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4 reasons to choose remithome

Those who send money home frequently prefer remithome, because our service offers the key combination of security, convenience and value that frequent remitters require.

For details about specific features of remithome’s service, please click the links on the left.

1. Security and Reliability

Our highest priority is ensuring that remithome’s service is secure and reliable. Your online transactions are secure and we guarantee delivery of your transfer. And unlike other remittance services, remithome never takes possession of your money. Money is transferred bank to bank from the U.S. to the Philippines. Our website is VeriSign Secure and TRUSTe certified, and remithome is accredited by the Better Business Bureau.

Better Business Bureau Accredited remithome website is Verisign secured TRUSTe certified

2. Convenience

You send money home frequently because you care ... remithome makes it easy:

  • Send money from anywhere, anytime, from any computer with an Internet connection.
  • Schedule transfers in advance, so you don't need to remember to send money on a certain date in the future.
  • Set automatic recurring transfers on a weekly, monthly, or some other basis, so you won't have to worry about forgetting to make important regular transfers (and receive a fee discount).
  • Send transfers to multiple recipients in one transaction (and receive a fee discount).
  • Track the status of your transaction online, so you will know that your recipient has received the money.
  • Choose bank deposit, door-to-door delivery, or cash pick-up whichever is most convenient to your recipient.

3. Low $10 Flat Fee

As a frequent remitter, you know that low fees are important. We understand that you work hard for your money and that money saved on remittance fees can be sent home to help your family.

remithome’s low $10 Flat Fee, especially when combined with our High Exchange Rate, can save you a lot of money. You can save even more by setting up a Recurring Transfer to send money Weekly, Monthly, or some other frequency.

Compare remithome’s fees for Philippine Peso transfers with those of Western Union.

U.S. Dollar
Amount Sent
Western Union
Transfer Fee
remithome
Transfer Fee*
Savings from
remithome
$100 $16 $10 37%
$200 $16 $10 37%
$300 $16 $10 37%
$400 $16 $10 37%
$500 $32 $10 69%
$600 $50 $10 80%
$700 $56 $10 82%
$800 $62 $10 84%
$900 $68 $10 85%
$1000 $68 $10 85%

* Set up an automatic Recurring Transfer with remithome or send to 2 or more recipients in one transaction and receive a 20% fee discount. The fee will be only $8 per transfer per recipient. Check our Fees page for information on additional discounts and services.

4. High Philippine Peso - U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate

The more frequently you send money, the more important it is to get high exchange rates. remithome has consistently one of the highest Philippine Peso - U.S. Dollar exchange rates of any online remittance service. Click here for a detailed explanation of how the exchange rate affects your cost of sending money to the Philippines.

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