FAQ – Send money to France

Fonmoney accepts transfers to France from countries with their own currency outside the eurozone. You can send from the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Canada, for example, or from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Chile and Mexico.

In euros. You pay in your own currency, for example pounds, Swiss francs or Canadian dollars, and the conversion to euros is shown before you confirm.

Their full name and the IBAN of their bank account. An IBAN from France starts with FR and has 27 characters.

Yes. Any account with a French IBAN can receive the transfer, for example at BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale, La Banque Postale or Crédit Mutuel.

Fonmoney accepts credit cards, debit cards and bank transfers. The options shown at checkout can vary with the country you send from.

It depends on the country you send from, the amount and the payment method. Before you confirm, you see the fee, the exchange rate to euros and the exact amount the recipient gets. There are no hidden costs.

Yes. Fonmoney is a payment service regulated by the Banco de España in the European Union and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom. Payments run over an SSL-encrypted connection.

European regulation requires every money transfer provider to know who is sending. You only need an ID document, and the check is part of creating your account.