Can I send to MTN MoMo or Airtel Money?

Yes. Both work with just the recipient's phone number, and the shillings land in about a minute, day or night.

What is the GBP to UGX rate today?

The rate at the top of this page is live, refreshed within the last 30 minutes. The shilling amount you see before sending is exactly what your recipient gets.

How much does it cost?

The rate is shown before you send. Mobile money payouts carry a fee of USh 1,000 and bank payouts USh 5,400. Wallet to wallet is free.

How does my recipient get paid?

You choose MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, a Ugandan bank account, or their Eversend wallet. For mobile money you only need their phone number.

Is Eversend licensed in Uganda?

Yes. Eversend holds Bank of Uganda licences and is used by over 1.6 million people. Funds are safeguarded and every transfer is encrypted and tracked end to end.

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Send money from the UK to Uganda.

The short answer

Anyone in the UK can send pounds to Uganda with Eversend. The money lands on MTN MoMo, Airtel Money or in a Ugandan bank account in about a minute, measured over our last 90 days of transfers, and the GBP to UGX rate is shown upfront before you send.

Licensed and safeguarded1.6M+ membersRate shown before you send

Send GBP → UGXUp to date

You send

£

🇬🇧GBP

1 GBP = 4,823 UGXLIVE

fees included · updated in the last 30 min

Recipient gets

2,410,436

🇺🇬UGX

fee USh 1,000deducted, shown before you send

321,729 UGX more than a typical bank transfer would deliver

Arrives in about a minutemedian 1.1 min, last 90 days

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Today's rate · GBP → UGX

1 GBP = 4,823 UGXUpdated in the last 30 min

The rate refreshes every 30 minutes. The recipient amount you see already includes our commission: what you see is what they get.

Delivery times

How fast money arrives in Uganda.

Delivery depends on how the recipient is paid. These are measured times, not promises.

Mobile money

~1 min

81% land within 5 minutes

To their MTN MoMo or Airtel Money wallet, day or night.

Bank account

~3 min

72% land within 5 minutes

Direct deposit to any major bank in Uganda.

Eversend

Instant

Lands the moment you send

If they have Eversend, the money is theirs the second you confirm.

Medians measured over the last 90 days of real transfers. A first transfer may need a one-time verification.

Send GBP to Uganda in 3 steps.

01

Create your account

Download Eversend and verify your identity once. It takes a few minutes.

02

Add your GBP

Top up your Eversend balance by bank transfer or debit card from your UK account.

03

Convert and send

Pick Uganda, the amount, and how they're paid. The rate and fee are shown before you confirm, and the money lands in about a minute.

Where the money lands

Payout methods in Uganda.

Mobile money

Instant payout to the wallets Ugandans use every day.

MTN MoMoAirtel Money

Banks

Direct deposit to any major Ugandan bank.

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GBP → UGX, compared

A typical bank

Eversend

Rate you see

Hidden until it lands

Shown before you send

Transfer fee

Wire fees at both ends

USh 1,000 to mobile money, wallet free

Money arrives

2 to 5 business days

About a minute

Mobile money payout

Not supported

MTN MoMo, Airtel Money

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GBP → UGX questions.

Mobile money payouts land in about a minute, measured over our last 90 days of transfers. Bank payouts take a few minutes, and Eversend to Eversend is instant. Your first transfer can take a little longer while we verify your identity once.

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Download Eversend, add your GBP, and your recipient is paid on MoMo in about a minute.

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