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Dear friends, it's a great moment for Opal Transfer! On 23rd April, we celebrate our 18th anniversary, a beautiful age that reflects our company’s adulthood and evolution. Our company was born on this date in 2003 in London and founded by a group of expats. We started small, but we dreamt big, and we remained a company of good friends.

This year, new Brexit-related rules came into force in the UK and the European Union. They will have a big impact on immigration, travel, and study. If you are an EU, EEA, or Swiss citizen and want to continue living and working in the UK, you have to apply for the EU settlement scheme by 30 June 2021.

Good news, friends: the new better Opal Transfer app is born. Get it now from Google Play or App Store to enjoy faster, easier & friendlier money transfers than ever before.

Valentina Kostenko, the elite Ballroom Dance Professional has made many film and television appearances on American shows like Dancing with the Stars, one of the world's most popular television programs. She even partnered with the famous American actor John Travolta. And she uses Opal Transfer.

Illegal money lenders, also known as loan sharks, take advantage of some people’s need for cash. They often charge very high-interest rates and try to intimidate people to pay the money back. We'll you how you can get the help you need if you are in such a situation. 

This is the life story of Marlena, the chef of a traditional Romanian restaurant in north London, a woman who nourishes our hopes, the ones who work hard abroad, to offer a better future to their families. 

When we met Sofia at Opal Transfer, a few years ago, it was one of the many positive experiences we’ve had with our Bulgarian customers. Through Sofia’s voice, we listened to the needs of over 100,000 Bulgarians who live and work in the UK, highly motivated to succeed here:

For 17 years, we have been close to the Polish communities in the UK, which have such a strong connection to their families. Almost 1 million Polish people are currently living in the UK and Jakub is one of them. This is his story that motivates and inspires us at Opal Transfer: 

Some of the Ukrainians who used our money services 17 years ago still send money with us today and over 8 out of 10 Ukrainians recommend us to their friends. This is our way to thank all 40,000 Ukrainians in the Opal Transfer community for their trust in money transfers. 

We now live in exceptional times all over the world and we think more than ever of our homes and families. How can we better support our loved ones, protect them, and keep them close to us, regardless of the distances? The Romanian expats who live and work in the UK teach us every day how powerful the family bonds are: