Just launched, Money4Travel is a smart new digital platform that makes it easy for travel money retailers to attract, serve, and retain customers, without needing a national footprint or expensive advertising. Designed with independent retailers in mind, the platform offers a level playing field by helping them deliver the best exchange rates to consumers within a ten-minute drive of their location.
Created by foreign exchange specialists Essiell, Money4Travel offers a transparent, hyper-local alternative to the traditionally opaque currency exchange market. It connects consumers with nearby bureaux de change offering the best available rates, ranked in real time and delivered through a user-friendly, click-and-collect interface.
Compete on Value, Not Just Visibility
With Money4Travel, member retailers are automatically positioned to offer the best rates in their catchment area. The platform guarantees competitive pricing by ranking each provider’s exchange rate within the consumer’s postcode radius. This ensures independent outlets can successfully compete with national chains and supermarkets—on quality, trust, and price.
In addition to attracting new business, Money4Travel is designed to help retailers retain loyal customers. Built-in features like a Buy-Back Guarantee and the Loyalty PIPS Scheme—which rewards customers with discounts on future purchases—encourage repeat visits and long-term relationships.
Behind the scenes, the platform streamlines operational processes with automated AML (anti-money laundering) screening and next-day bank settlements, reducing admin time and increasing transaction efficiency.
A Message from the CEO
Bjorn Larsson, Chief Executive at Money4Travel, explains further.
“What we’re doing is democratising travel money — much like the way fintech companies have made banking more accessible or how ride-sharing apps disrupted transportation. Maybe we’re not in the same revolutionary league as cloud computing or the electric car, but we are making it easier for people to buy and sell travel money online at a low cost. It’s about creating a marketplace that fosters accessibility, transparency, and convenience for both sellers as well as buyers. We’re providing the opportunity for the traditional bureau de change to reshape its trading model in a more inclusive and more profitable way.”
Affordable Access to a Growing Customer Base
Retailers can join the Money4Travel network for as little as £6.95 per month. The subscription includes access to all platform features, marketing exposure via the consumer-facing website, and inclusion in postcode-based results shown to thousands of prospective customers searching locally for travel money. You can find out more by visiting the Money4Travel online marketplace.
About Money4Travel
Money4Travel is a service from Essiell Ltd, a trusted provider of foreign exchange software and financial services solutions. With over 20 years’ experience and a global client base spanning banks, travel operators, and high-street retailers, Essiell brings deep market insight and proven technology to this innovative new venture.
