FAQ – Send money to Cyprus

Yes. You pay in British pounds by card or bank transfer, and the recipient in Cyprus receives euros. The rate and the euro amount are shown before you confirm.

It starts with CY and has 28 characters: two check digits, a bank and branch code, then the account number. The recipient finds it in online banking or on a bank statement.

From other countries outside the eurozone: Switzerland, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Czechia and Hungary, and also from Chile and Mexico.

Any bank with a CY IBAN, for example Bank of Cyprus, Hellenic Bank, Eurobank Cyprus or Alpha Bank Cyprus. Besides the IBAN, you only need the account holder's full name.

It depends on where you send from, how much you send and how you pay. The fee, the exchange rate to euros and the amount credited appear before you confirm, and nothing is added afterwards.

Yes, by credit or debit card. Bank transfer works too; the methods offered at checkout depend on your country.

Money transfer providers in Europe must identify every sender. You show an ID document when you open your account.

Fonmoney is a payment service regulated in the European Union (Banco de España) and the United Kingdom (FCA). Your payment runs over an SSL-encrypted connection.