Best companies for CNY/ZAR transfers
3 of 3 providers Last updated on 10 November 2026
Based on 50,000 CNY transfer Best companies for CNY/ZAR transfers Sort Cheapest
Promoted Wise Pay via Bank transfer	Fee ¥403.42 1 CNY = 2.4522 ZAR -0.05% vs mid-market	Recipient gets R 121,621.23 Within 3 hours
25 reviews Multi-currency cardReceive to bank accountDedicated support for large transfers
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin 3 hoursAvailable via:Bank Transfer ¥403.421 CNY = 2.4522 ZAR R 121,621.23You pay¥50,000.00
Promoted Regency FX Pay via Bank transfer	Fee ¥0.00 1 CNY = 2.4445 ZAR +0.27% vs mid-market	Recipient gets R 122,222.61 Minutes - 24 hours
9 reviews Personal account managerReceive to bank accountProfessional, personal service
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 CNY = 2.4445 ZAR R 122,222.61You pay¥50,000.00
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Exclusive: First Transfer Deal Regency FX Pay via Bank transfer	Fee ¥0.00 1 CNY = 2.4445 ZAR +0.27% vs mid-market	Recipient gets R 122,222.61 Minutes - 24 hours
9 reviews Cheapest Personal account managerReceive to bank accountProfessional, personal service
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 CNY = 2.4445 ZAR R 122,222.61You pay¥50,000.00
Wise Pay via Bank transfer	Fee ¥403.42 1 CNY = 2.4522 ZAR -0.05% vs mid-market	Recipient gets R 121,621.23 Within 3 hours
25 reviews FastestOur top pick Multi-currency cardReceive to bank accountDedicated support for large transfers
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin 3 hoursAvailable via:Bank Transfer ¥403.421 CNY = 2.4522 ZAR R 121,621.23You pay¥50,000.00
Moneycorp Pay via Bank transfer	Fee ¥0.00 1 CNY = 2.4168 ZAR +1.40% vs mid-market	Recipient gets R 120,837.75 Minutes - 2 days
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Ways to receive money in South Africa with Moneycorp when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 CNY = 2.4168 ZAR R 120,837.75You pay¥50,000.00
Wise Pay via Alipay	Fee ¥1,059.26 1 CNY = 2.4522 ZAR -0.05% vs mid-market	Recipient gets R 120,012.97 Within 3 hours
25 reviews Multi-currency cardReceive to bank accountDedicated support for large transfers
Ways to receive money in South Africa with Wise when paying by alipay. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin 3 hoursAvailable via:Bank Transfer ¥1,059.261 CNY = 2.4522 ZAR R 120,012.97You pay¥50,000.00
How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 CNY = 2.4511 ZAR Updates every 60 minutes.

Why compare

CNY/ZAR exchange rate

Best ways to pay & receive

Transfer speed

How to send money from China to South Africa

Pick a company

I suggest starting with Regency FX which is the cheapest option for sending 元50,000.

Regency FX was the cheapest on 26 of the 26 days it quoted 元50,000 transfers to South Africa.

Fund your transfer

You have 2 ways to pay, including bank transfer and alipay.

A transfer from your Chinese bank account is the standard way, and you may be asked for the purpose of the transfer.

Some companies also take an Alipay top-up if you're a foreign resident.

Verify and send

What you need depends on who you are.

Foreign residents make transfers against a tax certificate, which is what sets your transfer limit.

Chinese citizens are limited by the yearly allowance, with the transfer purpose documented at the bank.

Compare amounts

How much CNY are you sending to South Africa?

How much CNY you send to South Africa 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 100% of all the transfers it quoted over the past month.

					Cheapest service
¥10,000	-0.03%	¥109.59	R 24,260.29with bank transfer to bank deposit	+R 166.79
¥50,000This page	0.27%	¥0.00	R 122,222.61with bank transfer to bank deposit	+R 1,048.97

Mid-market rate: 1 CNY = 2.4511 ZAR

CNY/ZAR Exchange Rate History

Is today a good time to send money from China to South Africa?

