Live rate: 1 USD = 0.8107 GBP (+0.15%)

Inverted: 1 GBP = 1.2335 USD

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Comparison Results:

ProviderExchange RateFeeYou GetServiceNotesAction

Live Market Rate

0.810700.8026
Horizon Currency 0.8079

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00.8079 International Payments and Transfers Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates.
CorPay 0.8050

(indicative)

00.8050 International Payments and Transfers Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent.
wise 0.81070.67%0.8053 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.
Travel FX 0.803400.8034 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

Banks
0.7880

(upper range)

Variable0.7880 Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI

Worst Bank Rate

Banks
0.7823

(lower range)

Variable0.7823Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt

Paypal

Paypal
0.774200.7742 International Payments and Transfers
For full historical data please visit: USD/GBP exchange rate history pages for the year 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012

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Open: 0.7991

Close: 0.8077

Mid: 0.8034

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Open: 0.8077

Close: 0.8050

Mid: 0.8062

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Open: 0.8053

Close: 0.7987

Mid: 0.8011

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Open: 0.7987

Close: 0.8014

Mid: 0.7983

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Open: 0.8014

Close: 0.8089

Mid: 0.8060

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Open: 0.8089

Close: 0.8125

Mid: 0.8128

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Open: 0.8125

Close: 0.8191

Mid: 0.8158

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Open: 0.8196

Close: 0.8195

Mid: 0.8226

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Open: 0.8195

Close: 0.8186

Mid: 0.8200

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Open: 0.8186

Close: 0.8169

Mid: 0.8170

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Open: 0.8169

Close: 0.8171

Mid: 0.8185

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Open: 0.8171

Close: 0.8218

Mid: 0.8195

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Open: 0.8214

Close: 0.8112

Mid: 0.8162

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Open: 0.8112

Close: 0.8095

Mid: 0.8134

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Open: 0.8095

Close: 0.8107

Mid: 0.8105

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Compare Exchange Rates:

Know What the Best Exchange Rate Looks Like

Benchmark the exchange rate market with Pound Sterling Live's custom currency rate comparison tool with built-in algorithms to find the best rates in the market.

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.

Safety is Everything

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.