Best companies for AED/KRW transfers
4 of 4 providers Last updated on 28 October 2026
Based on 25,000 AED transfer Best companies for AED/KRW transfers Sort Cheapest
Promoted Wise Pay via Bank transfer	Fee AED 266.07 1 AED = 364.3210 KRW 0.00% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ₩9,011,090.00 Within minutes
25 reviews Multi-currency cardReceive to bank accountDedicated support for large transfers
Ways to receive money in South Korea with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer AED 266.071 AED = 364.3210 KRW ₩9,011,090.00You payAED 25,000.00
Promoted Xe Pay via Bank transfer	Fee AED 0.00 1 AED = 351.3763 KRW +3.62% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ₩8,784,407.50 Minutes - 24 hours
4 reviews Personal account managerReceive to bank accountDedicated support for larger transactions
Ways to receive money in South Korea with Xe when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 AED = 351.3763 KRW ₩8,784,407.50You payAED 25,000.00
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Exclusive: First Transfer Deal Regency FX Pay via Bank transfer	Fee AED 0.00 1 AED = 363.3389 KRW +0.27% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ₩9,083,473.07 Minutes - 24 hours
9 reviews Cheapest Personal account managerReceive to bank accountProfessional, personal service
Ways to receive money in South Korea with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 AED = 363.3389 KRW ₩9,083,473.07You payAED 25,000.00
OFX Pay via Bank transfer	Fee AED 0.00 1 AED = 362.5010 KRW +0.50% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ₩9,062,524.53 Minutes - 24 hours
7 reviews Personal account managerReceive to bank account
Ways to receive money in South Korea with OFX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 AED = 362.5010 KRW ₩9,062,524.53You payAED 25,000.00
Wise Pay via Bank transfer	Fee AED 266.07 1 AED = 364.3210 KRW 0.00% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ₩9,011,090.00 Within minutes
25 reviews FastestRecommended Multi-currency cardReceive to bank accountDedicated support for large transfers
Ways to receive money in South Korea with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer AED 266.071 AED = 364.3210 KRW ₩9,011,090.00You payAED 25,000.00
Xe Pay via Bank transfer	Fee AED 0.00 1 AED = 351.3763 KRW +3.62% vs mid-market	Recipient gets ₩8,784,407.50 Minutes - 24 hours
4 reviews Personal account managerReceive to bank accountDedicated support for larger transactions
Ways to receive money in South Korea with Xe when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 AED = 351.3763 KRW ₩8,784,407.50You payAED 25,000.00
How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 AED = 364.3226 KRW Updates every 60 minutes.

Why compare

AED/KRW exchange rate

Best ways to pay & receive

Transfer speed

How to send money from UAE to South Korea

Pick a company

Start with the cheapest, which is Regency FX at 9,083,473.07 KRW on AED 25,000.

Regency FX was the cheapest on 27 of the 27 days it quoted AED25,000 transfers to South Korea.

Fund your transfer

You have 1 ways to pay, including bank transfer.

Cash at an exchange house counter works, and so does the salary card your wages land on.

Verify and send

You'll need your Emirates ID every time, not just the first.

Registering takes a few minutes with a UAE number. Once it's done, repeat transfers to the same person take seconds.

Compare amounts

How much AED are you sending to South Korea?

How much AED you send to South Korea heavily affects the best ways and the cheapest options. Use the table below to check how the cheapest options change and how much more you'd get by comparing.

Our analysis shows Regency FX was the cheapest in 97% of the transfers from AED 25,000 it quoted, and in 97% of all the transfers it quoted.


