Best companies for JPY/LKR transfers
3 of 3 providers Last updated on 10 November 2026
Based on 900,000 JPY transfer Best companies for JPY/LKR transfers Sort Cheapest
Promoted Wise Pay via Bank transfer	Fee ¥8,135.00 1 JPY = 2.1028 LKR -0.20% vs mid-market	Recipient gets Rs 1,875,386.97 Within minutes
25 reviews Multi-currency cardReceive to bank accountDedicated support for large transfers
Ways to receive money in Sri Lanka with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer ¥8,135.001 JPY = 2.1028 LKR Rs 1,875,386.97You pay¥900,000.00
Promoted OFX Pay via Bank transfer	Fee ¥0.00 1 JPY = 2.0881 LKR +0.50% vs mid-market	Recipient gets Rs 1,879,274.81 Minutes - 24 hours
7 reviews Personal account managerReceive to bank account
Ways to receive money in Sri Lanka with OFX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 JPY = 2.0881 LKR Rs 1,879,274.81You pay¥900,000.00
Run a live search Showing top Japan to Sri Lanka deals for 900,000 JPY. Do a live search with your exact amount for today's best rates.
Run a live search Showing companies that send from a business account. Run a business search to get live JPY to LKR rates.
Run a live search These companies offer multi-currency accounts for spending LKR. We suggest doing a live search based on how much JPY you're planning to spend in Sri Lanka.
Run a live search These are managed services with real human support for large JPY transfers. Click the link and update the transfer amount to get the best deal.
Pricing based on Revolut Standard plan Revolut Pay via Bank transfer	Fee ¥3,000.00 1 JPY = 2.0977 LKR +0.04% vs mid-market	Recipient gets Rs 1,881,648.57 Within minutes
10 reviews CheapestFastest Multi-currency cardReceive to bank account
Ways to receive money in Sri Lanka with Revolut when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutes ¥3,000.001 JPY = 2.0977 LKR Rs 1,881,648.57You pay¥900,000.00
US Disclaimer: Revolut is not a bank. Banking services are provided by Lead Bank, Member FDIC. Fees may apply. See revolut.com/en-US / for details.
OFX Pay via Bank transfer	Fee ¥0.00 1 JPY = 2.0881 LKR +0.50% vs mid-market	Recipient gets Rs 1,879,274.81 Minutes - 24 hours
7 reviews Personal account managerReceive to bank account
Ways to receive money in Sri Lanka with OFX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 JPY = 2.0881 LKR Rs 1,879,274.81You pay¥900,000.00
Wise Pay via Bank transfer	Fee ¥8,135.00 1 JPY = 2.1028 LKR -0.20% vs mid-market	Recipient gets Rs 1,875,386.97 Within minutes
25 reviews Our top pick Multi-currency cardReceive to bank accountDedicated support for large transfers
Ways to receive money in Sri Lanka with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer ¥8,135.001 JPY = 2.1028 LKR Rs 1,875,386.97You pay¥900,000.00
How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 JPY = 2.0986 LKR Updates every 60 minutes.

Why compare

JPY/LKR exchange rate

Best ways to pay & receive

Transfer speed

How to send money from Japan to Sri Lanka

Pick a company

We suggest starting with Revolut since it's the cheapest option for sending ¥900,000.

Revolut was the cheapest on 4 of the 29 days it quoted ¥900,000 transfers to Sri Lanka.

The best and cheapest options will change depending on the amount, so it's a good idea to to get the best JPY/LKR rate today.

Fund your transfer

You can fund your transfer from Japan via bank transfer.

A furikomi from your bank reaches the money transfer company account the same day.

You can also pay cash at a konbini terminal or an ATM for cash transfer.

Verify and send

When opening a new money transfer account, you'll need your residence card to register (tourists can't send money from Japan).

If you support family back home, ask about registering them as dependents, it may cut your income and resident tax (not tax advice).

Compare amounts

How much JPY are you sending to Sri Lanka?

