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Revolut vs Western Union

Both are compared on 63 of the same corridors on this site, sending from the USA, the UK and Spain. This page sets the two side by side on every one of them — what each pays out to, how fast, and where a like-for-like amount was checked, which one actually delivered more.

There is no score here and no overall winner. Every line is read from the corridor page it came from, where the row was checked against the provider's own page for that route. Nothing on this page was written by hand, which is why none of it can go quietly out of date: when the research behind a figure lapses, the figure disappears rather than ageing in place.

At a glance

Revolut
Corridors on this site
66
Shared with Western Union
63
Routes the other has no row on
3
Pays out to, across shared routes
Bank · Cash · Wallet · Card
Documented as not serving a route
18
Western Union
Corridors on this site
490
Shared with Revolut
63
Routes the other has no row on
427
Pays out to, across shared routes
Bank · Cash · Wallet · Card · Doorstep
Documented as not serving a route
5

The last row of each card is the one most easily misread. A longer list of documented absences is not a worse provider — it records how thoroughly that provider's own coverage has been swept here. A provider whose destination list has been checked route by route accumulates absences in writing; one that has not been swept simply has fewer written down. Read each line as a fact about that route, never the two totals against each other.

Where both were priced at the same amount

No corridor here currently carries a checked recipient amount for both Revolut and Western Union at the same moment, so this page states no measured difference between them. That is the honest position rather than a gap: the quotes feed prices a limited set of providers, and a figure older than thirty days is dropped rather than shown stale. The comparison below is each provider's published terms, which is what the research holds for these two.

From the USA — 54 shared corridors

DestinationRevolutWestern Union
Pays out toSpeedGets per $1,000Pays out toSpeedGets per $1,000
AlbaniaBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutesALL 78,598
ArmeniaBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
AustriaBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886
BahamasBank · CashDaysNot checkedBank · CashVariesNot checked
BangladeshBankDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletVariesBDT 121,798
BoliviaBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashVariesBOB 11,668
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBank · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checked
BrazilBankDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletVariesBRL 4,947
CanadaBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysCAD 1,396
Cape VerdeBank · Wallet · CardDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checked
ColombiaBank · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardVariesCOP 3,110,287
CyprusBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886
CzechiaBank · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesCZK 21,400
DenmarkBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesDKK 6,531
Dominican RepublicBankDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · DoorstepMinutesDOP 59,669
EcuadorBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
EgyptBankDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEGP 52,507
El SalvadorBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysNot checked
EstoniaBank · CardVariesNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886
FinlandBank · CardVariesNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886
GabonBank · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checked
GhanaBankDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletVariesGHS 10,748
GuatemalaBankDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · CardVariesGTQ 7,535
GuyanaBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashVariesNot checked
HondurasBankDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · CardMinutesHNL 26,814
Hong KongBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesHKD 7,744
IndiaBankDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysINR 94,415
IndonesiaBankVariesNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutesIDR 17,641,058
IrelandBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashMinutesEUR 886
IsraelBank · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesILS 2,831
JamaicaBankDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletVariesJMD 153,917
KosovoBank · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886
LatviaBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886
LiechtensteinBankVariesNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesCHF 810
LuxembourgBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardVariesEUR 886
MaltaBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886
MexicoBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysMXN 18,224
MoldovaBank · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesMDL 17,081
MontenegroBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886
MoroccoBankDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletVariesMAD 9,644
NetherlandsBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashMinutesEUR 886
NicaraguaBank · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashMinutesNot checked
NigeriaBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashVariesNGN 1,341,231
NorwayBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNOK 9,325
ParaguayBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashVariesPYG 5,382,322
PeruBank · Wallet · CardWithin hoursNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutesPEN 3,335
PhilippinesBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysPHP 61,166
Saudi ArabiaBankSame dayNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checked
SenegalBankDaysNot checkedBank · CashVariesXOF 568,332
SlovakiaBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886
SwedenBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesSEK 9,805
United Arab EmiratesBank · CardSame dayNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
United KingdomBankMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · CardMinutes to daysGBP 743
VietnamBank · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · DoorstepMinutesVND 25,484,537

From the UK — 5 shared corridors

DestinationRevolutWestern Union
Pays out toSpeedGets per £1,000Pays out toSpeedGets per £1,000
BangladeshBank · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysBDT 161,495
IndiaNot recordedDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysINR 124,787
PakistanBank · Wallet · CardDaysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysPKR 365,419
PolandBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashVariesPLN 5,062
RomaniaBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysRON 6,227

From Spain — 4 shared corridors

DestinationRevolutWestern Union
Pays out toSpeedGets per €1,000Pays out toSpeedGets per €1,000
ColombiaBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysCOP 3,497,772
EcuadorBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysUSD 1,109
MoroccoBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysMAD 10,729
RomaniaBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysRON 5,284

Where only one of them is compared

3 routes where only Revolut is compared

Western Union carries no row on these corridors — which means this site holds no researched entry for it there, not that it does not operate. Documented non-coverage is the section below this one.