AED 3,500	0.65%	AED 0.00	₩1,268,958.81with bank transfer to bank deposit	+₩19,802.52
AED 7,500	0.65%	AED 0.00	₩2,719,197.44with bank transfer to bank deposit	+₩34,595.26
AED 25,000This page	0.27%	AED 0.00	₩9,083,473.07with bank transfer to bank deposit	+₩98,099.29
AED 50,000	0.27%	AED 0.00	₩18,161,449.18with bank transfer to bank deposit	+₩182,288.20
AED 200,000	0.25%	AED 0.00	₩72,694,362.81with bank transfer to bank deposit	+₩837,743.85
AED 250,000	0.25%	AED 0.00	₩90,906,317.37with bank transfer to bank deposit	+₩1,055,738.19
AED 350,000	0.25%	AED 0.00	₩127,194,125.63with bank transfer to bank deposit	+₩1,284,255.13
AED 1,000,000	0.20%	AED 0.00	₩363,296,667.57with bank transfer to bank deposit	+₩4,209,885.86

Mid-market rate: 1 AED = 364.3226 KRW

AED/KRW Exchange Rate History

Is today a good time to send money from UAE to South Korea?

The cheapest way to send AED to KRW can change every day, or stay with the same company all month.

We've compared the mid-market rate with the cheapest option each day (today it's Regency FX), across 30 days of comparisons for 25,000 AED transfers to South Korea.

Each line shows what the recipient gets when you send AED 25,000, after fees, as quoted by each company. The mid-market line shows what AED 25,000 converts to at the real exchange rate, with no fees or markup. Rates are checked once a day. Sponsored placements never affect this data. There are no bank quotes for this period.

The dashed line is what you'd get at the mid-market rate with no fees, and the blue line is the cheapest option that day.

When the blue line goes above the dashed one, you're getting more KRW per AED than the mid-market rate can offer.

This could be due to money transfer offers, FX rate adjustments, or market competitiveness.

No company, app or bank beat the mid-market rate over the past month, meaning you lose a bit of KRW on every transfer from UAE.

Right now, Regency FX pays 9,083,473.07 KRW on 25,000 AED, which is 24,591.78 KRW less than the mid-market amount.

Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 9,218,940.1 KRW.

If you can wait and want to get the most out of your transfer, create a rate alert and we'll let you know when the rate improves.

Cheapest over time

Picking the cheapest money transfer company

Just because a company is the cheapest today doesn't mean it's always the best option for sending money to South Korea.

We've tracked 226 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 8 amounts over the past month.

Regency FXAppeared in 151 comparisons
Cheapest in 97% of them
OFXAppeared in 209 comparisons
Cheapest in 26% of them
WiseAppeared in 223 comparisons
Cheapest in 4% of them

Based on 226 comparisons across 8 amounts over the last 30 days.

Different companies can come out cheapest depending on the day and the amount you send.

To keep things fair, we only count the comparisons each company appeared in, and only analyse companies that appeared in at least 50% of all comparisons (so occasional cheapest options don't skew it).

Today Regency FX is the cheapest and gets you the most KRW, and it was also the cheapest in 97% of the 151 comparisons it appeared in over the past month.

It's a good pick for both one-off and regular transfers to South Korea.

OFX (today's second cheapest) was the cheapest in only 26% of its comparisons, so it's rarely the cheapest option for transfers to South Korea.

Ways to send money from the UAE to South Korea

4 companies send money from the UAE to South Korea, split between broker, online, app, multi-currency account, and global account, and more.

For frequent transfers home

Money transfer apps

If you send KRW home monthly, money transfer apps like Wise are the easiest with good AED/KRW rates.

Botim, Careem Pay, and e& money are convenient but Wise is cheaper.

On an AED 25,000 transfer it will get you 9,011,090 KRW in within minutes (after 266.07 fee and 0% markup).

Over the past month, Wise was the cheapest app on 100% of the days it appeared for AED25,000 transfers.

You'll need your Emirates ID and a UAE number to register.

For small urgent transfers

Send now, pay later

You can send AED to South Korea now, and pay for it in the coming weeks.

Botim and Payit are good options, but it’s a credit, so it costs more and you can’t miss any payments.

We’ve covered this in more detail in our Send Now, Pay Later guide.

For mid-sized transfers from UAE

Online transfers

Sending AED 25,000 to South Korea is usually cheaper with online money transfer services like Wise.

Wise gets you 9,011,090 KRW, with an AED 266.07 fee and 0% markup.

In our comparisons over the past month, it was the cheapest online service on 30 of the 30 days it quoted.

