The Britline International Payments Service is a dedicated specialist currency exchange service, enabling clients to make money transfers from the UK to France and other countries around the world, as quickly and easily as possible. With UK-bank beating exchange rates, you have the choice of an online service, where you can see live exchange rates 24/7 and make transfers in seconds, or you can speak to a currency expert who will help you better understand the services available and help guide you through any larger transfer needs.

We also offer additional services that banks are not able to offer, such as the option to reserve a rate for the future (a forward contract) and the ability to make automated regular payments, ideal for frequent transfers such as mortgage or salary and pension payments. You will also have access to a rate alert service that helps you to proactively monitor the movement of different currency exchange rates.

We don’t charge any transfer fees, and its quick and free to open your Britline International Payments account.

Generally, we would say there isn’t a single period of the year when it's better to exchange money from one currency to another. However, good timing is everything if you’re sending money internationally, and there are a couple of points to consider when looking to get the timing right for you.

1. Understand the impact of currency movements for your specific payment: make sure you’re aware of the impact that currency movements could have on the sum of money you are looking to send, as larger transfers will be much more heavily impacted by moving exchange rates than smaller sums. Consider how much time you have to make your payment: if you’re sending money to pay bills or complete a purchase, you will have a deadline for completing your money transfer, so hanging on for a better rate may not be an option and so the focus is more on "time" rather than "best time".

You can, of course, just manually make payments each month or quarter for these frequent transfers but through our regular payments service, anyone who needs to make a regular series of money transfers can automate their international money transfers. Typically, people like to use this option when they need to manage their pension payments, mortgages, receive their salaries or to pay bills and maintain their French property.

Using the dedicated regular payment service gives the following benefits:

1. Peace of mind: it’s easy for things to slip your mind, but if you’ve set up a regular payment you can rest easy and know that your transfers will always go out on time.
2. Convenience: with the option to automate your payments via direct debit from a UK bank account, you will never miss a payment again.
3. Protection from market fluctuation: when you set up your regular payments, all of your transfers for the period will be made at the same rate. Rather than checking the rates constantly and trying to plan your budget around the fluctuating market, you’ll have a secure rate.