427 routes where only Western Union is compared

Revolut carries no row on these corridors — which means this site holds no researched entry for it there, not that it does not operate. Documented non-coverage is the section below this one.

Where each was checked and found not to serve the route

No provider publishes this about itself. Each line is a route where the provider was checked against its own pages and recorded as not serving it, with the reason found at the time. The counts are not comparable between the two: they measure how much of each provider's coverage has been swept, not how many gaps each one has.

Revolut — 18 recorded

  • the USA → Barbados — Revolut has no Barbados corridor page; the URL returns 404. Source
  • the USA → Brunei — Brunei is not among the destinations listed on Revolut's US international transfer page (Europe, Americas, Asia Pacific and Africa lists shown, no Brunei) Source
  • the USA → Burkina Faso — No US-to-Burkina Faso corridor page or destination listing found on Revolut's site Source
  • the USA → Burundi — Burundi is not among the destinations listed on Revolut's US international transfer page; a Burundi corridor page exists only for Revolut UK and Singapore, not the US Source
  • the USA → Comoros — A Comoros corridor page exists for Revolut UK, Australia, Cyprus, Slovenia, Liechtenstein and Malta, but not for the US Source
  • the USA → Haiti — Revolut's own help center lists Haiti among countries not supported for outbound money transfers. Revolut does sell an unrelated Haitian Gourde travel/prepaid card product, but does not offer person-to-person remittance to Haiti. Source
  • the USA → Kenya — Kenyan shillings are not on Revolut's US list of supported currencies for outgoing transfers (October 2026), and Revolut's US transfer calculator answered "We don't support this yet" for Kenya in September 2026 Source
  • the USA → Lebanon — Revolut lists Lebanon among the countries it does not support for outbound transfers. Source
  • the USA → Slovenia — Revolut's US international-transfer hub page lists 140+ destination countries by name (including neighboring Slovakia, Austria, Italy, Croatia), and Slovenia is not among them. Source
  • the USA → Solomon Islands — Revolut's US international-transfer hub lists all of its 140+ supported destination countries by name, including several other Pacific nations (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Samoa, Tuvalu); Solomon Islands is not among them. Source
  • the USA → Taiwan — Revolut confirms the New Taiwan dollar is not among its supported outbound currencies. Source
  • the USA → Tajikistan — Revolut's dedicated US-to-Tajikistan transfer page (revolut.com/en-US/money-transfer/send-money-to-tajikistan/) returns a 404. Source
  • the USA → Timor-Leste — Revolut's dedicated US-to-Timor-Leste transfer page (revolut.com/en-US/money-transfer/send-money-to-timor-leste/) returns a 404. Source
  • the USA → Turkmenistan — Revolut's dedicated US-to-Turkmenistan transfer page (revolut.com/en-US/money-transfer/send-money-to-turkmenistan/) returns a 404. Source
  • the USA → Ukraine — Revolut states on its own site that it does not support money transfers from the USA to Ukraine. Source
  • the USA → Vanuatu — Revolut's own Vanuatu page states directly: "We don't support money transfers from the USA to Vanuatu just yet, but you can send to 140+ other countries." Source
  • the UK → Zimbabwe — Revolut states on its own site that it does not support money transfers from the UK to Zimbabwe. Source
  • the UAE → United Kingdom — holds Central Bank of the UAE payment licences but has not launched a consumer service there, so there is no UAE fee schedule or send flow to cite Source

Western Union — 5 recorded

  • the UK → United Arab Emirates — its UK-to-the UAE page could not be freshly verified this session — two independent attempts returned a server error rather than a clean 404, so its status is unresolved rather than confirmed absent Source
  • Canada → Afghanistan — its Canada-to-Afghanistan page could not be freshly verified this session — two independent attempts returned a server error rather than a clean 404, so its status is unresolved rather than confirmed absent Source
  • France → Algeria — it operates in Algeria and its France sitemap links an Algeria page, but that page publishes no payout method, currency, speed or fee, so there is nothing corridor-specific to point a reader at Source
  • New Zealand → South Africa — Two independent attempts to read Western Union's New Zealand page for this corridor both returned a server error (403), not a 404. That is treated as unresolved rather than confirmed absent, consistent with how this site has handled Western Union and Ria failures on every other hub this session. Source
  • New Zealand → South Korea — Two independent attempts to read Western Union's New Zealand page for this corridor both returned a server error (403), not a 404. Treated as unresolved rather than confirmed absent. Source

Payout methods and delivery speeds are each provider's published terms as read on the corridor pages; recipient amounts are like-for-like quotes checked in October 2026 for a bank transfer at $1,000. Fees and rates change without notice — confirm the final quote with the provider before sending. Full pages: Revolut · Western Union · how this site compares providers · all comparisons