For sending large amounts

Currency brokers

Brokers are great for international property, school fees abroad, or moving your savings home when you leave the UAE.

A broker like Regency FX charges no fee and adds 0.27% on AED/KRW exchange rate with someone on the phone guiding you through the process.

Our analysis shows Regency FX was the cheapest broker in 97% of the transfers from AED 25,000 it quoted.

For UAE businesses trading abroad

Global accounts

Global accounts are for businesses, paying overseas suppliers, collecting from customers abroad, and holding a few currencies at once.

Companies like IFX, Sokin, VertoFX, or Wise Business can handle the batch payments, invoices and multi-currency balances.

For receiving money

Multi-currency accounts

A multi-currency account lets you hold dirhams and/or KRW side by side.

This is useful if you’re getting paid in KRW, or travelling to South Korea.

I’d suggest Wise for this.

Wise converts AED 25,000 at 0% markup and holds it until you send or spend it, and gives you account details to receive KRW.

Over the past month, it came out cheapest among multi-currency accounts on 100% of days.

We've covered this in more detail in our guide to multi-currency accounts.

Ways to deposit AED and receive KRW in South Korea

With Regency FX, paying by bank transfer and receiving through bank deposit is the cheapest combination. Sending AED 25,000 gives your recipient 9,083,473.07 KRW.

You can pay in AED by bank transfer.

In South Korea, the recipient can receive KRW through bank deposit.

1

Bank transfer Bank deposit

You pay AED25,000.00

₩9,083,473

Cheapest

Before sending AED to South Korea, consider this

The UAE has plenty of ways to send money, but the branch fee, exchange rate and ID checks can change what works best for you.

Compare AED/KRW transfer options

For an AED 25,000 transfer to South Korea, the current options look like this.

The cheapest option is Regency FX, funded by bank transfer with bank deposit for the payout. Your recipient gets 9,083,473.07 KRW, which is 0.23% more than the next best option.
The fastest option is Wise, funded by bank transfer with bank deposit in South Korea. Your recipient gets 9,011,090 KRW in within minutes.

You need Emirates ID

Banks, apps and exchange houses need to identify you.

Your Emirates ID and UAE mobile number normally cover a routine transfer, while a large or unusual payment can trigger questions about your salary and source of funds.

For property, tuition or moving savings when you leave the UAE, keep the sale agreement, school invoice or bank statement ready.

A transfer funded from your salary account is easier to explain than a large cash deposit made just before sending.

Use a licensed exchange house in UAE

Currency exchange and remittance services require a Central Bank of the UAE licence.

Check the legal name in the CBUAE licensing register before handing over cash or uploading your ID.

The CBUAE consumer standards require licensed companies to show the exchange rate and fees before the transfer, then include the amount received and complaint details on the receipt.

Avoid a personal bank account or WhatsApp dealer offering a better rate outside a licensed branch.

Cash rules are separate

The UAE's declaration rules for carrying cash across the border do not set a limit on an electronic transfer.

Your bank or exchange house can still set its own transaction limit and request additional documents.

If you send the same amount every month, complete the ID checks in the app or branch once and save the verified recipient.

This reduces mistakes without bypassing the checks on later transfers.

How we analyse the market

We track 4 licensed companies sending AED to South Korea, refreshed in real time during live comparisons.

Because the dirham is fixed to the dollar, we compare on what arrives in KRW rather than on the fee, alongside the deposit and payout options.

In the past 30 days alone, we analysed 226 comparisons across 8 amounts.

This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for AED/KRW transfers. This is how we pick them:

Cheapest: the company that gets your recipient the most, after fees and the exchange rate. On a tie, live pricing from the company takes priority over the rates we collect by hand.
Fastest: the company with the shortest estimated delivery time once you’ve paid. On a tie, the one that pays out more takes priority.

Every company goes through our review before it appears.

Any tax information is for general guidance only and does not constitute tax advice. Speak to a qualified tax adviser about your circumstances.

