Best South African Rand / Japanese Yen Exchange Rate Today: 7.8390
Our comparison table and live data feed show the top euro rate you're likely to achieve for international payments is 7.8116, and the most competitive travel money / cash rates start at approximately 7.7684.
Live rate: 1 ZAR = 7.8390 JPY (+0.19% )
Inverted: 1 JPY = 0.1276 ZAR
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Comparison Results:
Provider | Exchange Rate | Fee | You Get | Service | Notes | Action |
Live Market Rate | 7.8390 | 0 | 7.8390 | |||
![]() | 7.8116 (indicative) | 0 | 7.8116 | International Payments and Transfers | Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates. | |
| 7.7841 (indicative) | 0 | 7.7841 | International Payments and Transfers | Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent. | |
![]() | 7.8390 | 3.39% | 7.5733 | Best Multi-Currency Card | One currency card for all your travels. Use it instantly as a digital card and top-up from the app, with the mid-market rate. 40+ currencies. Save up to 87% when you spend internationally. | |
![]() | 7.7684 | 0 | 7.7684 | 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. | |
Best Bank Rate ![]() | 7.6195 (upper range) | Variable | 7.6195 | Payments, transfers, holiday money | Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI | |
Worst Bank Rate ![]() | 7.5646 (lower range) | Variable | 7.5646 | Payments, transfers, holiday money | Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt | |
Paypal ![]() | 7.4862 | 0 | 7.4862 | International Payments and Transfers |
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January - 2025
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 8.3477 Close: 8.3246 Mid: 8.3331 | 2 Open: 8.3386 Close: 8.4123 Mid: 8.3779 | 3 Open: 8.4122 Close: 8.4024 Mid: 8.3908 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 Open: 8.3770 Close: 8.4849 Mid: 8.4425 | 7 Open: 8.4847 Close: 8.4491 Mid: 8.4751 | 8 Open: 8.4496 Close: 8.3741 Mid: 8.4022 | 9 Open: 8.3740 Close: 8.3524 Mid: 8.3657 | 10 Open: 8.3526 Close: 8.2528 Mid: 8.2827 | 11 |
12 | 13 Open: 8.2587 Close: 8.2722 Mid: 8.2308 | 14 Open: 8.2720 Close: 8.3467 Mid: 8.3072 | 15 Open: 8.3467 Close: 8.3378 Mid: 8.3388 | 16 Open: 8.3371 Close: 8.2441 Mid: 8.3020 | 17 Open: 8.2443 Close: 8.3346 Mid: 8.2931 | 18 |
19 | 20 Open: 8.3614 Close: 8.3981 Mid: 8.3610 | 21 Open: 8.3980 Close: 8.4051 Mid: 8.3785 | 22 Open: 8.4050 Close: 8.4670 Mid: 8.4284 | 23 Open: 8.4673 Close: 8.4275 Mid: 8.4411 | 24 Open: 8.4280 Close: 8.4772 Mid: 8.4607 | 25 |
26 | 27 Open: 8.4280 Close: 8.2484 Mid: 8.3285 | 28 Open: 8.2483 Close: 8.3263 Mid: 8.2911 | 29 Open: 8.3266 Close: 8.3699 Mid: 8.3320 | 30 Open: 8.3699 Close: 8.2973 Mid: 8.3478 | 31 Open: 8.2972 Close: 8.3130 Mid: 8.3065 |
February - 2025
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2 | 3 Open: 8.2090 Close: 8.2669 Mid: 8.2157 | 4 Open: 8.2668 Close: 8.2659 Mid: 8.2623 | 5 Open: 8.2659 Close: 8.2250 Mid: 8.2352 | 6 Open: 8.2250 Close: 8.2146 Mid: 8.2031 | 7 Open: 8.2146 Close: 8.2268 Mid: 8.2228 | 8 |
9 | 10 Open: 8.1236 Close: 8.2409 Mid: 8.2135 | 11 Open: 8.2409 Close: 8.2408 Mid: 8.2302 | 12 Open: 8.2407 Close: 8.3367 Mid: 8.3124 | 13 Open: 8.3367 Close: 8.2623 Mid: 8.2976 | 14 Open: 8.2624 Close: 8.2920 Mid: 8.2779 | 15 |
16 | 17 Open: 8.2717 Close: 8.2314 Mid: 8.2519 | 18 Open: 8.2319 Close: 8.2629 Mid: 8.2361 | 19 Open: 8.2622 Close: 8.1756 Mid: 8.2214 | 20 Open: 8.1758 Close: 8.1617 Mid: 8.1500 | 21 Open: 8.1617 Close: 8.1270 Mid: 8.1678 | 22 |
