About Au Final

Last updated: Nov 8, 2026

Help families moving money between Africa and the world see, before they send, what really arrives, and choose the way that loses the least.

Au Final is the trade name under which Akin8 offers a free comparison of money transfers between Europe, North America, Oceania and West Africa, in both directions: what each provider costs, what the recipient really receives and when it arrives.

Why it exists

Sending money home should not cost more than it has to. Most of the cost hides in the exchange rate, not in the fee shown, so two offers that look alike can leave a family with very different amounts. It matters most to:

members of the African diaspora who send money to their relatives;
people in West Africa who send money abroad;
students and workers abroad who receive money from home;
families who pool money in a tontine or a family fund;
anyone who wants to check the true cost of a quote they already have.

What we do

We compare 17 providers on 1,085 routes, in both directions, by how the money is received: mobile money, bank account or cash pick-up. Providers are ranked by what the recipient receives, after fees and the exchange-rate margin.

Around the comparison: the market rate with a chart and rate alerts, a currency converter, a quote checker, and planners for regular transfers, a family fund or a tontine. It is free and needs no account.

We do not send money and we never hold yours: you pay the provider you choose, on its own site or app. Few providers send money from West Africa: we list only those we could confirm, so some routes show a single offer.

Where the service is offered

Online, in French and English. It covers 35 countries in Europe, North America and Oceania and the 16 countries of West Africa, from Benin to Togo.

Our commitments

Transparency: the method, the sources and the date of every price are public (how we compare transfers).
Independence: no provider can buy a better place in the ranking. Any advertising is labelled “Advertisement” and never changes the ranking, and if referral fees are ever added, the method page will say so first (how the site earns).
Privacy: no account, no cookie and no tracking tool (privacy policy).
Clear terms: public terms of use, the same for everyone (terms of use).

Who runs the service

Au Final is run by Akin8, an individual enterprise registered in Québec, Canada. The full details of the publisher are in the legal notice.

A question, a correction, or a price that looks wrong? Write to contact@aufinal.com.

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