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Sending money to Bancolombia

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Bancolombia is a full-service bank in Colombia, offering a broad range of financial products and services to personal and corporate customers. It’s the biggest bank in Colombia with close to 900 branches and is one of the largest in Latin America, with branches in Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador and Guatemala.

A choice of ways to send

With WorldRemit, there are three quick, simple and secure ways you can send money to Bancolombia from over 50 countries around the world. 

  • Bancolombia A la mano; our new mobile money service. Send money directly to  your family and friends’ mobile phones

  • Send money directly to a Bancolombia bank account via an international bank transfer. 

  • Send money for cash pickup so the person you’re sending the money to can collect physical cash from any Bancolombia branch.

Bancolombia A la mano - a fast, new mobile money service

Bancolombia A la mano is a simple mobile money transfer service. It offers your loved ones living in Colombia a fast and convenient way to receive money directly to their mobile phones, without having to go into a bank. 

Before you can send money using this service, your friends and family must open a Bancolombia A la mano account and register for automatic transfer payment service. It’s very easy; all they need is an ID card and email address. For more information visit https://www.bancolombia.com/personas/giros/abono-automatico.

How to send to a Bancolombia A la mano account

Sending a mobile money transfer to a Bancolombia A la mano account with WorldRemit is easy:

  • Choose ‘Mobile Money’ as your transfer method

  • Select ‘Bancolombia A la mano’ as your payout-network

  • Enter the amount you want to send and you’ll see the exchange rate.

  • Click the ‘Send’ button

You’ll then be diverted to another page to:

  • Create a free account if you don’t already have one

  • Choose from a list of people you’ve sent to before or add the details of a new recipient

  • Select how you want to pay and confirm the amount

  • You and your recipient will receive SMS notifications once the transfer has been made

How do you make a bank transfer to Bancolombia?

Making a bank transfer to Bancolombia with WorldRemit is easy:

  • Choose ‘Bank Transfer’ as your transfer method

  • Select ‘Deposits to Bancolombia COP accounts’ as your payout-network

  • Enter the amount you want to send and you’ll see the exchange rate.

  • Click the ‘Send’ button

You’ll then be diverted to another page to:

  • Create a free account if you don’t already have one

  • Choose from a list of people you’ve sent to before or add the details of a new recipient

  • Select how you want to pay and confirm the amount

  • You and your recipient will receive SMS notifications once the transfer has been made

How do you send money for cash pickup to Bancolombia?

Send money for cash pickup to Bancolombia and the money is usually ready to collect from any branch of Bancolombia in minutes. There’s a USD 7,000 cash pickup limit for Bancolombia customers and a USD 3,0000 maximum limit for non-Bancolombia customers.

To send a cash pickup to Bancolombia, all you need to do is:

  • Visit our homepage and select Colombia from the 'choose a country to send to' dropdown list

  • Select ‘Cash pickup’ as the preferred service

  • Set ‘Bancolombia’ as the payout-network

  • Enter the amount of cash you want to transfer and click ‘Send’

  • Create an account if you don’t have one

  • Select a person you’ve sent to before or add the details of a new recipient

  • Choose how you want to pay

  • You and your recipient will receive SMS and email notifications when the money has been sent and collected

How much does it cost to send?

We’ll show you our low fees and competitive exchange rates upfront, so you can check you’re getting the best deal. There are no hidden charges so the price you see is the price you pay. We also have to convert your US Dollars (USD), British Pounds (GBP), Australian Dollars (AUD) and many more currencies into the Colombian Peso (COP) so the transfer can be made. 

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