Transfer channels to Lebanon

OMT operates more than 1,400 locations across Lebanon as Western Union's agent, and inbound transfers are paid out in US dollars. Western Union's fee scale runs from about $5 on amounts of $1–50 up to about $100 on amounts of $3,000–7,500. OMT applies a 2% cash-handling charge on inbound transfers to cover USD liquidity costs — but transfers received through the OMT Pay app are exempt from that charge, which is the single easiest saving in this corridor.

Receiving into the OMT Pay app avoids the 2% cash-handling charge that applies to counter collection. Worth setting up if your family receives regularly — over a year of monthly transfers, avoiding 2% each time is a meaningful amount.

Lebanese digital wallet and transfer service with its own branch network, widely used domestically and for inbound transfers. Pricing is quoted per transfer rather than published as a fixed schedule — check before sending.

Wise publishes its fee and rate transparently, which makes it attractive on paper. The critical question in this corridor is what your recipient can actually withdraw: money landing in a Lebanese bank account is not automatically withdrawable as physical US dollars. Establish the payout form before choosing a bank route.