Opal Transfer is involved in the money transfer business for 20 years. Our company is constantly growing, evolving, and improving. We listen every day to our customers, and we take their demand for quality very seriously. Learn more about our history from the timeline below, which shows the path we took to develop our current business and the meaningful journey we had together with our customers and partners.
Establishment of Opal Transfer. The current managing director, Gita Petkevica, founded the company.
The first Opal Transfer branch was opened in Central London on Victoria Street, and customers started making transfers. At the time, the main money transfer countries were Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, Georgia, and Uzbekistan.
An Opal Transfer customer completed our first money transfer. The destination country was Georgia.
Opal Transfer made its 1000th money transfer. Back then, it took several business days and even weeks for other money transfer companies to complete the international transactions that we currently make in one day.
Opal Transfer began money transfers to Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Opal Transfer expanded and moved to larger premises in London’s Grosvenor Gardens, creating a transfer office and the Customer Service division.
Opal Transfer joined the United Kingdom Money Transmitters Association (UKMTA).
Opal Transfer completed its 100,000th money transfer.
Opal Transfer began to sponsor the largest UK free newspaper printed in the Russian language, Angliya.
Faced with increasing demand for its services, Opal Transfer opened a branch in East London, in Stratford.
Opal Transfer established a call centre for processing money transfers. Clients were able to deposit money into the Opal Transfer account via their bank or online banking. Then they could contact the call centre to complete the transfer. Opal Transfer grew to more than 10 employees.
Opal Transfer began money transfers to Poland.
Another Opal Transfer branch opened. This one in West London, in Shepherd's Bush.
The Opal Transfer team grew to more than 20 employees.
The number of transfers exceeded 1 million.
Money transfer services launched to Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Opal Transfer grew to more than 30 employees.
The range of our services was expanded with transfers to Slovakia.
Opal Transfer became a fully licensed payment institution. The company was authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The licence was granted under the Payment Services Directive, ensuring compliance with regulations governing payment services and money transfers. Our FCA reference number is 533677.
The number of transfers exceeded 2 million.
Opal Transfer crossed the threshold of 3 million transfers.
Opal Transfer stopped all cash transactions within its branches. From that date, the money could only be transferred in electronic form.
Opal Transfer exceeded 1 billion pounds of transfers.
Opal Transfer introduced the online transfer platform where customers can transfer money over the Internet. Payments are made through bank transfer or via debit card.
The Grosvenor Gardens office was closed, and a new spacious head office was opened on King William Street in the centre of London.
One of Opal Transfer’s first employees, Olga, celebrated her 10th anniversary with the company.
Opal Transfer introduced a mobile application to enable money transfers directly from your smartphone.
Opal Transfer launched same-day money transfers to Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Estonia, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, becoming one of the fastest in the market with funds delivery in one day.
Opal Transfer covers all of Europe! Now you can send money to all European Union countries and Norway, Monaco, and San Marino. Same-day money transfers are guaranteed for most of the destinations.
If you are sociable, proactive and enjoy challenges, Opal Transfer could be the ideal company for you. If you have customer service experience and a desire to learn and teach, then even better. We need you at Opal Transfer.
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