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Guide to Sending International Transfers from Aspire SGD Account
Guide to Sending International Transfers from Aspire SGD Account

Admin and Finance users with transfer rights can send international transfers from the Aspire SGD account in 2 ways.

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Notes:

  • To send international FX transfers from your SGD Account, integration with our partner, Wise, is required.

  • You can send free and instant transfers to other Aspire accounts. Please check your eligibility here.

Supported Transfer Types, Limit & Timeframe

You can send international transfers from your Aspire SGD Account in two ways:

Transfer Type

Transfer Limit

Timeframe**

Local Transfer

200,000 SGD equivalent chosen currency*

1-2 days**

SWIFT Transfer

(USD, EUR and GBP Currency)

200,000 SGD equivalent chosen currency

4-5 business days**

Notes:

*Please refer to the next section of this article for currency corridor-specific transaction limits.

**Please note that all transfers go through compliance checks by our team or partners, which might cause delays in receiving the funds. Our team might email Admin and Finance users for additional details or documents needed to process your transfer. While we strive to complete these reviews quickly, we can't provide an exact timeline for when you will receive the funds, as weekends, public holidays, and banking hours might also affect the timing. We appreciate your understanding and patience regarding any potential delays.

Supported Currencies & Countries

Local transfers

You can send these currencies locally to their home country.

Currency

Home Country

Important Information

United Arab Emirates

-

Argentina

The maximum amount is 18,000 USD (equivalent in ARS) per transfer.

Australia

-

Bulgaria

-

Canada

-

Switzerland and Liechtenstein

-

Chile

-

China

Colombia

The maximum amount is 2,900 USD (equivalent in COP) per transfer.

Costa Rica

-

Czech Republic

-

Denmark

-

Egypt

The maximum amount is 5 million EGP per transfer.

SEPA Countries: Austria, Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK.

-

United Kingdom

-

Georgia

-

Ghana

-

Hong Kong

Hungary

-

Indonesia

The maximum amount is 1,990,000,000 IDR per transfer.

Israel

-

India

Japan

Keep the transfer amount under 1 million JPY. If needed, split it into multiple transfers or use our Transfer Request form

Kenya

  • The maximum amount is 250,000 KES per transfer to an M-Pesa wallet.

  • The maximum amount is 500,000 KES per day to an M-Pesa wallet.

South Korea

The maximum amount to a personal account is 6,400,000 KRW per transfer or 50,000 USD (or equivalent) per year.

Sri Lanka

The maximum amount is 980,000 LKR per transfer and 5 million LKR per day.

Morocco

The maximum amount is 270,000 MAD per transfer.

Mexico

The maximum amount is the equivalent of 95,000 USD per transfer.

Malaysia

If your recipient has a non-resident local bank account in Malaysia, they can only receive a maximum of 10,000 MYR per day.

Norway

-

Nepal

  • The maximum amount is 1 million NPR per transfer.

  • There's a daily limit of 2 million NPR per recipient and per sender.

New Zealand

-

Philippines

The maximum amount is 50,000 PHP per transfer.

Poland

-

Romania

-

Sweden

-

Thailand

  • Transfers sent to Bangkok Bank Public Company, Kasikorn Bank = Limit per transaction is 2M THB

  • Siam Commercial Bank = Limit per transaction is 1,499,999 THB

  • Other banks in Thailand = Limit per transaction is 49,999 THB

Turkey

-

Uganda

The maximum amount is 19 million UGX per transfer.

United States of America

-

Uruguay

-

Vietnam

-

South Africa

-

Zambia

-

SWIFT Transfers

If the country you wish to send a local transfer to is not listed in the table above, you may still be able to send funds if your recipient's account can accept USD, EUR, or GBP.

In such cases, Wise facilitates the transfer via a SWIFT payment. Please refer to the table below for the list of countries and their supported currencies.

