Sendwave money transfers, corridor by corridor
Sendwave appears on 44 of the corridors compared on this site, sending from the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, Spain and France. On 35 it was recorded as not serving the route at all, with the reason.
Everything below is read from the corridor pages, where each row was checked against Sendwave's own page for that route. This is not a review and there is no score. It is what the research found, listed so that a sender can see where Sendwave does and does not go.
From the USA — 27 corridors
| Destination | Pays out to | Speed | Recipient gets per $1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | Not published on the corridor page; Bangladesh is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Brazil | Pix only - the recipient's full name, CPF and Pix key are required | Not published for Brazil specifically; Sendwave's general range is minutes to 3-5 days depending on country and method | Not checked |
| Cameroon | MTN Mobile Money, Orange Money | Typically minutes | Not checked |
| Colombia | Not published on the corridor page; Colombia is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mobile money, bank account | Not confirmed this round | Not checked |
| Dominican Republic | Bank Account (40 banks, including BHD Leon, Banreservas and Banco Popular, paid in DOP), Cash Pickup (Caribe Express, 170+ locations) | Cash pickup ready within minutes; bank transfer arrives the next working day | Not checked |
| Egypt | Not published on the corridor page; Egypt is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| El Salvador | Not published on the corridor page; El Salvador is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Gambia | Mobile money, bank account | Not confirmed this round | Not checked |
| Ghana | Not published on the corridor page; Ghana is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Guatemala | Bank deposit to individual GTQ accounts, cash pickup at any Banco Industrial branch (needs ID, fingerprint and a voucher code) | Sendwave states delivery can vary from within minutes to 3-5 days depending on receive method | Not checked |
| Guinea | Mobile Money | Typically minutes | Not checked |
| Haiti | Mobile Wallet (MonCash), Cash Pickup (Unitransfer), Bank Deposit (Unibank) | Not published for Haiti specifically; Sendwave's general range is minutes to 3-5 days depending on method | Not checked |
| Honduras | Not published on the corridor page | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Indonesia | Not published on the corridor page; Indonesia is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Jamaica | Not published on the corridor page; Jamaica is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Kenya | Not published on the corridor page; Kenya is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Liberia | Mobile Wallet, Bank Deposit, Cash Pickup | Typically minutes | Not checked |
| Mexico | Bank deposit (Banorte), cash pickup (OXXO, Banorte branches) | Marketed as fast; no specific time published for this corridor | Not checked |
| Morocco | Not published on the corridor page; Morocco is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Nicaragua | Not published on the corridor page; Nicaragua is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Nigeria | Bank account, cash pickup at Access, Zenith and Fidelity Bank — recipient receives an SMS voucher code | Marketed as fast; no corridor-specific time published | Not checked |
| Pakistan | Not published on the corridor page; Pakistan is listed as a supported destination from the US | Not published on the corridor page | Not checked |
| Philippines | GCash, bank account (PHP 200 minimum, PHP 50,000 maximum per transaction), cash pickup (Metrobank, PSBank, LBC Express and others; limits PHP 50,000-500,000 by partner) | Sendwave states delivery can vary from within minutes to 3-5 days depending on receive method | Not checked |
| Senegal | Wave, Orange, Bank Account, Cash Pickup | Instant | Not checked |
| Uganda | MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money | Typically within seconds to minutes | Not checked |
| Vietnam | Cash Pickup in USD at any Sacombank branch counter (not ATMs) | Funds should be available for pickup the same day, though Sendwave notes some transactions take longer than 24 hours; Vietnamese bank hours are 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri | Not checked |
From the UK — 6 corridors
| Destination | Pays out to | Speed | Recipient gets per £1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | bKash mobile wallet, or a Bangladeshi bank account; no cash pickup published | About 10 minutes to bKash; bank transfers sent before midday UK time should arrive by the end of the day in Bangladesh | Not checked |
| Ghana | Bank Deposit, MTN Mobile Money, Vodafone Cash, AirtelTigo | Minutes | Not checked |
| Jamaica | Bank Deposit, Mobile Money | Minutes | Not checked |
| Kenya | M-Pesa, Bank Deposit, Cash Pickup | Typically within seconds | Not checked |
| Nigeria | Naira bank deposit, or cash pickup at Access, Zenith and Fidelity Bank using a code sent to the recipient | Not published as a time; the provider notifies you when the funds arrive | Not checked |
| Pakistan | Not published for Pakistan on the UK site | Not published for Pakistan; stated generally as minutes to 3-5 days depending on country and method | Not checked |
From Canada — 6 corridors
| Destination | Pays out to | Speed | Recipient gets per C$1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Bank Deposit, Cash Pickup | Minutes to same day | Not checked |
| Jamaica | Bank Deposit | Within 1 day | Not checked |
| Kenya | M-Pesa | Minutes | Not checked |
| Nigeria | Bank Deposit, Cash Pickup | Minutes to same day | Not checked |
| Philippines | Bank deposit, GCash, and cash pickup at named partners including Metrobank, PSBank and LBC Express | Minutes to 3–5 business days depending on receive method | Not checked |
| Vietnam | Cash Pickup (Sacombank network) | Same day | Not checked |
From Spain — 2 corridors
| Destination | Pays out to | Speed | Recipient gets per €1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | Bank accounts including BHD Leon, Banreservas and Banco Popular, and cash pickup at Caribe Express with more than 170 locations | Bank transfers arrive the next working day; Caribe Express cash pickup is ready for collection within minutes | Not checked |
| Senegal | Mobile wallets and Wave cash pickup locations, collected with a code given to a Wave agent | Described as transfers sent in seconds from the app | Not checked |
From France — 3 corridors
| Destination | Pays out to | Speed | Recipient gets per €1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | MTN wallets, Orange wallets | Described as transfers sent in seconds; no corridor timeframe is published | Not checked |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | M-Pesa, Orange Money | Described as transfers sent in seconds; no corridor timeframe is published | Not checked |
| Senegal | Mobile wallet, Wave cash pickup locations collected with a code | Described as sending in seconds, with delivery confirmed by email | Not checked |
Where Sendwave does not serve the route
No provider publishes this about itself, which is why it is the most useful list on the page. Each line is a route where Sendwave was checked and found not to serve it, with the reason recorded at the time.