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Tue, 29 Sep 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	369.7049	–	₩9,242,622.83
Regency FX Cheapest	368.7067	AED 0.00	₩9,217,667.74	−₩24,955.08
OFX	367.8564	AED 0.00	₩9,196,409.71	−₩46,213.11
Wise	369.5480	AED 265.98	₩9,140,408.00	−₩102,214.82

Wed, 30 Sep 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	368.7847	–	₩9,219,617.48
Regency FX Cheapest	367.7890	AED 0.00	₩9,194,724.51	−₩24,892.96
OFX	366.9408	AED 0.00	₩9,173,519.39	−₩46,098.08
Wise	368.6630	AED 265.99	₩9,118,514.00	−₩101,103.47

Thu, 1 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	369.7559	–	₩9,243,898.63
Regency FX Cheapest	368.7576	AED 0.00	₩9,218,940.10	−₩24,958.53
OFX	367.9072	AED 0.00	₩9,197,679.13	−₩46,219.49
Wise	369.7710	AED 265.97	₩9,145,927.00	−₩97,971.63

Fri, 2 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	367.6611	–	₩9,191,528.68
Regency FX Cheapest	366.6685	AED 0.00	₩9,166,711.55	−₩24,817.13
OFX	365.8228	AED 0.00	₩9,145,571.03	−₩45,957.65
Wise	367.6470	AED 266.01	₩9,093,377.00	−₩98,151.68

Sat, 3 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	365.9025	–	₩9,147,562.30
Regency FX Cheapest	364.9146	AED 0.00	₩9,122,863.88	−₩24,698.42
OFX	364.0730	AED 0.00	₩9,101,824.49	−₩45,737.81
Wise	365.5320	AED 266.04	₩9,041,054.00	−₩106,508.30

Sun, 4 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	365.7424	–	₩9,143,559.13
Regency FX Cheapest	364.7549	AED 0.00	₩9,118,871.52	−₩24,687.61
OFX	363.9137	AED 0.00	₩9,097,841.33	−₩45,717.79
Wise	365.5320	AED 266.04	₩9,041,054.00	−₩102,505.13

Mon, 5 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	366.0963	–	₩9,152,406.38
Regency FX Cheapest	365.1078	AED 0.00	₩9,127,694.88	−₩24,711.49
OFX	364.2658	AED 0.00	₩9,106,644.34	−₩45,762.04
Wise	366.1230	AED 266.03	₩9,055,675.00	−₩96,731.38

Tue, 6 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	366.1209	–	₩9,153,022.93
Regency FX Cheapest	365.1324	AED 0.00	₩9,128,309.76	−₩24,713.17
OFX	364.2903	AED 0.00	₩9,107,257.81	−₩45,765.12
Wise	365.9180	AED 266.04	₩9,050,601.00	−₩102,421.93

Wed, 7 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	365.0725	–	₩9,126,811.30
Regency FX Cheapest	364.0868	AED 0.00	₩9,102,168.91	−₩24,642.39
OFX	363.2471	AED 0.00	₩9,081,177.24	−₩45,634.06
Wise	364.9250	AED 266.06	₩9,026,033.00	−₩100,778.30

Thu, 8 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	364.0097	–	₩9,100,242.88
Regency FX Cheapest	363.0269	AED 0.00	₩9,075,672.22	−₩24,570.65
OFX	362.1897	AED 0.00	₩9,054,741.66	−₩45,501.21
Wise	364.1030	AED 266.07	₩9,005,698.00	−₩94,544.88

Fri, 9 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	365.6586	–	₩9,141,464.60
Regency FX Cheapest	364.6713	AED 0.00	₩9,116,782.65	−₩24,681.95
OFX	363.8303	AED 0.00	₩9,095,757.28	−₩45,707.32
Wise	365.6140	AED 266.04	₩9,043,082.00	−₩98,382.60

Sat, 10 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	365.1134	–	₩9,127,834.15
Regency FX Cheapest	364.1276	AED 0.00	₩9,103,189.00	−₩24,645.15
OFX	363.2878	AED 0.00	₩9,082,194.98	−₩45,639.17
Wise	364.9380	AED 266.06	₩9,026,355.00	−₩101,479.15

