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TransferGauge was created with a straightforward goal: help individuals and families sending money across borders keep more of their hard-earned money.
The Problem We Solve
Over $800 billion moves across international borders every year in personal remittances. Millions of expatriates, immigrants, and global workers send money home to support elderly parents, pay for university tuition, fund medical expenses, or invest in property.
Yet, cross-border pricing remains notoriously opaque. High street banks and traditional money transmitters often charge undisclosed exchange rate markups of 2% to 4% above the wholesale interbank market, siphoning tens of billions of dollars from recipients who need it most.
What TransferGauge Does
We bring institutional-grade transparency to retail cross-border transfers. By tracking mid-market exchange rates, uncovering hidden percentage spreads, and auditing payout rails (such as India's UPI infrastructure), we enable senders to make data-driven transfer choices in seconds.
Our Focus on India-Bound Remittances
India is the world's largest recipient of international remittances, receiving over $120 billion annually. Despite having the most sophisticated domestic retail rail in the world (UPI), many remitters in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, and Singapore still default to expensive legacy options. Our initial corridor focus is dedicated to empowering non-resident Indians (NRIs) and global remitters with transparent data.
Legal Positioning & Service Boundaries
TransferGauge is an independent informational comparison and referral platform. TransferGauge is not a bank, remittance provider, currency exchange, or payment institution.
We do not hold customer funds, execute money transfers, provide payment accounts, or process financial transactions. When you select a provider through our platform, you complete the transfer directly with that third-party provider on their official website or application, subject to their terms, pricing, and regulatory verification.
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