Best British Pound / U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate Today: 1.3292

Live rate: 1 GBP = 1.3292 USD (+0.07%)

Inverted: 1 USD = 0.7523 GBP
Last Updated: Friday, 20 September 2024 10:08:09 UTC

Who offers today's best rates for buying U.S. Dollars?

Our comparison data shows Horizon Currency provides the best U.S. Dollar rate for transfers, with an indicative quote of 1.3230. The best travel money rate is offered by Travel FX at 1.3101

Provider	Exchange Rate	Fee	You Get	Service	Notes	Action
Live Market Rate	1.3292	0	1.3159	Set Alert
	1.3230 (indicative)	0	1.3230	International Payments and Transfers	Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates.
	1.3199 (indicative)	0	1.3199	International Payments and Transfers	Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent.
	1.3101	0	1.3101	Holiday FX, Cash Delivery	A specialist alternative to banks, bureau de change & the Post Office for clients seeking competitive currency exchange rates. A multiple award-winning company, offering free delivery (over £700.00), no commission charges, payment by Debit Card or Bank Transfer and typically offering the best exchange rates available.
	1.3080	0	1.3080	Best Branch Collection	Also offer delivery and cash buyback services. Home delivery orders of £5 and above are accepted, for branch collection the minimum is £500. One of the highest rated companies we survey according to independent rating review providers.
	1.3054	0	1.3054	Holiday FX, Cash Delivery	Covent Garden FX is a family-owned and operated Bureau De Change located in the heart of Central London. Established for over 20 years, we offer extremely competitive exchange rates with no commission and no fees.
Tesco Dollar Exchange Rate	1.2994	0	1.2994	High street travel money provider	Best dollar rate on the high street for tourists
Post Office Dollar Exchange Rate	1.2971	0	1.2971	High street travel money provider	Best dollar rate on the high street for tourists
Best Bank Rate	1.3026 (upper range)	Variable	1.3026	Payments, transfers, holiday money	Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI
Worst Bank Rate	1.2827 (lower range)	Variable	1.2827	Payments, transfers, holiday money	Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt
Paypal	1.2694	0	1.2694	International Payments and Transfers

Ranking Snapshot

Horizon Currency

payments

Wise

payments

Revolut

payments, cash

Global Reach

payments

Travel FX

holiday cash

Covent Garden FX

holiday cash

Moneycorp

payments

Tesco

cash

Post Office

cash

HSBC

representative of high street bank rates

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January - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 1.2732

