your passport along when going to a bank. Many require it for entry and for obtaining your money. Russian citizens need their passport and the "spravka na vyvoz valuty" from any official currency exchange.
Western Union does not have a representative in Moscow, only "WU" branches (departments) in the following banks (banks with Western Union Services).
MoneyGram is the other easy way to transfer money abroad.
This company entered the international market place in 1998 with
the acquisition of MoneyGram Payment Services, a money transfer company established in 1988. The company's steady expansion has been built on a solid financial foundation.
MoneyGram operates in 140 countries. Its advantage is that the money transfer will take place within 10-15 minutes to any place in the world where there is a Money Gram service point.
In Moscow the company started its business in April 1998. In comparison with Western Union, MoneyGram works not only with banks but with post offices as well. In the year of 2000 a money transfer could be received at post offices in Great Britain and Norway. Such kind of service is also planned for Russia.
In order to transfer your money you should find the nearest MoneyGram agent at one of the banks that are given in our list. Bring your passport and "deklaratsiya."(if you have filled one out at the customs when entering the country), the "spravka na vyvoz valyuty" is necessary for citizens of the Russian Federation. Such is the system when you need to make transfers under 2000 dollars abroad (the system does not operate on the territory of CIS). If you have a larger sum to transfer you can break it and transfer your money from several branches of the bank or from different banks.
How to transfer your money
The "money sender" should follow the following instructions:
- notify the "money receiver" of the coming transfer
- find the nearest MoneyGram agent
- fill in the form for a money transfer indicating the sum of the transfer, your last name,
- first name and the full name of the receiver
- submit the sum of the transfer in US dollars
- pay the fee of the service
The "money receiver" should :
- find the nearest MoneyGram agent (with his passport or ID card)
- fill in the form
- indicate the password if there is one
- receive the money
For more information on MoneyGram see www.moneygram.com.
| Sum to Transfer | From Russia $ |
| 1-400 | 20 |
| 401-600 | 30 |
| 601-800 | 40 |
| 201-300 | 35 |
| 801-1000 | 50 |
| 1001-1200 | 60 |
| 1201-1800 | 80 |
| 1800-2500 | 120 |
| 2501-5000 | 150 |
| 5001-7500 | 250 |
| 7501-10000 | 300 |
MONEYGRAM AGENTS
Atlant Bank
Bol. Polyanka ul., 3/9, str. 1..... 959-16-80
Mo-Fr 9-18; M. Polyanka
Avtobank
Ulanskiy per., 13, str. 1..... 208-73-78
Mo-Fr 9-18; M. Chistye Prudy, Krasnye Vorota
Commercial Bank Moskva
Naryshkinskaya alleya, 5..... 916-72-21
Mo-Th 9-16:30, Fr 9-15:30; M. Dinamo
First Mutual Credit Bank
Avtozavodskaya ul., 23..... 274-61-03
Mo-Fr 9-17; M. Avtozavodskaya +TBus 26, 44, 67
Balchug ul., 3/2..... 230-35-93
Mo-Fr 9-19:30, Sa 10-16; M. Novokuznetskaya
Bol. Dmitrovka ul., 26..... 292-69-07
Mo-Fr 9-18; M. Chekhovskaya, Pushkinskaya
Bol. Yakimanka ul., 24..... 239-39-30
Mo-Su 12-23.59; M. Oktyabrskaya
Georgievskiy per., 2..... 292-91-32
