| Product name | Vigo |
| Minimum and maximum transfers, methods, options, speed, exchange rates | Varies by agent |
| Available currencies | 21 currencies — including MXN, GTQ, COP and CRC |
| Fees | Starts at $4 a transfer |
| Customer service options | Phone |
Vigo is a company that transfers money to 50 countries with an emphasis on Latin America.
Unlike a lot of other providers, you can’t initiate a money transfer online with Vigo. Instead, you’ll need to visit a verified physical location. To find an agent near you, visit the Vigo website and click Find an agent location.
Vigo is owned by Western Union, so if you can’t find what you need, use one of Western Union’s 50,000 locations.
You have to visit an agent location or bank for specific information about the currencies you want to transfer. Exchange rates, transfer minimums and transfer methods vary depending on the agent location, with transfer fees starting at $4.
You can transfer money within the United States as well as 21 other countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. Countries include Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru and Colombia.
To send a money transfer through Vigo, visit any of the agent locations included on Vigo’s website.
With so much depending on your specific agent, you might want to call ahead to confirm the information you’ll need for a transfer. You may need your bank account number, ID and your recipient’s bank account details.
Vigo has been in business for 25 years and is owned by Western Union — which was founded in 1851. WU purchased Vigo in 2005.
To get started with Vigo, visit its site to find a local agent. Then visit that agent with your funds, ID and recipient details to make a money transfer.
No online transfer option is a point against Vigo. As is a website that doesn’t offer much in the way of letting you know how it works.
But you’ll find many Vigo agent locations with the option of visiting thousands more through Western Union.
Whether products shown are available to you is subject to individual provider sole approval and discretion in accordance with the eligibility criteria and T&Cs on the provider website.
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To yemen
Hi Almurisi,
Thanks for leaving a question on finder.
Unfortunately, you can not send money to Yemen via Vigo global money transfer as it is not included in the countries they service to. You can check out our guide on sending money to Yemen instead.
Please send me a message if you need anything else. :)
Cheers,
Joel