Close: 1.2732

Mid: 1.2732

Open: 1.2731

Close: 1.2618

Mid: 1.2685

Open: 1.2618

Close: 1.2664

Mid: 1.2647

Open: 1.2665

Close: 1.2683

Mid: 1.2693

Open: 1.2683

Close: 1.2717

Mid: 1.2691

Open: 1.2719

Close: 1.2749

Mid: 1.2720

Open: 1.2748

Close: 1.2710

Mid: 1.2728

Open: 1.2710

Close: 1.2741

Mid: 1.2715

Open: 1.2742

Close: 1.2762

Mid: 1.2732

Open: 1.2762

Close: 1.2751

Mid: 1.2753

Open: 1.2751

Close: 1.2729

Mid: 1.2739

Open: 1.2728

Close: 1.2635

Mid: 1.2677

Open: 1.2637

Close: 1.2679

Mid: 1.2646

Open: 1.2676

Close: 1.2707

Mid: 1.2678

Open: 1.2707

Close: 1.2702

Mid: 1.2688

Open: 1.2687

Close: 1.2708

Mid: 1.2710

Open: 1.2709

Close: 1.2688

Mid: 1.2698

Open: 1.2687

Close: 1.2725

Mid: 1.2728

Open: 1.2725

Close: 1.2711

Mid: 1.2712

Open: 1.2708

Close: 1.2704

Mid: 1.2717

Open: 1.2698

Close: 1.2711

Mid: 1.2691

Open: 1.2709

Close: 1.2700

Mid: 1.2681

Open: 1.2700

Close: 1.2686

Mid: 1.2705

February - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Open: 1.2688 Close: 1.2743 Mid: 1.2691	2 Open: 1.2744 Close: 1.2634 Mid: 1.2693	3
4	5 Open: 1.2634 Close: 1.2536 Mid: 1.2577	6 Open: 1.2535 Close: 1.2598 Mid: 1.2568	7 Open: 1.2598 Close: 1.2627 Mid: 1.2619	8 Open: 1.2626 Close: 1.2620 Mid: 1.2605	9 Open: 1.2617 Close: 1.2629 Mid: 1.2621	10
11	12 Open: 1.2634 Close: 1.2628 Mid: 1.2630	13 Open: 1.2628 Close: 1.2592 Mid: 1.2629	14 Open: 1.2593 Close: 1.2566 Mid: 1.2573	15 Open: 1.2566 Close: 1.2601 Mid: 1.2572	16 Open: 1.2600 Close: 1.2600 Mid: 1.2588	17
18	19 Open: 1.2605 Close: 1.2596 Mid: 1.2607	20 Open: 1.2596 Close: 1.2622 Mid: 1.2624	21 Open: 1.2622 Close: 1.2636 Mid: 1.2622	22 Open: 1.2638 Close: 1.2661 Mid: 1.2661	23 Open: 1.2660 Close: 1.2670 Mid: 1.2675	24
25	26 Open: 1.2680 Close: 1.2685 Mid: 1.2678	27 Open: 1.2685 Close: 1.2686 Mid: 1.2679	28 Open: 1.2685 Close: 1.2661 Mid: 1.2655	29 Open: 1.2662 Close: 1.2625 Mid: 1.2647

March - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Open: 1.2625 Close: 1.2656 Mid: 1.2632	2
3	4 Open: 1.2655 Close: 1.2692 Mid: 1.2679	5 Open: 1.2692 Close: 1.2705 Mid: 1.2703	6 Open: 1.2705 Close: 1.2732 Mid: 1.2726	7 Open: 1.2732 Close: 1.2808 Mid: 1.2767	8 Open: 1.2809 Close: 1.2859 Mid: 1.2848	9
10	11 Open: 1.2860 Close: 1.2814 Mid: 1.2829	12 Open: 1.2814 Close: 1.2793 Mid: 1.2785	13 Open: 1.2793 Close: 1.2797 Mid: 1.2793	14 Open: 1.2797 Close: 1.2753 Mid: 1.2777	15 Open: 1.2753 Close: 1.2734 Mid: 1.2742	16
17	18 Open: 1.2738 Close: 1.2729 Mid: 1.2733	19 Open: 1.2729 Close: 1.2722 Mid: 1.2701	20 Open: 1.2722 Close: 1.2785 Mid: 1.2736	21 Open: 1.2786 Close: 1.2657 Mid: 1.2727	22 Open: 1.2657 Close: 1.2601 Mid: 1.2625	23
24	25 Open: 1.2598 Close: 1.2637 Mid: 1.2622	26 Open: 1.2636 Close: 1.2628 Mid: 1.2645	27 Open: 1.2628 Close: 1.2640 Mid: 1.2623	28 Open: 1.2640 Close: 1.2624 Mid: 1.2620	29 Open: 1.2624 Close: 1.2625 Mid: 1.2628	30
31

April - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 1.2631

Close: 1.2551

Mid: 1.2591

Open: 1.2552

Close: 1.2578

Mid: 1.2559

Open: 1.2578

Close: 1.2653

Mid: 1.2609

Open: 1.2653

Close: 1.2642

Mid: 1.2659

Open: 1.2642

Close: 1.2638

Mid: 1.2611

Open: 1.2628

Close: 1.2655

Mid: 1.2639

Open: 1.2655

Close: 1.2678

Mid: 1.2679

Open: 1.2678

Close: 1.2540

Mid: 1.2613

Open: 1.2540

Close: 1.2553

Mid: 1.2545

Open: 1.2553

Close: 1.2449

Mid: 1.2493

Open: 1.2446

Close: 1.2446

Mid: 1.2467

Open: 1.2446

Close: 1.2426

Mid: 1.2439

Open: 1.2426

Close: 1.2454

Mid: 1.2450

Open: 1.2454

Close: 1.2437

Mid: 1.2459

Open: 1.2437

Close: 1.2370

Mid: 1.2418

Open: 1.2375

Close: 1.2350

Mid: 1.2346

Open: 1.2349

Close: 1.2449

Mid: 1.2395

Open: 1.2449

Close: 1.2464

Mid: 1.2446

Open: 1.2464

Close: 1.2514

Mid: 1.2490

Open: 1.2514

Close: 1.2494

Mid: 1.2495

Open: 1.2487

Close: 1.2563

Mid: 1.2528

Open: 1.2563

Close: 1.2492

Mid: 1.2527

May - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 1.2492

Close: 1.2528

Mid: 1.2508

Open: 1.2528

Close: 1.2534

Mid: 1.2508

Open: 1.2534

Close: 1.2547

Mid: 1.2580

Open: 1.2548

Close: 1.2563

Mid: 1.2567

Open: 1.2562

Close: 1.2508

Mid: 1.2536

Open: 1.2508

Close: 1.2498

Mid: 1.2492

Open: 1.2498

Close: 1.2524

Mid: 1.2487

Open: 1.2524

Close: 1.2525

Mid: 1.2522

Open: 1.2520

Close: 1.2559

Mid: 1.2543

Open: 1.2559

Close: 1.2592

Mid: 1.2551

Open: 1.2592

Close: 1.2686

Mid: 1.2635

Open: 1.2686

Close: 1.2670

Mid: 1.2672

Open: 1.2670

Close: 1.2701

Mid: 1.2679

Open: 1.2694

Close: 1.2706

Mid: 1.2707

Open: 1.2706

Close: 1.2709

Mid: 1.2707

Open: 1.2709

Close: 1.2717

Mid: 1.2731

Open: 1.2717

Close: 1.2699

Mid: 1.2716

Open: 1.2699

Close: 1.2738

Mid: 1.2714

Open: 1.2733

Close: 1.2769

Mid: 1.2755

Open: 1.2769

Close: 1.2762

Mid: 1.2777

Open: 1.2762

Close: 1.2700

Mid: 1.2735

Open: 1.2700

Close: 1.2732

Mid: 1.2714

Open: 1.2732

Close: 1.2742

Mid: 1.2733

June - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1
2	3 Open: 1.2732 Close: 1.2808 Mid: 1.2751	4 Open: 1.2808 Close: 1.2770 Mid: 1.2780	5 Open: 1.2770 Close: 1.2787 Mid: 1.2776	6 Open: 1.2787 Close: 1.2791 Mid: 1.2786	7 Open: 1.2791 Close: 1.2720 Mid: 1.2764	8
9	10 Open: 1.2723 Close: 1.2731 Mid: 1.2713	11 Open: 1.2731 Close: 1.2741 Mid: 1.2729	12 Open: 1.2740 Close: 1.2798 Mid: 1.2797	13 Open: 1.2798 Close: 1.2763 Mid: 1.2773	14 Open: 1.2763 Close: 1.2687 Mid: 1.2710	15
16	17 Open: 1.2685 Close: 1.2705 Mid: 1.2684	18 Open: 1.2705 Close: 1.2708 Mid: 1.2695	19 Open: 1.2708 Close: 1.2720 Mid: 1.2720	20 Open: 1.2720 Close: 1.2657 Mid: 1.2689	21 Open: 1.2657 Close: 1.2644 Mid: 1.2649	22
23	24 Open: 1.2635 Close: 1.2686 Mid: 1.2665	25 Open: 1.2686 Close: 1.2686 Mid: 1.2686	26 Open: 1.2686 Close: 1.2622 Mid: 1.2654	27 Open: 1.2622 Close: 1.2640 Mid: 1.2642	28 Open: 1.2640 Close: 1.2645 Mid: 1.2642	29
30

July - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 1.2639

Close: 1.2650

Mid: 1.2671

Open: 1.2650

Close: 1.2685

Mid: 1.2652

Open: 1.2685

Close: 1.2743

Mid: 1.2728

Open: 1.2742

Close: 1.2760

Mid: 1.2754

Open: 1.2760

Close: 1.2815

Mid: 1.2786

Open: 1.2794

Close: 1.2807

Mid: 1.2820

Open: 1.2807

Close: 1.2786

Mid: 1.2802

Open: 1.2786

Close: 1.2849

Mid: 1.2817

Open: 1.2849

Close: 1.2915

Mid: 1.2898

Open: 1.2915

Close: 1.2988

Mid: 1.2946

Open: 1.2963

Close: 1.2968

Mid: 1.2978

Open: 1.2968

Close: 1.2974

Mid: 1.2959

Open: 1.2974

Close: 1.3009

Mid: 1.3005

Open: 1.3010

Close: 1.2944

Mid: 1.2977

Open: 1.2944

Close: 1.2913

Mid: 1.2930

Open: 1.2916

Close: 1.2933

Mid: 1.2924

Open: 1.2933

Close: 1.2907

Mid: 1.2912

Open: 1.2907

Close: 1.2907

Mid: 1.2908

Open: 1.2907

Close: 1.2851

Mid: 1.2882

Open: 1.2851

Close: 1.2868

Mid: 1.2864

Open: 1.2864

Close: 1.2861

Mid: 1.2848

Open: 1.2861

Close: 1.2836

Mid: 1.2843

Open: 1.2836

Close: 1.2856

Mid: 1.2843

August - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Open: 1.2856 Close: 1.2739 Mid: 1.2795	2 Open: 1.2739 Close: 1.2804 Mid: 1.2774	3
4	5 Open: 1.2810 Close: 1.2777 Mid: 1.2764	6 Open: 1.2778 Close: 1.2691 Mid: 1.2738	7 Open: 1.2691 Close: 1.2693 Mid: 1.2709	8 Open: 1.2693 Close: 1.2749 Mid: 1.2709	9 Open: 1.2749 Close: 1.2759 Mid: 1.2750	10
11	12 Open: 1.2770 Close: 1.2766 Mid: 1.2771	13 Open: 1.2766 Close: 1.2863 Mid: 1.2818	14 Open: 1.2863 Close: 1.2827 Mid: 1.2844	15 Open: 1.2827 Close: 1.2854 Mid: 1.2835	16 Open: 1.2854 Close: 1.2946 Mid: 1.2899	17
18	19 Open: 1.2931 Close: 1.2991 Mid: 1.2964	20 Open: 1.2991 Close: 1.3034 Mid: 1.3013	21 Open: 1.3034 Close: 1.3090 Mid: 1.3065	22 Open: 1.3090 Close: 1.3092 Mid: 1.3103	23 Open: 1.3092 Close: 1.3217 Mid: 1.3159	24
25	26 Open: 1.3205 Close: 1.3187 Mid: 1.3201	27 Open: 1.3188 Close: 1.3261 Mid: 1.3223	28 Open: 1.3261 Close: 1.3191 Mid: 1.3215	29 Open: 1.3191 Close: 1.3168 Mid: 1.3186	30 Open: 1.3168 Close: 1.3126 Mid: 1.3155	31

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Why

Banks and financial institutions buy and sell currency from each other - these sizeable institutions are 'the market' and the rate they transact at is the 'market rate'. The difference between how much a currency is purchased and sold is the spread, which is essentially the difference between the buy and sell price.

But, when currency is sold by banks to retail customers that spread widens significantly and the profit on the transaction is therefore substantially larger.

Therefore when we focus on the transfer fee when sending money abroad we often miss the biggest cost: the exchange rate spread.

Foreign exchange providers have essentially recognised this and they enter the market to transfer money at tighter spreads, thereby saving potentially significant amounts of money for their clients simply by providing better exchange rates.

For example, the transfer of £100K into euros is expected to attract a rate that delivers between €112,480 and €113,296 with the UK's leading high street banks. But FCA authorised providers will provide a rate that delivers between €115,510 and €115,740 (using rates on 05/07/21).

Taking the time to work with a FCA regulated currency provider could therefore result in the delivery of an extra euros amount of between €2444 and €3030.

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