Rechtlicher FirmennameCurrencyFair Limited · CurrencyFair Australia Pty Ltd · CurrencyFair (Singapore) Pte Ltd · CurrencyFair Asia Limited
Gründungsjahr2010
Hauptsitz / Land der RegistrierungDublin, Ireland
Websitewww.currencyfair.com/en-au/
Zuletzt geprüft09.10.2026
According to its official website, CurrencyFair is a company founded in Ireland in 2010 that offers an online cross-border payment and foreign exchange service to customers globally; the site says it has on-boarded more than 200,000 customers and has offices in Ireland, Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong. Personal and business customers can send money to more than 150 countries in more than 20 currencies and use multi-currency accounts and rate alerts; businesses are offered a Xero integration. The site says a flat fee of EUR 3 (or currency equivalent) is charged per transfer and that a margin, varying by currency but typically around 0.53%, is added to currency exchanges. The parent company is CurrencyFair Limited in Dublin, a payment institution regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). In Australia the service is provided by Sydney-based CurrencyFair Australia Pty Ltd (AFSL 402709), of which CurrencyFair Limited is a corporate authorised representative. In Singapore, CurrencyFair (Singapore) Pte Ltd is a MAS-licensed Major Payment Institution and in Hong Kong CurrencyFair Asia Limited is a Money Service Operator; accounts for UK residents are provided by Moorwand Ltd. This information is the company's own statement.
Kontodetails
KONTOARTENPersonal and business accounts · Multi-currency account
UmfangAFS licence held since 3 Aug 2011. According to ASIC's record, it covers general financial product advice, dealing (issuing and on behalf of others) and market making in foreign exchange contracts, for retail and wholesale clients.
StatusVerifiziert
CBI (Irland)
Lizenz-Nr.C57373
LizenzinhaberCurrencyFair Limited
UmfangListed in the CBI Register of Payment Institutions (run date 6 Oct 2026) as a payment institution under CurrencyFair Limited (C57373); authorised on 11 Jul 2018, no withdrawal recorded. Payment service: money remittance.
StatusVerifiziert
MAS (Singapur)
Lizenz-Nr.PS20200102
LizenzinhaberCURRENCYFAIR (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
UmfangMajor Payment Institution licence listed in the MAS Financial Institutions Directory under CURRENCYFAIR (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; covers the cross-border money transfer service. The licence number is the company's statement.
StatusVerifiziert
Nutzerbeschwerden
Online gefundene Nutzermeldungen werden nach Thema klassifiziert. Die Diagramme zeigen, wie sich die Meldungen verteilen; die Meldungen werden aus Einträgen auf Trustpilot, WikiFX und Şikayetvar zusammengestellt, und die Einträge einer Person werden einmal gezählt.
Untersuchter Zeitraum: Juli 2025 – Oktober 2026
Auszahlungen und Zahlungen: 38
Gebühren und Provisionen: 16
Sonstiges: 14
Kontosperrungen und Einfrierungen: 11
Kundenservice: 6
HOCH — BESCHWERDENIVEAU
32 % der Finanzinstitute mit Beschwerdeeinträgen haben mehr Beschwerden erhalten als dieses.
NACH THEMA — Auszahlungen und Zahlungen: Sehr hoch · Gebühren und Provisionen: Sehr hoch · Sonstiges: Hoch · Kontosperrungen und Einfrierungen: Hoch · Kundenservice: Hoch
The complaint distribution is based on the latest 1-star reviews on CurrencyFair's Trustpilot page (85) as of 9 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the CurrencyFair name are left out. Across the complaints, allegations that transfers were delayed or held for days, recipients receiving less than the confirmed amount, and exchange rates and intermediary bank deductions stand out.
Quellen und Verifizierungsverlauf
Offizielle Unternehmensquellencurrencyfair.com — Australian homepage (en-au), About us and Regulation pages, footer
Einträge der AufsichtsbehördeASIC — CURRENCYFAIR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AFSL 402709 (AFS licensee dataset, data.gov.au, 7 Oct 2026) · CBI — CurrencyFair Limited, C57373 (Register of Payment Institutions, 6 Oct 2026) · MAS — CURRENCYFAIR (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. (Financial Institutions Directory, eservices.mas.gov.sg)
HandelsregisterABN 94 147 506 410 (ABN Lookup) · Ireland company no 469391 (company statement)
Quellen für NutzerfeedbackTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX