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Western Union vs Xe Money Transfer

Both are compared on 80 of the same corridors on this site, sending from the USA, the UK, Canada and France. 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 Nothing on this page was written by hand, which is why none of it can go quietly out of date: when the research behind a figure lapses, the figure disappears rather than ageing in place.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

Western Union
Corridors on this site
490
Shared with Xe Money Transfer
80
Routes the other has no row on
410
Pays out to, across shared routes
Bank · Cash · Wallet · Card · Doorstep
Documented as not serving a route
5
Xe Money Transfer
Corridors on this site
89
Shared with Western Union
80
Routes the other has no row on
9
Pays out to, across shared routes
Bank · Cash · Wallet · Card
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 Western Union and Xe Money Transfer 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 — 64 shared corridors

DestinationWestern UnionXe Money Transfer
Pays out toSpeedGets per $1,000Pays out toSpeedGets per $1,000
Antigua and BarbudaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CardMinutes to daysNot checked
AustraliaBank · CashVariesAUD 1,417BankVariesNot checked
AustriaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886Bank · CardMinutes to daysNot checked
AzerbaijanBank · Cash · Wallet · CardVariesAZN 1,681Bank · CardVariesNot checked
BahrainBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesBHD 370BankMinutes to daysNot checked
BangladeshBank · Cash · WalletVariesBDT 121,798Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
BeninBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesXOF 568,356Bank · CardVariesNot checked
BhutanBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CardVariesNot checked
BrazilBank · Cash · WalletVariesBRL 4,947Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
BruneiBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
Burkina FasoBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesXOF 568,356Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
ChinaBank · Cash · WalletVariesCNY 6,526Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
ColombiaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardVariesCOP 3,110,287Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
CyprusBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886Bank · CardVariesNot checked
DenmarkBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesDKK 6,531BankMinutes to daysNot checked
DjiboutiBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBankMinutes to daysNot checked
Dominican RepublicBank · Cash · DoorstepMinutesDOP 59,669Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
EcuadorBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
EgyptBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEGP 52,507BankMinutes to daysNot checked
El SalvadorBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
EstoniaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886BankVariesNot checked
FinlandBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886BankVariesNot checked
GermanyBank · CashVariesEUR 886BankVariesNot checked
GhanaBank · Cash · WalletVariesGHS 10,748Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
GuatemalaBank · Cash · CardVariesGTQ 7,535Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
HaitiBank · Cash · WalletMinutesNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
HondurasBank · Cash · CardMinutesHNL 26,814Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
Hong KongBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesHKD 7,744Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
IndiaBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysINR 94,415Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
ItalyBank · CashMinutesEUR 886BankVariesNot checked
JamaicaBank · Cash · WalletVariesJMD 153,917Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
KenyaBank · Cash · WalletMinutesKES 126,951Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
KuwaitBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
LatviaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
LesothoBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CardVariesNot checked
LuxembourgBank · Cash · Wallet · CardVariesEUR 886Bank · CardVariesNot checked
MadagascarBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CardVariesNot checked
MaltaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886BankVariesNot checked
MauritiusBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
MexicoBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysMXN 18,224Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
MongoliaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
MontenegroBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
MoroccoBank · Cash · WalletVariesMAD 9,644Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
NamibiaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
NepalBank · CashMinutes to daysNPR 150,388Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
NicaraguaBank · CashMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
NigerBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesXOF 568,356Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
NigeriaBank · CashVariesNGN 1,341,231BankDaysNot checked
NorwayBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNOK 9,325BankMinutes to daysNot checked
OmanBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
PakistanBank · Cash · WalletMinutesPKR 276,514Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
Papua New GuineaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
PeruBank · Cash · WalletMinutesPEN 3,335Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
PhilippinesBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutes to daysPHP 61,166Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
QatarBank · Cash · WalletMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
SamoaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
Saudi ArabiaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
SlovakiaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
SloveniaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 886Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
SpainBank · CashMinutesEUR 886Bank · CashVariesNot checked
SwedenBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesSEK 9,805Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
TajikistanBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
VanuatuBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesNot checkedBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
VietnamBank · Cash · Wallet · DoorstepMinutesVND 25,484,537Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked

From the UK — 10 shared corridors

DestinationWestern UnionXe Money Transfer
Pays out toSpeedGets per £1,000Pays out toSpeedGets per £1,000
AustraliaBank · CashVariesAUD 1,885BankVariesNot checked
CanadaBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesCAD 1,836BankMinutes to daysNot checked
GermanyBank · CashVariesEUR 1,170BankVariesNot checked
GreeceBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 1,170Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
IrelandBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 1,170Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
ItalyBank · CashMinutesEUR 1,170BankVariesNot checked
NetherlandsBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 1,170Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
PortugalBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesEUR 1,170Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
SpainBank · CashMinutesEUR 1,170Bank · CashVariesNot checked
United StatesBank · Cash · Wallet · CardMinutesUSD 1,313BankMinutes to daysNot checked

From Canada — 3 shared corridors

DestinationWestern UnionXe Money Transfer
Pays out toSpeedGets per C$1,000Pays out toSpeedGets per C$1,000
IndonesiaBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysIDR 12,312,029Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked
PakistanBank · Cash · WalletVariesPKR 192,761Bank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysNot checked
ThailandBank · CashMinutesTHB 23,274Bank · CashMinutes to daysNot checked

From France — 3 shared corridors

DestinationWestern UnionXe Money Transfer
Pays out toSpeedGets per €1,000Pays out toSpeedGets per €1,000
MoroccoBank · Cash · WalletMinutes to daysMAD 10,729BankDaysNot checked
SenegalBank · Cash · Wallet · Card · DoorstepMinutes to daysXOF 655,370BankDaysNot checked
TunisiaBank · CashMinutesTND 3,291BankDaysNot checked

Where only one of them is compared

410 routes where only Western Union is compared

Xe Money Transfer 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.

9 routes where only Xe Money Transfer 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.

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.

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

Xe Money Transfer — 5 recorded

  • the USA → Burundi — No working US-to-Burundi corridor page found on Xe's site; search results returned only currency-converter pages for BIF, not a send-money corridor page Source
  • the USA → Comoros — No working US-to-Comoros corridor page found on Xe's site Source
  • the USA → Solomon Islands — Xe's dedicated Solomon Islands corridor page (xe.com/en-us/send-money/send-money-to-solomon-islands/) returns a 404, unlike the working pages Xe publishes for other corridors checked in this research pass. Source
  • the USA → Timor-Leste — Xe's dedicated Timor-Leste corridor page (xe.com/en-us/send-money/send-money-to-timor-leste/) returns a 404. Source
  • the USA → Turkmenistan — Xe's dedicated Turkmenistan corridor page (xe.com/en-us/send-money/send-money-to-turkmenistan/) returns a 404. 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: Western Union · Xe Money Transfer · how this site compares providers · all comparisons