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London to Riyadh, in one conversion
European Muslims pay for pilgrimage, and European firms pay Saudi contractors in riyals. For senders in London, the practical question is simple: how much lands, and when.
Grey answers both before you confirm. GBP converts to SAR once, the fee is shown separately, and the money reaches Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi National Bank, Riyad Bank, Alinma as a normal deposit. UK senders fund by Faster Payments from Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest or Monzo. The pound balance sits on Grey until the transfer is due.
How sending to Saudi Arabia works
Sign up
Open the app, scan your passport or BRP, take a selfie. Most accounts in the UK are approved within minutes. Grey works with regulated partners in the UK.
Fund
Top up in pounds by Faster Payments from any UK bank. If you're paid in foreign currency, that balance can fund the transfer directly.
Send
Paste the 24-character Saudi IBAN from the recipient's Al Rajhi, SNB or Riyad Bank account. Grey shows the SAR before you confirm.
The real price of riyals from the UK
One conversion, GBP to SAR, with the rate and fee disclosed before you send from London. Money for Umrah or Hajj is saved for, sometimes for years, and it needs to reach the right account intact. The same is true of a student's allowance in Madinah.
Locked at confirmation
A rate that holds means you can promise someone in Riyadh an exact SAR figure and know it will arrive. Money for Umrah or Hajj is saved for, sometimes for years, and it needs to reach the right account intact. The same is true of a student's allowance in Madinah.
Grey fixes GBP to SAR at the tap, every time, from London or anywhere else in the UK.
Why domestic delivery matters in Saudi Arabia
Anyone in London who has wired money to Riyadh the old way knows the feeling of not knowing what landed. Money for Umrah or Hajj is saved for, sometimes for years, and it needs to reach the right account intact. The same is true of a student's allowance in Madinah.
What arrives in Saudi Arabia
A standard SAR deposit into an account at Al Rajhi or any other bank in Saudi Arabia. It appears as a local transfer on their statement. No Grey account needed on their side, only on yours in London.
Account credit, not pickup
SAR goes into the account at Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi National Bank, Riyad Bank, Alinma. No queue, no agent.
Reuse the details
Save the Riyadh recipient and every later transfer is three taps.
Track from London
Pending, converted, delivered: each stage shows in the app.
Before you send
Before the SAR reaches Riyadh, the money has to get onto Grey in London. UK senders fund by Faster Payments from Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest or Monzo. The pound balance sits on Grey until the transfer is due. Convert to SAR when the payment to Riyadh is due.
From Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest, Monzo or any UK bank
Faster Payments from any UK bank, credited in minutes.
From foreign clients
USD, EUR or GBP paid into Grey converts to SAR in one step.
From GreyTag
Another Grey user in the UK or abroad can fund you instantly.
Save the recipient in Riyadh once and a repeat transfer from London takes three taps.
What the money is for
Newly arrived workers
Setup money before the first Saudi salary lands.
Business
Paying Saudi contractors, suppliers and partners in riyals.
Umrah and Hajj
Payments to Saudi-based agents, hotels in Makkah and Madinah, and transport providers.
Students
Living costs for students at Islamic University of Madinah, KFUPM and King Saud.
European Muslims pay for pilgrimage, and European firms pay Saudi contractors in riyals. What they share, from London to Jeddah, is a payment that repeats and a recipient who needs an exact SAR figure.
What you get on the Saudi Arabia route
Between London and Riyadh, the problem is well known. Money for Umrah or Hajj is saved for, sometimes for years, and it needs to reach the right account intact. The same is true of a student's allowance in Madinah. Grey's fixed rate and visible fee exist so nothing about the transfer from London is left to chance.
One conversion from GBP in London, rate locked, SAR delivered to Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi National Bank, Riyad Bank, Alinma or any other bank in Saudi Arabia.
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