How Much Money Can You Send Through Walmart

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Walmart2Walmart is a service powered by Ria that lets you transfer money within the US or Puerto Rico almost instantly — but you'll have to pick up the cash in a Walmart store and you can't send an international transfer.

Quick verdict

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Lower fees:
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Exchange rates:
Western Union

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Fast transfers:
Walmart2Walmart

While Western Union allows for online transfers to anywhere in the world, Walmart2Walmart is a domestic service that transfers money from store to store only.

Western Union

To transfer money online with Western Union, you visit its site and enter how much you're transferring and to which country. You're able to see the exchange rate and select a transfer options and associated fees.

Once you confirm, Western Union converts and delivers your money to a bank account or makes it available for cash pickup at locations worldwide. You also have the option of initiating a transfer by phone or in person at an agent location.

Read review: Western Union

Walmart

Walmart has been in the international money transfer business awhile now through a partnership with MoneyGram. But Walmart2Walmart is an entirely separate service with the backing of Ria money transfers service. With Walmart2Walmart, you send money from one Walmart location to another.

That's right: You walk into your local Walmart, specify the amount you'd like to send and to which US state, and hand over your cash or debit card for payment. Within minutes, it's available for pickup at any Walmart store within the state you've specified. You can also use Walmart's app to pay your bills to over 3,000 merchants or to send money internationally through its Walmart2World service.

Read review: Walmart

Western Union

How much you'll pay varies by how much you're transferring, how you're sending it and where you're sending it to. Fees start at $5 but can soar to up to $45 or higher when paying by credit or debit card for cash pickup in specific countries.

Walmart2Walmart

Walmart2Walmart offers a fee structure with two transparent pricing tiers:

$4.50 for transfers of up to $50
$9.50 for transfers of $51 to $900

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Winner: Varies

Ultimately, who's best depends on your circumstances. Given its clear pricing structure, you'll definitely save with Walmart2Walmart. But you're limited to in-person store-to-store transfers of $900 or less. With Western Union, you'll pay more — though how much more depends on many factors, but you can send money online and worldwide.

To understand who offers better exchange rates, you'll need to first look at the midmarket rate. This is the true exchange rate that averages the buying and selling rate of a global currency — and the rate banks and transfer services use when they trade among themselves. We'll look at the rates Western Union offer compared to the mid-market rate.

Western Union

Depending on the country you're sending money to, a typical exchange rate at Western Union could be up to 6% above the mid-market rate. If you're sending a large amount overseas, this means hundreds of dollars goes straight into Western Union's pocket.

Let's use the example of a transfer to euros (EUR):

If the mid-market rate is 1 USD = 0.95 EUR
Western Union's exchange rate might be 1 USD = 0.88 EUR

Walmart2Walmart

With Walmart2Walmart, there are no worries about exchange rates — because you can only send domestically.

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Winner: Western Union

Walmart2Walmart does not send money abroad, so Western Union is your only option for money transfers into foreign currencies.

Western Union

Delivery speed varies with transfer options. At an agent location or by phone, your transfer could be delivered in minutes (at higher costs). Your cheapest options could take five days or longer, depending on the country.

Walmart2Walmart

No matter how you pay, your transfer is delivered from your Walmart to any Walmart in your recipient's state in minutes.

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Winner: Walmart2Walmart

While both Western Union and Walmart2Walmart offer instant delivery for certain situations, Walmart2Walmart will get your money where it needs to go faster than Western Union every time.

	Payment Methods	Minimum and maximum transfers	Delivery methods	Transfer speeds	Countries and currencies
Western Union	Bank account, credit or debit card, cash	$1 minimum. Maximum varies by method and payment	Bank transfer, cash pickup, e-wallet	Varies from minutes to 5+ days	200+ countries
Walmart2Walmart	Cash or debit card	$1 minimum; $900 maximum	Walmart store pickup only	In minutes	US only

Our table lets you compare the services you can use to send money abroad. Compare services on transfer speeds and fees, then click Go to site when you're ready to send.

Walmart2Walmart can save you time and money with transfers in minutes, but you're limited to sending to Walmart store locations in the United States. Western Union will send your money to any of its more than 500,000 agent locations globally.

Ultimately, you'll want to compare your options to find a service that's right for your situation.

Leah Fallon is an editor with more than 10 years of teaching under her belt. She's written feature pieces for regional print and digital media. When she's not helping people with their finances, you can find her wrangling her two sprightly girls or running the trails of Virginia.

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