Countries

Supported Currencies

Albania

USD, EUR, GBP

Algeria

USD, EUR

American Samoa

EUR

Angola

USD, EUR

Anguilla

USD, EUR

Antigua and Barbuda

USD, EUR

Armenia

USD, EUR

Aruba

EUR, GBP

Azerbaijan

USD, EUR, GBP

Bahamas

USD, EUR

Bahrain

USD, EUR, GBP

Bangladesh

EUR, GBP

Barbados

USD, EUR

Benin

EUR

Bermuda

EUR, GBP

Bhutan

USD, EUR

Bolivia

USD, EUR

Bosnia and Herzegovina

USD, EUR, GBP

Botswana

USD, EUR

British Virgin Islands

EUR, GBP

Brunei Darussalam

USD, EUR

Burkina Faso

USD, EUR

Cape Verde

EUR, GBP

Cayman Islands

USD, EUR

Channel Islands

USD, EUR

Christmas Island

USD, EUR

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

USD, EUR

Cook Islands

USD, EUR

Côte d'Ivoire

USD, EUR

Dominica

USD, EUR

Dominican Republic

USD, EUR, GBP

Ecuador

USD, EUR

El Salvador

USD, EUR

Ethiopia

USD, EUR

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

USD, EUR

Faroe Islands

USD, EUR, GBP

Fiji

USD, EUR

French Guiana

USD

French Polynesia

USD, EUR

Gabon

USD, EUR

Gambia

USD, EUR

Greenland

USD, EUR, GBP

Grenada

USD, EUR

Guadeloupe

USD

Guatemala

USD, EUR, GBP

Guernsey

USD

Guinea

USD, EUR

Guinea-Bissau

USD, EUR

Guyana

USD, EUR

Haiti

USD, EUR

Holy See (Vatican City State)

USD, EUR

Honduras

USD, EUR

Isle of Man

USD

Jamaica

USD, EUR

Jersey

USD

Kiribati

USD, EUR

Kosovo

EUR, GBP

Kuwait

USD, EUR, GBP

Kyrgyzstan

USD, EUR

Lao PDR

EUR

Lesotho

EUR, GBP

Liberia

USD, EUR

Macao

USD, EUR

Macedonia (Republic of North)

USD, EUR

Malawi

USD, EUR

Maldives

EUR, GBP

Mali

USD, EUR

Marshall Islands

USD, EUR

Martinique

USD

Mauritania

USD, EUR, GBP

Mauritius

USD, EUR, GBP

Mayotte

USD

Micronesia (Federated States of)

USD, EUR

Moldova

EUR, GBP

Mongolia

USD, EUR

Montenegro

USD, EUR, GBP

Montserrat

USD, EUR

Mozambique

EUR, GBP

Namibia

USD, EUR

Nauru

USD, EUR

New Caledonia

USD, EUR

Nicaragua

USD, EUR

Niger

USD, EUR

Niue

USD, EUR

Norfolk Island

USD, EUR

North Macedonia

GBP

Northern Mariana Islands

USD

Oman

EUR, GBP

Palau

USD, EUR

Panama

USD, EUR

Papua New Guinea

USD, EUR

Paraguay

USD, EUR

Peru

USD, EUR

Qatar

EUR, GBP

Reunion

USD

Rwanda

USD, EUR

Saint Helena

USD, EUR

Saint Kitts and Nevis

USD, EUR

Saint Lucia

USD, EUR, GBP

Saint Vincent and Grenadines

USD, EUR

Samoa

USD, EUR

Sao Tome and Principe

USD, EUR, GBP

Saudi Arabia

EUR, GBP

Senegal

USD, EUR

Serbia

USD, EUR, GBP

Seychelles

USD, EUR, GBP

Sierra Leone

USD, EUR

Singapore

EUR

Singapore (payments to non-DBS accounts)

USD

Solomon Islands

USD, EUR

Suriname

USD, EUR

Taiwan (Republic of China)