How much JPY you send to Sri Lanka 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 Revolut was the cheapest in 17% of the transfers from ¥300,000 it quoted, and in 13% of all the transfers it quoted.


¥100,000	-0.33%	¥0.00	Rs 210,660.00with debit card to bank deposit	+Rs 3,319.88
¥300,000	0.02%	¥0.00	Rs 629,500.37with bank transfer to bank deposit	+Rs 4,591.91
¥900,000This page	0.04%	¥3,000.00	Rs 1,881,648.57with bank transfer to bank deposit	+Rs 2,878.45
¥1,000,000	0.27%	¥0.00	Rs 2,093,466.34with bank transfer to bank deposit	+Rs 3,932.86

Mid-market rate: 1 JPY = 2.0986 LKR

JPY/LKR Exchange Rate History

Is today a good time to send money from Japan to Sri Lanka?

The cheapest way to send JPY to LKR 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 Revolut), across 30 days of comparisons for 900,000 JPY transfers to Sri Lanka.

Each line shows what the recipient gets when you send ¥900,000, after fees, as quoted by each company. The mid-market line shows what ¥900,000 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 LKR per JPY 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 LKR on every transfer from Japan.

Right now, Revolut pays 1,881,648.57 LKR on 900,000 JPY, which is 7,069.83 LKR less than the mid-market amount.

Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 1,894,303.98 LKR.

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 Sri Lanka.

We've tracked 118 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 4 amounts over the past month.

RevolutAppeared in 106 comparisons
Cheapest in 13% of them
OFXAppeared in 109 comparisons
Cheapest in 31% of them
WiseAppeared in 115 comparisons
Cheapest in 1% of them

Based on 118 comparisons across 4 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 Revolut is the cheapest and gets you the most LKR, but it was the cheapest in only 13% of the 106 comparisons it appeared in over the past month.

OFX (today's second cheapest) was the cheapest in only 31% of its comparisons, so it's rarely the cheapest option for transfers to Sri Lanka.

If it's a one-off transfer, go with Revolut, since it's the cheapest right now.

Ways to send money from Japan to Sri Lanka

3 companies send money from Japan to Sri Lanka.

Everyday transfers

Online transfers

Online transfers to Sri Lanka are usually faster and cheaper than a traditional Japanese bank wire.

Depending on the service, you can deposit money via bank transfer (Suica and other IC cards won’t work).

Revolut is the cheapest option.

It charges ¥3,000 to send 900,000 JPY and your recipient gets 1,881,648.57 LKR (after a 0.04% markup). The LKR will arrive in within an hour.

In our comparisons over the past month, it was the cheapest online service on 20 of the 29 days it quoted.

You will normally need your residence card to open an account.

Regular overseas spending

Multi-currency accounts

A multi-currency account lets you convert part of your yen and keep LKR for future payments.

Revolut lets you hold JPY and LKR in one account and swap between them as you need.

Converting ¥900,000 gets you 1,881,648.57 LKR, after 0.04% markup and ¥3,000 fee.

Over the past month, Revolut came out cheapest among multi-currency accounts on 69% of days.

This is convenient for receiving payments in JPY or LKR, or spending money when traveling to Sri Lanka.

Paying contractors

Global accounts

Global accounts help Japanese businesses make repeat payments to contractors and suppliers in Sri Lanka.

Wise Business and Payoneer offer great business accounts in Japan.

Ways to fund JPY and receive LKR in Sri Lanka

With Revolut, paying by bank transfer and receiving through a bank deposit is the cheapest combination. Sending ¥900,000 gives your recipient 1,881,648.57 LKR.

You can fund the yen side by bank transfer.

Pay from a Japanese bank account

Transfer JPY using the account and reference provided by the money transfer company.

A domestic bank payment funds the transfer (usually very fast), but it does not determine how quickly LKR reaches the recipient.

For the payout, your recipient can use bank deposit in Sri Lanka.

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Bank transfer Bank deposit

You pay ¥900,000.00

SLRs1,881,649

Cheapest

Consider this when sending JPY to Sri Lanka

The weak yen makes the exchange-rate margin especially important. Foreign residents should also expect identity and purpose checks before the first overseas transfer.

