# Ria Money Transfer

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ria-money-transfer
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Ria — official](https://www.riamoneytransfer.com/)

## Overview

**Ria Money Transfer** is **Euronet Worldwide NASDAQ: EEFT US-based global money transfer + remittance subsidiary** + **world's #3 retail money transfer + remittance network by transaction volume after Western Union + MoneyGram** + **retail agent network 600,000+ across 165+ countries** + **~25M+ annual Ria Money Transfer customers worldwide** <sup>[1][1], [United States report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/US)</sup>.

## History

**1987 — Ria Envia founded in New York as US-based money transfer service for Hispanic American diaspora** distinctive US Hispanic-anchored money transfer heritage.

**Apr 2007 — Euronet Worldwide acquires Ria Envia for ~$490M** distinctive US payments + remittance acquisition.

**2007 — Ria Envia renamed Ria Money Transfer**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Ria Money Transfer** (Euronet Worldwide US-based global money transfer + remittance subsidiary).

**Major shareholders**: **Euronet Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: EEFT; US-based global payments group; Ria Money Transfer + xe.com + Dandelion Payments + EFT Processing + epay parent) fully owned**.

**Regulators**: **FinCEN + Federal Reserve + state regulators + national regulators across 165+ countries**.

## Technical integration

Ria Money Transfer mobile app (iOS + Android; ~25M+ annual Ria Money Transfer customers worldwide) + riamoneytransfer.com online + Ria Money Transfer retail agent network 600,000+ retail agents in 165+ countries + Ria Money Transfer Visa + Mastercard cards; ACH + SWIFT + FedNow + cash-based money transfer + remittance + bank account transfers + mobile wallet transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Euronet Worldwide parent**: Euronet Worldwide (Euronet Worldwide Inc; NASDAQ: EEFT; US-based global payments group; Ria Money Transfer + xe.com + Dandelion Payments + EFT Processing + epay parent).

**Major US-based + global money transfer + remittance competitors**: [Western Union](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/western-union) (Western Union; NYSE: WU; US-based global money transfer + remittance operator + retail agent network; world's largest money transfer + remittance network by transaction volume) + [MoneyGram](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/moneygram) (MoneyGram International; US-based global money transfer + remittance operator + retail agent network) + [Remitly](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/remitly-app) (Remitly; NASDAQ: RELY; US-based mobile-first global money transfer + remittance; ~7.5M+ annual customers) + [WorldRemit (Zepz)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/worldremit) (WorldRemit Zepz; UK-based mobile-first global money transfer + remittance; ~11M+ annual customers) + [Wise (formerly TransferWise)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/wise) (Wise; UK + global multi-currency account + cross-border transfers) + [Xoom (PayPal)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/xoom) (Xoom PayPal-owned US-based global money transfer + remittance; ~1.5M+ annual customers) + [PayPal](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/paypal) (PayPal; NASDAQ: PYPL; US-based global digital payment platform + Xoom + Honey + Venmo parent) + [Venmo](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/venmo) (Venmo; PayPal-owned US-based P2P mobile wallet) + [Cash App](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cash-app) (Cash App; Block NYSE: SQ US-based P2P mobile wallet).

**Regulators**: FinCEN + Federal Reserve + state regulators + national regulators across 165+ countries.

## Status

**Active, Euronet Worldwide NASDAQ:EEFT US-based global money transfer + remittance subsidiary + world's #3 retail money transfer + remittance network by transaction volume after Western Union + MoneyGram + retail agent network 600,000+ across 165+ countries + ~25M+ annual Ria Money Transfer customers worldwide** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.riamoneytransfer.com/ "Ria — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ria_Money_Transfer "Ria Money Transfer — Wikipedia"
[us-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/US

- [1] [Ria — official][1]
- [2] [Ria Money Transfer — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[United States report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/US)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/US-united-states.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [ria-money-transfer.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/ria-money-transfer). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.