The cheapest way to send CNY to ZAR 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 50,000 CNY transfers to South Africa.

Each line shows what the recipient gets when you send ¥50,000, after fees, as quoted by each company. The mid-market line shows what ¥50,000 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 ZAR per CNY 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 ZAR on every transfer from China.

Right now, Regency FX pays 122,222.61 ZAR on 50,000 CNY, which is 330.89 ZAR less than the mid-market amount.

Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 125,163.59 ZAR.

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 Africa.

We've tracked 59 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 2 amounts over the past month.

Regency FXAppeared in 26 comparisons
Cheapest every time
WiseAppeared in 57 comparisons
Cheapest in 56% of them
MoneycorpAppeared in 57 comparisons
Cheapest in 2% of them

Based on 59 comparisons across 2 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, but it only quotes some of the amounts we track, so it isn't included in these figures.

Wise (today's second cheapest) was the cheapest in 56% of its comparisons, so if you send money to South Africa regularly, it's worth comparing it with Regency FX before each transfer.

Ways to send money from China to South Africa

There are 3 companies that send money from China to South Africa.

For sending salary abroad

Online transfers

Foreign residents can send their after-tax salary out of China to South Africa.

The money transfer service will ask for tax records and set the sending limit based on verified income.

With Wise your recipient gets 121,621.23 ZAR on a 元50,000 transfer in same day.

In our comparisons over the past month, it was the cheapest online service on 28 of the 28 days it quoted.

You can use Alipay to fund the transfer to South Africa, but it can't send money abroad by itself.

For paying overseas suppliers

Global accounts

Documented trade payments are supported by invoices and sit outside the personal foreign-exchange allowance.

WorldFirst and Payoneer can manage regular business payments from China to South Africa and foreign-currency balances.

Ways to fund CNY and receive ZAR in South Africa

With Regency FX, paying by bank transfer and receiving through bank deposit is the cheapest combination. Sending 元50,000 gives your recipient 122,222.61 ZAR.

You pay for your transfer from China using bank transfer and alipay.

Paying through a mainland Chinese bank

Your bank may ask for the transfer purpose and supporting documents before allowing you to send money to South Africa.

Education, family support and your own overseas expenses may require different evidence.

For withdrawal in South Africa, you can choose bank deposit.

1

Bank transfer Bank deposit

You pay 元50,000.00

R122,223

Cheapest
2

Alipay Bank deposit

You pay 元50,000.00

R120,013

-R2,210

Consider this when sending CNY to South Africa

The legal route depends on whether you are a Chinese citizen converting personal foreign exchange or a foreign worker sending taxed salary abroad.

Compare the available CNY/ZAR options

There are 3 companies in this comparison for a CNY 50,000 transfer to South Africa. This example assumes an eligible foreign worker is sending documented salary to an account in their own name.

Cheapest way to send money to South Africa

The cheapest option is Regency FX, funded by bank transfer with bank deposit for the payout. Your account in South Africa receives 122,222.61 ZAR, which is 0.49% more than the next best option.

Fastest way to send money to South Africa

Wise delivers 121,621.23 ZAR in same day using the same bank transfer and bank deposit chain.

Chinese citizens have allowance

A Chinese citizen can normally purchase up to the equivalent of US$50,000 in foreign currency per calendar year for permitted personal current-account uses.

The allowance is not permission to buy overseas property or securities.

Do not borrow another person's allowance or split a payment to get around the rule.

For tuition or another documented overseas service, the bank can process the payment against the admission letter, invoice and other evidence it requests.

Foreign workers can send documented salary

A foreign resident's lawful after-tax salary follows a different route from the citizen allowance.

The bank or transfer company will usually ask for a passport, work or residence permit, tax record and evidence of salary.