- the USA → Albania — Sendwave's confirmed footprint (East/West Africa, South Asia, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Lebanon, the Philippines) does not include Albania. Source
- the USA → Armenia — Sendwave's confirmed footprint (East/West Africa, South Asia, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Lebanon, the Philippines) does not include Armenia. Source
- the USA → Barbados — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include this country. Source
- the USA → Bosnia and Herzegovina — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include this country. Source
- the USA → Botswana — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include Botswana. Source
- the USA → Canada — Canada is only a Sendwave sending market, not a destination; its confirmed destinations are concentrated in Africa, South Asia, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Lebanon and the Philippines. Source
- the USA → Cape Verde — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include Cape Verde. Source
- the USA → Czechia — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include this country. Source
- the USA → Ethiopia — Ethiopia does not appear on Sendwave's list of supported payout countries, which covers Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Senegal, Bangladesh and Liberia. Source
- the USA → Fiji — Sendwave lists Fiji as a destination but publishes no Fiji-specific payout methods, fees, speeds or limits outside its app. Source
- the USA → Greece — Greece is not in Sendwave's confirmed destination footprint.
- the USA → Ireland — Ireland is only a Sendwave sending market; its confirmed destinations concentrate in Africa, South Asia, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Lebanon and the Philippines. Source
- the USA → Israel — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include this country. Source
- the USA → Kosovo — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include this country. Source
- the USA → Malawi — Sendwave lists Malawi as a destination but publishes no Malawi-specific payout methods, fees, speeds or limits outside its app. Source
- the USA → Moldova — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include this country. Source
- the USA → Mozambique — Sendwave lists Mozambique as a destination but publishes no Mozambique-specific payout methods, fees, speeds or limits outside its app. Source
- the USA → Netherlands — The Netherlands does not appear among Sendwave's sending markets or its confirmed destination list. Source
- the USA → New Zealand — New Zealand is not in Sendwave's confirmed destination footprint.
- the USA → Portugal — Portugal is not in Sendwave's confirmed destination footprint (concentrated in Africa, South Asia, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Lebanon and the Philippines).
- the USA → Saint Lucia — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include this country. Source
- the USA → Samoa — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include this country. Source
- the USA → Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone does not appear among Sendwave's supported destination countries, despite its strong coverage elsewhere in West Africa. Source
- the USA → Switzerland — Switzerland is not in Sendwave's confirmed destination footprint.
- the USA → Togo — Togo does not appear in Sendwave's published West African footprint (Ghana, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Liberia, Nigeria are confirmed neighbors/coverage; Togo is absent). Source
- the USA → Tonga — Sendwave's published destination list from the US does not include this country. Source
- the USA → United Kingdom — The UK is only a Sendwave sending market; its confirmed destinations concentrate in Africa, South Asia, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Lebanon and the Philippines. Source
- the USA → Venezuela — Sendwave's published destination list from the US (66 countries) does not include Venezuela Source
- the USA → Zambia — Sendwave lists Zambia as a destination but publishes no Zambia-specific payout methods, fees, speeds or limits outside its app, so there is nothing to compare on the same basis as the others. Source
- the USA → Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe is absent from Sendwave's list of supported destination countries. Source
- the UK → Australia — Australia is absent from Sendwave's destination list, which focuses on African and South Asian corridors. Source
- the UK → Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe is absent from Sendwave's list of supported destination countries. Source
- Australia → Bangladesh — Sendwave does not operate from Australia. Its own directory lists sending countries as the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal - Australia is not among them. Source
- Australia → Nigeria — Sendwave does not operate from Australia. Its own directory lists sending countries as the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal - Australia is not among them. Source
- France → Mali — a France to Mali landing page exists but the same site's own list of countries it serves omits Mali, so the corridor could not be confirmed from the provider's own pages Source