According to RemitRoutes data (updated 3h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 GBP to Kenya is Luno at -3.60% total cost. Crypto rails at -3.60% are 4.36 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at 0.76%.
Sending $1,000 GBP. Rates measured 3h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Luno | Crypto | 177,936.88 KES | -3.60% (crypto premium) | ~1 second |
| Instarem | Traditional | 170,440.15 KES | 0.76% | Unknown |
| Wise | Traditional | 169,577.5 KES | 1.26% | Instant |
| HSBC | Traditional | 168,383.85 KES | 1.96% | Unknown |
| Remitly | Traditional | 168,364.11 KES | 1.97% | Unknown |
| NatWest | Traditional | 167,309.6 KES | 2.59% | Unknown |
| RBS | Traditional | 167,309.6 KES | 2.59% | Unknown |
| Barclays | Traditional | 167,042.72 KES | 2.74% | Unknown |
| Western Union | Traditional | 166,945 KES | 2.80% | 1 business day |
| Skrill | Traditional | 163,507.39 KES | 4.80% | Unknown |
| Xoom | Traditional | 160,581.75 KES | 6.50% | Unknown |
How this corridor's all-in cost has moved — measured corridor fee history from 89 daily snapshots. A negative cost means the recipient gets more than the mid-market amount.
| Rail | Latest | 90-day median | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto / stablecoin | -3.67% | -3.76% | -9.87% | -3.55% |
| Traditional | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.00% | 1.28% |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full GBP → KES cost data
In Q3 2026, crypto rails delivered 1.18% above mid-market on average versus 1.76% all-in for traditional providers across 462 corridors — crypto was cheaper at or below mid-market in 41.8% of corridors and delivered above mid-market via P2P premium routes in a further 56.1%.
→ Cross-Border Cost Index — Q3 2026Paying a $1,000 contractor costs a median 1.16% all-in with the typical provider across 30 countries; the cheapest at-or-below-mid-market option averages 0.51%.
→ Global Contractor Payout Costs