The amount you can send is tied to income you can document.

Keep the tax certificate and bank salary records together before sending money home.

Alipay and WeChat Pay

Alipay can fund the Chinese side when a supported transfer company offers it.

Alipay and WeChat Pay do not provide unrestricted person-to-person transfers from China to South Africa.

The transfer still needs a permitted purpose or documented taxed income.

Avoid any person who promises to move unlimited money through private accounts, crypto or somebody else's quota.

How we analyse the market

We only list companies that can send money out of mainland China, which is a short list and depends on whether you're a resident or a foreign national.

In the past 30 days alone, we analysed 59 comparisons across 2 amounts.

This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for CNY/ZAR 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.

We track 3 of them on CNY to South Africa in real time on live comparisons, comparing rates, fees and payout options, and each goes through our review.

More on who we are, why you can trust us and getting started.

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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Mon, Oct 12, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4669	–	R 123,344.90
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4602	¥0.00	R 123,011.87	−R 333.03
Wise	2.4666	¥403.33	R 122,336.14	−R 1,008.76
Moneycorp	2.4324	¥0.00	R 121,618.07	−R 1,726.83

Tue, Oct 13, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4684	–	R 123,420.50
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4617	¥0.00	R 123,087.26	−R 333.24
Wise	2.4661	¥403.33	R 122,312.33	−R 1,108.17
Moneycorp	2.4339	¥0.00	R 121,692.61	−R 1,727.89

Wed, Oct 14, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4594	–	R 122,971.75
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4528	¥0.00	R 122,639.73	−R 332.02
Wise	2.4591	¥403.38	R 121,965.03	−R 1,006.72
Moneycorp	2.4250	¥0.00	R 121,250.15	−R 1,721.60

Thu, Oct 15, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4728	–	R 123,642.40
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4662	¥0.00	R 123,308.57	−R 333.83
Wise	2.4728	¥403.27	R 122,642.30	−R 1,000.10
Moneycorp	2.4382	¥0.00	R 121,911.41	−R 1,730.99

Fri, Oct 16, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4588	–	R 122,941.35
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4522	¥0.00	R 122,609.41	−R 331.94
Wise	2.4595	¥403.37	R 121,983.41	−R 957.94
Moneycorp	2.4244	¥0.00	R 121,220.17	−R 1,721.18

Sat, Oct 17, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4650	–	R 123,249.90
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4583	¥0.00	R 122,917.13	−R 332.77
Wise	2.4659	¥403.33	R 122,299.44	−R 950.46
Moneycorp	2.4305	¥0.00	R 121,524.40	−R 1,725.50

Sun, Oct 18, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4650	–	R 123,251.65
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4584	¥0.00	R 122,918.87	−R 332.78
Wise	2.4659	¥403.33	R 122,299.44	−R 952.21
Moneycorp	2.4305	¥0.00	R 121,526.13	−R 1,725.52

Mon, Oct 19, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4604	–	R 123,021.65
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4538	¥0.00	R 122,689.49	−R 332.16
Wise	2.4639	¥403.34	R 122,200.71	−R 820.94
Moneycorp	2.4260	¥0.00	R 121,299.35	−R 1,722.30

Tue, Oct 20, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4544	–	R 122,719.10
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4478	¥0.00	R 122,387.76	−R 331.34
Wise	2.4548	¥403.41	R 121,748.72	−R 970.38
Moneycorp	2.4200	¥0.00	R 121,001.03	−R 1,718.07

Wed, Oct 21, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4581	–	R 122,905.65
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4515	¥0.00	R 122,573.80	−R 331.85
Wise	2.4573	¥403.39	R 121,874.25	−R 1,031.40
Moneycorp	2.4237	¥0.00	R 121,184.97	−R 1,720.68

Thu, Oct 22, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4610	–	R 123,048.20
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4543	¥0.00	R 122,715.97	−R 332.23
Wise	2.4622	¥403.36	R 122,115.86	−R 932.34
Moneycorp	2.4265	¥0.00	R 121,325.53	−R 1,722.67

