There are several money transfer systems available in Ukraine, but the biggest and the most popular ones are : Western Union and Money Gram. Nowdays the best rates for transfering money to / from Ukraine offers Money Gram. Use Money Gram Agent Locator to find the nearest Money Gram Agent. Nearly every bank represents one or several Money Transfer Systems. Just look for the sign on the bank.

You could also find Money Transfer Agents not at the banks but at the Money Transfer Stands (kiosk), usually located in the shopping malls or inside the metro.

It's also quite easy and cheap to transfer money inside of Ukraine using local money transfer agents.The biggest banks like Privat, Raiffeisen Aval and Pravex offer their own Money Transfer Systems. Privat offers Privat Money (in UAH, USD, EUR). Pravex has Pravex Telegraf (in UAH, USD, EUR) and it is the cheapest money transfer system. Reiffeisen Aval has Aval Express (in UAH) and Bystraya Pochta (in USD and EUR). Ukrsibbank has UKRSIB (in UAH, USD and EUR). Same as using Western Union (WU) or Money Gram (MG) you will have to fill in the appropriate form and the money will be transferred within 15 minutes, or less. These banks are wide spread and have got departments in every city in Ukraine. You will need your passport to send or receive the transfer.

Don't forget to make sure the chosen bank exists in the city you need to transfer money to.

Other Money Transfer Systems available in Kyiv and Ukraine are: UNIStream, SWIFT, Travelex, Contact, Anelik, VMT (Lider), BLIZKO, Xpress Money.

Banks: Pravex Bank, Nadra Bank, Ukrprombank, Prominvestbank, Finance & Credit Bank, Ukrexim Bank, UkrGas Bank
Characteristics:
* Worldwide
* In USD and EUR

Phone: +380 44 592-00-00 / 451-55-88 / 592-55-88
Web-site: Money Gram

Banks: Pravex Bank, Privat Bank, Raiffeisen Aval, Nadra Bank, Ursibbank, Ukrprombank, Procredit, Prominvestbank, Finance & Credit Bank, Index Bank, Ukrexim Bank, UkrGas Bank
Characteristics:
* Worldwide
* In USD and EUR
* You cannot send more than 10 000 Hrv. or $600 per day.

Phone: +380 44 466-0-466 or 0 800 500-5000
Web-site: Western Union

Address: 41, B.Khmelnitskiy Street, Kyiv, 01030, Ukraine 
Call Centre: Tel: 0 (800) 500 003 free of charge in Ukraine);
Tel.: +380 (44) 569 4797 / 569 4787

Characteristics:
* in UAH / USD / EUR (in USD and EUR with opening an account)
* Transfer rates: 1 - 4 % 

Web-site: Privat Money

Address: Head Office: 42/4, Pushkins'ka Street, Kyiv, 01004, Ukraine; Tel.: 581 0722 / 581 0723 
Call Centre: Tel: 0 (800) 500 130 (toll free inside Ukraine)
Branch: 23, Baseina Street, Kyiv, 01001, Ukraine / Tel.: +380 (44) 235 4322

Characteristics:

* in UAH / USD 
* 0.8% - 1.5%

Web-site: Index (in Ukrainian / Russian / English)