You can make secure international payments from your wamo account in EUR, GBP and USD to countries outside the SEPA zone.
*Although we don't offer local USD accounts yet, we are able to make a currency conversion from your EUR or GBP account to USD, so that the recipient will receive USD directly. Please read on for more details.
**For a list of countries that you cannot send money to, please visit here.
EU-based wamo customers can take payments in 24 currencies
If you’re an EU-based wamo customer, you may be eligible to receive payments in 24 different currencies, with automatic conversion to your wamo account. Learn more about receiving international currencies here.
How to send an international (SWIFT) payment
1. Fill out a payment request form
We ask you to fill out this form to ensure we have the correct details to handle your payment securely. The form also contains the next steps to send an international payment and bank details.
Please complete this form and send it to support@wamo.io with supporting documents for the payment. To download, click on the image below.
For Outbound EUR transfers:
Account Name: WAMO SOLUTIONS LTD
Bank Name : BANKING CIRCLE SA
BIC: BCIRLULL
EUR IBAN: LU984080000052262352
For Outbound GBP transfers:
Account Name: WAMO SOLUTIONS LTD
Bank Name : BANKING CIRCLE SA
BIC: MODRGB23XXX
Account Number : 52374918
Sort Code: 608382
*2. For USD and currency conversion payments only
We'll get in touch with you to confirm the final amount via email or support chat
If you want to send any payments involving a currency conversion, like a USD payment, we will ask for the final amount in USD to send. We confirm the current rate before you send the amount needed in EUR or GBP to be sent.
You are also welcome to reach out to us directly with the completed form and payment amount. We'll be happy to guide you from there.
3. Send the funds to the right wamo pool account in the form
We'll make the international payment to the recipient from our wamo account, including any currency conversion if applicable.
You can find the relevant bank details for this payment in the payment request form.
If you are making the payment from your wamo account in EUR, please use the "For EUR transfers" section
If you are making the payment from your wamo account in GBP, please use the "For GBP transfers" section
To send the payment, go to Send from the Home dashboard. Choose the sub-account you'd like to send money from, add the recipient details from the payment request form, enter the amount and confirm the transfer.
We'll take care of the rest
Once you have provided the information and sent the funds to our pool account, we will process your international payment as soon as possible.
On business days, the cutoff time for processing SWIFT payment requests is 15.00 CEST. If a SWIFT payment is requested after 15.00 CEST, it will be processed the next business day.
SWIFT payments won't be processed on any weekends or public holidays in Malta
Important notes
The transfer will take up to 3 business days to reach the beneficiary from the date stated on the payment confirmation.
You will be charged a SWIFT fee depending on your account plan. Please refer to the pricing page for the most current rates: Swift Fees in Pricing
You will be required to send the fee together with the transfer amount. Please note that it will not be deducted automatically.
Your wamo account name will show as the sender to the recipient receiving the payment.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us either via email at support@wamo.io, or through our live support chat.
For information on how to receive an international payment, please read this guide.