23 | 24 Open: 8.0941 Close: 8.1450 Mid: 8.1344 | 25 Open: 8.1450 Close: 8.0940 Mid: 8.1201 | 26 Open: 8.0940 Close: 8.1011 Mid: 8.1161 | 27 Open: 8.1021 Close: 8.1138 Mid: 8.1125 | 28 Open: 8.1141 Close: 8.0577 Mid: 8.0815 |
March - 2025
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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2 | 3 Open: 8.0744 Close: 8.0366 Mid: 8.0835 | 4 Open: 8.0367 Close: 8.1062 Mid: 8.0403 | 5 Open: 8.1062 Close: 8.1363 Mid: 8.1074 | 6 Open: 8.1364 Close: 8.1607 Mid: 8.1259 | 7 Open: 8.1606 Close: 8.1102 Mid: 8.1108 | 8 |
9 | 10 Open: 8.1126 Close: 8.0236 Mid: 8.0531 | 11 Open: 8.0247 Close: 8.1140 Mid: 8.0646 | 12 Open: 8.1140 Close: 8.0842 Mid: 8.1014 | 13 Open: 8.0843 Close: 8.0615 Mid: 8.0629 | 14 Open: 8.0614 Close: 8.1735 Mid: 8.1394 | 15 |
16 | 17 Open: 8.1878 Close: 8.2460 Mid: 8.2018 | 18 Open: 8.2464 Close: 8.2279 Mid: 8.2694 | 19 Open: 8.2280 Close: 8.2036 Mid: 8.2210 | 20 Open: 8.2040 Close: 8.1991 Mid: 8.1805 | 21 Open: 8.1988 Close: 8.1903 Mid: 8.1911 | 22 |
23 | 24 Open: 8.2670 Close: 8.2568 Mid: 8.2483 | 25 Open: 8.2566 Close: 8.2009 Mid: 8.2388 | 26 Open: 8.2022 Close: 8.2474 Mid: 8.2329 | 27 Open: 8.2475 Close: 8.2826 Mid: 8.2532 | 28 Open: 8.2827 Close: 8.1287 Mid: 8.2261 | 29 |
30 | 31 Open: 8.1696 Close: 8.1827 Mid: 8.1524 |
April - 2025
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 8.1827 Close: 8.0951 Mid: 8.1233 | 2 Open: 8.0953 Close: 7.9069 Mid: 8.0081 | 3 Open: 7.9068 Close: 7.7985 Mid: 7.7911 | 4 Open: 7.7972 Close: 7.6769 Mid: 7.6720 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 Open: 7.6278 Close: 7.5177 Mid: 7.5893 | 8 Open: 7.5178 Close: 7.3934 Mid: 7.5108 | 9 Open: 7.3935 Close: 7.6582 Mid: 7.4751 | 10 Open: 7.6580 Close: 7.4422 Mid: 7.5050 | 11 Open: 7.4399 Close: 7.5018 Mid: 7.4392 | 12 |
13 | 14 Open: 7.5388 Close: 7.5687 Mid: 7.5371 | 15 Open: 7.5686 Close: 7.5273 Mid: 7.5578 | 16 Open: 7.5274 Close: 7.5284 Mid: 7.5217 | 17 Open: 7.5284 Close: 7.5640 Mid: 7.5566 | 18 Open: 7.5640 Close: 7.5640 Mid: 7.5640 | 19 |
20 | 21 Open: 7.5589 Close: 7.5136 Mid: 7.5237 | 22 Open: 7.5142 Close: 7.6049 Mid: 7.5377 | 23 Open: 7.6048 Close: 7.6828 Mid: 7.6569 | 24 Open: 7.6829 Close: 7.5856 Mid: 7.6299 | 25 Open: 7.5855 Close: 7.6850 Mid: 7.6340 | 26 |
27 | 28 Open: 7.6685 Close: 7.6679 Mid: 7.6800 | 29 Open: 7.6679 Close: 7.6721 Mid: 7.6718 | 30 Open: 7.6720 Close: 7.6899 Mid: 7.6722 |
May - 2025
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 7.6899 Close: 7.8331 Mid: 7.7496 | 2 Open: 7.8327 Close: 7.8808 Mid: 7.8343 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 Open: 7.8754 Close: 7.8679 Mid: 7.8674 | 6 Open: 7.8675 Close: 7.8240 Mid: 7.8376 | 7 Open: 7.8240 Close: 7.8539 Mid: 7.8474 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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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.
Pound Sterling Live only works with foreign exchange payment companies that are FCA Authorised. This is important: FCA regulations and oversight requires the money they transfer on your behalf to be protected through a process known as 'safeguarding'. Safeguarding requires the payments company to keep your money separate from their own money in a top-tier bank. Therefore if the provider comes under stress your money should be protected.
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