Send money to Romania

Make a money transfer to Romania online with these easy steps:

1. Create an online Western Union profile or log in if you’ve already got one. Then hit ‘Send money’.

2. Type ‘Romania’ into the destination box and add the amount to be transferred.

3. Choose the receiving currency (Romanian new leu or euros), plus a receiving method – cash pickup, bank account or MasterCard debit card.

4. Select a payment option from credit¹/debit card or bank transfer.

5. Enter any data we request, such as your receiver’s personal details and your payment information. You may be asked for a purpose for the money transfer and a source of funds too.

6. Complete your payment and keep an eye out for a tracking number (MTCN) in your confirmation email.

The following information is usually required to send money to a Romanian bank account:

• Receiver’s full name
• Their email address
• An International Bank Account Number (IBAN)
• Purpose for the money transfer
• Source of funds.

To send money for cash pickup, you’ll need:

• The name of your receiver, exactly as it’s shown on their ID
• A purpose for the money transfer
• A valid source of funds.

For a MasterCard debit card payment, the following details are essential:

• Receiver’s name, as shown on their card
• The correct debit card number
• A purpose for the money transfer and source of funds.

Follow these four steps to send money to Romania via an agent location:

1. Find your most convenient agent location using our online tool.

2. Bring along your receiver’s personal information, plus bank details if applicable. You’ll also require a government-issued ID, phone number.

3. Confirm the money transfer to Romania using cash or a credit¹/debit card.

4. Follow your money transfer using the tracking number (MTCN) included on your receipt.

Simply head to our ‘Send money’ page to work out the cost to transfer money to Romania.  From there, you can see transfer fees³, EUR-RON exchange rates and estimated delivery times. You can easily compare the costs for different payment and receiving methods too.

When a Money Transfer is sent to you via Western Union, the sender will receive a tracking number (MTCN). The sender needs to share the MTCN with you along with the exact amount that you will receive.

When you have this information, please log in to the Western Union Digital Banking app, select the account you want the money to be added to, choose the option to redirect an incoming money transfer and follow the instructions on the screen.

Redirecting an incoming money transfer to your account requires the following:

–  The money transfer needs to have been sent for cash pickup

–  The country in which the money transfer should be picked up, needs to match the country in which you have registered for Western Union Digital Banking