Receive Money in Madagascar
Most transfers to Madagascar are delivered straight to a mobile wallet — MVola, Orange Money or Airtel Money — within minutes. Receiving is free; the only cost is cash-out. Choose your sending route below.
Sending routes
The receive-partner ecosystem
Receiving into a Malagasy wallet (MVola, Orange Money, Airtel Money) is free for the beneficiary; funds land directly in ariary (MGA) and the only cost is cash-out. Delivery routes to the right wallet by the number's prefix (034/038 Telma-MVola, 032/037 Orange, 033 Airtel). On the recipient's very first transfer received from Europe, they must show a valid ID and their phone at an agent.
| Partner | Delivery | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Western Union | MVola, Orange Money, Airtel Money + cash | ~2020 (exact date to verify) |
| Taptap Send | All 3 wallets; ~90% in < 5 min | ~2021 (to verify) |
| MFS Africa / Onafriq | Aggregator hub into MVola (Europe, US, UK, Africa) | 26 oct. 2023 |
| Orange Money Europe (via Thunes) | DE/BE/ES/FR/IT/NL → MVola, credited in MGA, no extra fee | Jan 2024 |
| MoneyGram | Orange Money, Airtel Money, MVola + cash | active partner (date to verify) |
Dates from the MVola/Telma and partner announcements, verified 7 July 2026 (sources: mvola.mg, MFS Africa/Empower Africa, Le Journal des Archipels, Western Union). Madagascar has about 15,000 cash-withdrawal points (Orange Money + MVola networks), plus Airtel. MVola's inbound-partner list also includes Paysend, PayPal, Ria, Sendwave, Revolut, Remitly, Mama Money, Global Transfert and MVola Comores.