Sun, 11 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	364.9936	–	₩9,124,838.93
Regency FX Cheapest	364.0081	AED 0.00	₩9,100,201.86	−₩24,637.07
OFX	363.1686	AED 0.00	₩9,079,214.73	−₩45,624.20
Wise	364.9380	AED 266.06	₩9,026,355.00	−₩98,483.93

Mon, 12 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	362.9012	–	₩9,072,529.60
Regency FX Cheapest	361.9214	AED 0.00	₩9,048,033.77	−₩24,495.83
OFX	361.0867	AED 0.00	₩9,027,166.95	−₩45,362.65
Wise	362.9000	AED 266.09	₩8,975,936.00	−₩96,593.60

Tue, 13 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	365.3938	–	₩9,134,844.75
Regency FX Cheapest	364.4072	AED 0.00	₩9,110,180.67	−₩24,664.08
OFX	363.5668	AED 0.00	₩9,089,170.53	−₩45,674.22
Wise	365.3960	AED 266.05	₩9,037,686.00	−₩97,158.75

Wed, 14 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	363.6185	–	₩9,090,463.30
Regency FX Cheapest	362.6368	AED 0.00	₩9,065,919.05	−₩24,544.25
OFX	361.8004	AED 0.00	₩9,045,010.98	−₩45,452.32
Wise	363.6620	AED 266.08	₩8,994,787.00	−₩95,676.30

Thu, 15 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	–	–	–
Wise Cheapest	365.3190	AED 266.05	₩9,035,782.00	–
Regency FX No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–
OFX No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–

Fri, 16 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	–	–	–
CurrencyFair Cheapest	362.0990	AED 5,431.49	₩9,047,043.52	–
Wise	362.5920	AED 266.10	₩8,968,314.00	–
Regency FX No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–
OFX No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–

Sat, 17 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	363.4061	–	₩9,085,152.10
Regency FX Cheapest	362.4249	AED 0.00	₩9,060,622.19	−₩24,529.91
OFX	361.5891	AED 0.00	₩9,039,726.34	−₩45,425.76
Wise	363.2790	AED 266.09	₩8,985,310.00	−₩99,842.10

Sun, 18 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	363.4415	–	₩9,086,037.08
Regency FX Cheapest	362.4602	AED 0.00	₩9,061,504.77	−₩24,532.30
OFX	361.6243	AED 0.00	₩9,040,606.89	−₩45,430.18
Wise	363.2790	AED 266.09	₩8,985,310.00	−₩100,727.07

Mon, 19 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	–	–	–
CurrencyFair Cheapest	358.9430	AED 5,384.15	₩8,968,190.86	–
Wise	362.4610	AED 266.10	₩8,965,074.00	–
Regency FX No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–
OFX No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–

Tue, 20 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	361.2574	–	₩9,031,434.00
Regency FX Cheapest	360.2820	AED 0.00	₩9,007,049.13	−₩24,384.87
OFX	359.4511	AED 0.00	₩8,986,276.83	−₩45,157.17
Wise	361.3770	AED 266.12	₩8,938,255.00	−₩93,179.00

Wed, 21 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	360.5037	–	₩9,012,592.40
Regency FX Cheapest	359.5303	AED 0.00	₩8,988,258.40	−₩24,334.00
OFX	358.7012	AED 0.00	₩8,967,529.44	−₩45,062.96
Wise	360.4870	AED 266.14	₩8,916,235.00	−₩96,357.40

Thu, 22 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	359.9399	–	₩8,998,496.85
Regency FX Cheapest	358.9680	AED 0.00	₩8,974,200.91	−₩24,295.94
OFX	358.1402	AED 0.00	₩8,953,504.37	−₩44,992.48
Wise	359.8610	AED 266.15	₩8,900,748.00	−₩97,748.85

Fri, 23 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	361.1422	–	₩9,028,555.17
Regency FX Cheapest	360.1671	AED 0.00	₩9,004,178.08	−₩24,377.09
OFX	359.3365	AED 0.00	₩8,983,412.40	−₩45,142.77
Wise	361.1350	AED 266.13	₩8,932,266.00	−₩96,289.17

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