USD, EUR

Tajikistan

USD, EUR

Tanzania

USD

Tanzania (United Republic of)

EUR

Timor-Leste

USD, EUR, GBP

Tonga

USD, EUR

Trinidad and Tobago

USD, EUR

Tunisia

USD, EUR, GBP

Turks and Caicos Islands

USD

Tuvalu

USD, EUR

Uzbekistan

USD, EUR

Vanuatu

USD, EUR

Wallis and Futuna Islands

USD, EUR

Notes:

How to send international transfers from SGD account

Through our partner Wise, Aspire allows you to send monies internationally by converting your overseas payments instructions into 2 discrete local transactions.

In place of a single SWIFT transaction, a local transaction of SGD within Singapore is first initiated. Subsequently, a local transaction of the foreign currency in its home country is made to the intended recipient. This allows for time and cost savings when making international transfers.

To initiate an international FX transfer, follow the guide below:

1. Go to your SGD Account page

2. Click on"Submit a transfer button"

3. Select from one of your saved recipients or create a New Recipient. When creating a new recipient, make sure to choose the currency you want to send from the drop-down list, provide the necessary recipient account details then click "Continue"

Notes: When sending USD, EUR, and GBP currencies outside of their home country, it's crucial to select the correct tab based on whether you're sending within their home country or outside of it.

4. Enter the amount you wish to send and other transfer details, then click "Next"

5. Review the transfer details and if all good, click "Confirm" to initiate the transfer.

Notes: If your account has a Transfer Approval Policy in place, the transfer will then require approval from the Approver/s that has been set in your business's policy.

Notes:

  • We are currently unable to increase the character limit for the transfer reference field. As a temporary solution, we suggest abbreviating the word or message you intend to include in the reference. Please note that you should inform the recipient to check with their bank if they can receive the funds with the abbreviated reference.

  • If you are sending funds to a business recipient, please include the company suffix in the recipient's name. Special characters cannot be used in the beneficiary's name.

What name will be displayed as the sender of the transfer?

The beneficiary will see the name of Wise’s payout partner as the sender of the transfer.

Amount Limit Exceeded on FX Transfer

Depending on the currency being sent, there is a maximum amount that you can send per transfer. You will receive an error message in-app if you initiate an FX transfer of more than the maximum limit.

Alternatively, you can use our trusted FX partner to make this transaction. The transfers with our FX partners will not be through direct integration with Aspire, but it is still handy for sending large amounts while retaining low fees. You can check this article to see the required details/documents to make this transfer.

If you are interested in using this alternative, you can fill out the Transfer Request Form, and our team will be in touch within 1-2 business days.

Please note that our partners will review your payment requests before proceeding to ensure they fall within their Acceptable User Policy.

Outbound FX transfer from SGD Account is pending/processing

On some occasions, Wise may request more information from you for a specific transaction. In such situations, Wise will directly contact you via email. Please ensure that you respond using the email address you used for the integration, as any response from another email address will not be recognized by Wise.

It is also possible to access your Wise account by logging in separately. If you already have a Wise account, simply log in as you normally would.

If you established your Wise Account through Aspire, please adhere to the following instructions:

  1. Go to the Wise log-in page

  2. Click on "Trouble Logging in" and select "I've forgotten my password."

  3. Enter the email address associated with the Admin who set up your Wise Integration on Aspire.

  4. Send the password reset link.

  5. Create a new password and log into Wise again.

Once you're logged into Wise, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Activities and select the transfer that requires your attention.

  2. Click on "Fix your transfer"

  3. Choose the payment request that matches the requested amount and click "Confirm"

While this scenario is not ideal, it is a much faster solution for you to proceed with your funds compared to us contacting Wise on your behalf. We are actively working to improve this process and make it more efficient for you.

Questions? Chat with us by clicking on the messenger icon at the bottom right of the screen once you are logged in.

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