Compare JPY/LKR transfer options

These are the leading options for a ¥900,000 transfer to Sri Lanka.

Cheapest way to send money to Sri Lanka

The cheapest option is Revolut, funded by bank transfer with bank deposit for the payout. Your recipient gets 1,881,648.57 LKR, which is 0.13% more than the next best option.

Fastest way to send money to Sri Lanka

The fastest option is Revolut. Pay by bank transfer and choose bank deposit for the payout. Your recipient gets 1,881,648.57 LKR in within an hour.

Have your residence details ready

Japanese banks and registered funds-transfer companies can ask for a residence card, address, My Number and the purpose of an overseas payment.

The exact documents depend on the money transfer company and transfer purpose.

The first payment may take longer while the account is being checked.

Keep the invoice or document explaining the payment ready if you are sending tuition, property money or a large personal transfer.

The Financial Services Agency advises foreign residents to use a licensed bank or Funds Transfer Service Provider.

You can’t use Suica for deposits

PayPay, Suica, IC cards, and a domestic furikomi are useful inside Japan, but they do not send JPY to Sri Lanka.

A large gift can create Japanese gift tax

Japan's annual basic gift-tax exemption is ¥1.1 million per recipient under the calendar-year system.

The recipient may need to file and pay tax when total gifts received during the year exceed that amount.

Residence and asset-location rules can make cross-border cases more complicated, so do not assume that receiving the money in an overseas account avoids Japanese tax.

Non-bank remittance balances are protected under the Payment Services Act, but they are not ordinary bank deposits, so avoid leaving more money there beyond what you need to send.

How we analyse the market

We track 3 registered funds transfer companies sending JPY to Sri Lanka, updated in real time on live searches.

With the yen weak, the exchange margin decides more than the fee does, so that's what we lead the comparison on, along with the ways to pay and collect.

In the past 30 days alone, we analysed 118 comparisons across 4 amounts.

This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for JPY/LKR 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.

Each goes through our review.

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

Send money to Sri Lanka

Mon, Oct 12, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.0882	–	Rs 1,879,356.60
OFX Cheapest	2.0777	¥0.00	Rs 1,869,959.82	−Rs 9,396.78
Revolut	2.0836	¥3,000.00	Rs 1,868,972.76	−Rs 10,383.84
Wise	2.0891	¥8,135.00	Rs 1,863,204.09	−Rs 16,152.51

Tue, Oct 13, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.0946	–	Rs 1,885,158.90
OFX Cheapest	2.0841	¥0.00	Rs 1,875,733.11	−Rs 9,425.79
Revolut	2.0847	¥3,000.00	Rs 1,869,964.66	−Rs 15,194.24
Wise	2.0897	¥8,135.00	Rs 1,863,774.88	−Rs 21,384.02

Wed, Oct 14, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.0860	–	Rs 1,877,422.50
Revolut Cheapest	2.0852	¥3,000.00	Rs 1,870,447.91	−Rs 6,974.59
OFX	2.0756	¥0.00	Rs 1,868,035.39	−Rs 9,387.11
Wise	2.0913	¥8,135.00	Rs 1,865,139.44	−Rs 12,283.06

Thu, Oct 15, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.0934	–	Rs 1,884,054.60
OFX Cheapest	2.0829	¥0.00	Rs 1,874,634.33	−Rs 9,420.27
Revolut	2.0894	¥3,000.00	Rs 1,874,182.84	−Rs 9,871.76
Wise	2.0953	¥8,135.00	Rs 1,868,742.57	−Rs 15,312.03

Fri, Oct 16, 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	2.0963	–	Rs 1,886,625.90
OFX Cheapest	2.0858	¥0.00	Rs 1,877,192.77	−Rs 9,433.13
Revolut	2.0916	¥3,000.00	Rs 1,876,187.60	−Rs 10,438.30
Wise	2.0964	¥8,135.00	Rs 1,869,687.95	−Rs 16,937.95

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