Mo-Fr 9-18; M. Okhotnyy Ryad
Ipatevskiy per., 4/10..... 298-02-56
Mo-Fr 9-18; M. Kitay-Gorod
Karmanitskiy per., 9..... 241-60-23
Mo-Sa 9-19, Su 10-18; M. Smolenskaya
Khrustalnyy per., 1..... 232-36-91
Mo-Fr 9-19; M. Kitay-Gorod
Krasnaya pl., 3..... 298-02-56
Mo-Sa 9-19:30, Su 11-19:30; M. Ploshchad Revolyutsii
Krasnokazarmennaya ul., 17..... 918-11-80
Mo-Fr 9-19:30; M. Baumanskaya +Tram 45
Leninskiy prosp., 42...... 930-98-74
Mo-Fr 9-19:30, Sa 9-17; M. Leninskiy Prospekt
Mal. Dmitrovka ul., 24/2..... 925-06-63
Mo-Sa 9-19:30, Su 9-16; M. Pushkinskaya
Mira prosp., 41, str. 1..... 280-81-00
Mo-Fr 9-19:30, Sa 9-16; M. Prospekt Mira
Neglinnaya ul., 14..... 921-47-32
Mo-Sa 9-19:30; M. Kuznetskiy Most
Neopalimovskiy 1-yy per., 12..... 244-14-66
Mo-Fr 9-18; M. Smolenskaya
Pyatnitskaya ul., 55..... 230-34-45
Mo-Fr 9-19:30, Sa 9-18:30; M. Dobryninskaya
Pyatnitskaya ul., 72..... 953-58-92
Mo-Fr 9-19:30, Sa 9-18; M. Dobryninskaya
Sivtsev Vrazhek per., 20..... 241-73-40
Mo-Sa 9-19:30; M. Smolenskaya
Smolenskaya-Sennaya pl., 32/34..... 244-14-65
Mo-Fr 10-16; M. Smolenskaya
Stremyannyy per., 36.... 237-83-31
Mo-Fr 9-18; M. Serpukhovskaya
Stromynka ul., 1/1..... 269-50-10
Mo-Sa 9-19:30, Su 9-16; M. Sokolniki
Teatralnyy pr-d, 1/4..... 927-69-93
Mo-Fr 9-20, Sa 10-18; M. Okhotnyy Ryad, Teatralnaya
Tverskaya ul., 16/2..... 229-73-48
Mo-Sa 9-19:30, Su 11-18; M. Chekhovskaya, Pushkinskaya
Vetoshnyy per., 7..... 298-02-56
Mo-Sa 10-19:30, Su 11-19:30; M. Ploshchad Revolyutsii
Zemlyanoy Val ul., 36..... 917-88-16
Mo-Fr 9-19:30, Sa 9-18; M. Kurskaya +TBus 10, B
Impexbank
Bakuninskaya ul., 10/12..... 258-07-91
Mo-Fr 10-17; M. Baumanskaya
Bol. Molchanovka ul., 23/38, str. 2..... 967-34-05
Mo-Fr 10-17; M. Arbatskaya +TBus 2, 44
Plyushchikha ul., 44/2..... 258-07-60
Mo-Fr 10-17; M. Smolenskaya
Smolenskaya-Sennaya pl., 30..... 241-36-32
Mo-Fr 10-17; M. Smolenskaya
Tverskaya ul., 10..... 292-51-93
Mo-Fr 10-17; M. Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya
Tverskaya ul., 25/12, str. 1..... 956-39-48
Mo-Fr 10-17; M. Mayakovskaya
Varvarka ul., 6..... 298-57-12
Mo-Fr 10-17; M. Kitay-Gorod
Volgogradskiy prosp., 9..... 276-02-70
Mo-Fr 10-17; M. Proletarskaya
Vozdvizhenka ul., 7/6...... 203-02-20
Mo-Fr 10-17; M. Arbatskaya, Biblioteka im. Lenina
Ingosstrakh Soyuz Bank
Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya ul., 25/1..... 254-54-91
Mo-Th 9-17, Fr 9-16; M. Barrikadnaya, Mayakovskaya +TBus 5, 10, B
Investment Trade Bank
Sadovnicheskaya ul., 52/45..... 234-01-20
Mo 9-17, Tu-Th 9:30-17, Fr 9:30-16; M. Paveletskaya
Joint Stock Bank Rost
Kaluzhskaya pl., 1..... 230-00-39
Mo-Su 10-20; M. Oktyabrskaya
Mira prosp., 118A..... 913-87-87
Mo-Su 10-20; M. Alekseevskaya
Zemlyanoy Val ul., 32/34..... 917-24-66
Mo-Su 10-20; M. Kurskaya +TBus 10, B
Moscow Capital Bank
Tkatskaya ul., 15..... 369-06-01
Mo-Th 9:30-17, Fr 9:30-16; M. Semenovskaya +TBus 22
Moscow Paris Bank
Soymonovskiy pr-d, 7..... 787-72-27
Mo-Fr 9:30-17; M. Kropotkinskaya
National Bank
Gilyarovskogo ul., 47/5..... 784-75-60
Mo-Fr 9:30-17:30; M. Prospekt Mira
Svyaz Bank
Krasnopresnenskaya nab., 12..... 258-17-91
Mo-Su 12-24; M. Ulitsa 1905 goda
Tverskaya ul., 7..... 201-69-05
Mo-Fr 9-17; M. Okhotnyy Ryad
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