There are companies offering money transfer services which only require having a document including a photo (e.g. a passport). There are several companies of this kind but only two of them (Western Union and Money Gram) are the most popular and offer services in almost every country in the world. Below, you can find a table indicating the costs of transfers to other countries, like Russia, Belarus or Ukraine.
|
Amount |
Cost in Western Union |
Cost in Money Gram |
|
100,00 PLN |
- |
25,00 PLN |
|
500,00 PLN |
35,00 PLN |
45,00 PLN |
|
1000,00 PLN |
58,00 PLN |
75,00 PLN |
|
2000,00 PLN |
120,00 PLN |
110,00 PLN |
|
5000,00 PLN |
200,00 PLN |
210,00 PLN |
|
10000,00 PLN |
430,00 PLN |
420,00 PLN |
Source: www.westernunion.pl, www.moneygram.com.
Money Gram services are available in offices of BGŻ Bank, International Currency Exchange, Bank Pocztowy, BPS Bank and at every place with a ‘Moje Przekazy’ sign.
The full list of Western Union agencies in Poland can be found at: www.westernunion.com.pl/polska/. There are usually independent Western Union offices in larger cities near railway stations, in city centers or near the airports, etc.
PayPal – online money transfers system; enables safe transfers of money with the usage of e-mail address only.
You can make such transfer using a credit or debit card or open a PayPal account where you can transfer money to. All information about the system can be found at:
https://www.paypal.com.
Moneybookers – online transfers
Moneybookers – one of the major companies offering online transfer services. It has offices in Europe and USA. All information about the system can be found at:
http://moneybookers.com.
The comparison of Moneybookers and PayPal services:
| Service |
Moneybookers |
PayPal |
|
Account opening |
Free |
Free |
|
Cost of transfer from a transfer company account |
1% of transaction value |
Free |
|
Additional |
In case of transactions involving currency exchange, Monebookers charges 1,99% to currency rates |
In case of transfers from a debit or a credit card, there is a commission of 2,9%+0,80 PLN |
Source: www.moneybookers.com, www.paypal.com.