Fri, Oct 23, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4711	–	R 123,553.65
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4644	¥0.00	R 123,220.06	−R 333.59
Wise	2.4730	¥403.27	R 122,654.70	−R 898.95
Moneycorp	2.4365	¥0.00	R 121,823.90	−R 1,729.75

Sat, Oct 24, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4818	–	R 124,091.10
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4751	¥0.00	R 123,756.05	−R 335.05
Wise	2.4873	¥403.17	R 123,361.20	−R 729.90
Moneycorp	2.4471	¥0.00	R 122,353.82	−R 1,737.28

Mon, Oct 26, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4906	–	R 124,532.40
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4839	¥0.00	R 124,196.16	−R 336.24
Wise	2.4934	¥403.12	R 123,662.88	−R 869.52
Moneycorp	2.4558	¥0.00	R 122,788.95	−R 1,743.45

Tue, Oct 27, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4972	–	R 124,862.20
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4905	¥0.00	R 124,525.07	−R 337.13
Wise	2.4968	¥403.10	R 123,832.05	−R 1,030.15
Moneycorp	2.4623	¥0.00	R 123,114.13	−R 1,748.07

Wed, Oct 28, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4992	–	R 124,960.50
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4925	¥0.00	R 124,623.11	−R 337.39
Wise	2.4994	¥403.08	R 123,964.03	−R 996.47
Moneycorp	2.4642	¥0.00	R 123,211.05	−R 1,749.45

Thu, Oct 29, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4965	–	R 124,822.90
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4897	¥0.00	R 124,485.88	−R 337.02
Wise	2.4981	¥403.10	R 123,899.01	−R 923.89
Moneycorp	2.4615	¥0.00	R 123,075.38	−R 1,747.52

Fri, Oct 30, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	–	–	–
Wise Cheapest	2.4966	¥403.10	R 123,824.12	–
Regency FX No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–
Moneycorp No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–

Sat, Oct 31, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.5100	–	R 125,502.45
Regency FX Cheapest	2.5033	¥0.00	R 125,163.59	−R 338.86
Wise	2.5107	¥403.00	R 124,521.20	−R 981.25
Moneycorp	2.4749	¥0.00	R 123,745.42	−R 1,757.03

Mon, Nov 2, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.5053	–	R 125,265.65
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4985	¥0.00	R 124,927.43	−R 338.22
Wise	2.5104	¥403.00	R 124,506.32	−R 759.33
Moneycorp	2.4702	¥0.00	R 123,511.93	−R 1,753.72

Tue, Nov 3, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.5004	–	R 125,022.35
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4937	¥0.00	R 124,684.79	−R 337.56
Wise	2.4909	¥403.14	R 123,540.82	−R 1,481.53
Moneycorp	2.4654	¥0.00	R 123,272.04	−R 1,750.31

Wed, Nov 4, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4785	–	R 123,924.60
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4718	¥0.00	R 123,590.00	−R 334.60
Moneycorp	2.4438	¥0.00	R 122,189.66	−R 1,734.94
Wise No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–

Thu, Nov 5, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	–	–	–
Wise Cheapest	2.4520	¥403.44	R 121,608.29	–
Regency FX No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–
Moneycorp No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–

Fri, Nov 6, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4709	–	R 123,545.30
Moneycorp Cheapest	2.4215	¥0.00	R 121,074.39	−R 2,470.91
Regency FX No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–
Wise No quote collected this day	–	–	–	–

Sat, Nov 7, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.4741	–	R 123,706.00
Regency FX Cheapest	2.4674	¥0.00	R 123,371.99	−R 334.01
Wise	2.4740	¥403.27	R 122,700.33	−R 1,005.67
Moneycorp	2.4395	¥0.00	R 121,974.12	−R 1,731.88

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