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The short answer
Under the federal Remittance Transfer Rule (12 CFR 1005.31), a US provider's receipt must show the amount sent, fees and taxes, the total paid, the exchange rate, the amount the recipient gets, the date available, the recipient's name, your cancellation and error rights, the provider's contacts, and the names and contacts of its state licensing agency and the CFPB. It is generally due when you pay, and it is the document you rely on in any dispute.
Why the receipt matters more than the app screen
When a transfer to Nigeria is late, short or lands in the wrong place, the provider's app history is not the evidence you want. The receipt is. Federal rules make it a fixed record of what you were promised at the moment you paid: the money, the rate and the date. The rule requires disclosures to be accurate when you pay, except where estimates are allowed and labelled as such, so a gap between the receipt and what happened is exactly what the error rules are built to fix.
The full checklist
Section 1005.31(b)(2) lists what the receipt must contain, as applicable. Check yours against this:
| Item | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Transfer amount | The dollars you sent, before fees |
| Fees and taxes | Each charged by the provider, on its own line (including the 1% federal tax if you paid in cash or by money order) |
| Total | What you paid in all |
| Exchange rate | The USD/NGN rate used for your transfer |
| Amount in naira and other fees | What the recipient gets in naira, and any fees or taxes charged by others that the provider must disclose |
| Total to recipient | The final naira figure your family should see |
| Third-party fees statement | A statement that the recipient may receive less because of fees or taxes the provider does not cover |
| Date available | The date the money will be available in Nigeria; it may add that funds "may be available sooner" |
| Recipient | Name, plus phone number or address if you gave them |
| Your rights | A statement of your error-resolution and cancellation rights |
| Provider contacts | The provider's name, phone number(s) and website |
| Agency contacts | The state agency that licenses the provider (name, phone, website) and the CFPB (name, toll-free number, website) |
| Transfer date | For transfers scheduled 3 or more business days ahead, or the first of a recurring series |
Any estimated figure must be labelled "Estimated" or similar, close to the figure. A receipt with an unlabelled blank where the exchange rate should be is not compliant.
When you must get it, and in what form
- In person or in an app: generally when you pay.
- By phone only: it may be mailed or delivered no later than one business day after you pay.
- By phone, from an account the provider holds for you: it may come with your next periodic statement, or within 30 days if there is no statement.
- Format: clear and conspicuous, in a form you can keep, on the front of the page, at least eight-point type, and separate from unrelated content.
Scheduled and recurring transfers
If you set up a transfer at least three business days ahead, or a monthly series for school fees or upkeep, two things change. The receipt must carry a Transfer Date, the day the money will be or was sent, and the cancellation statement follows a different section (1005.36(c)) that governs cancelling scheduled transfers, rather than the 30-minute rule. Read that statement on the first receipt in the series, because it tells you how far ahead of each transfer date you must ask to stop it. See setting up recurring transfers to Nigeria.
Using the receipt in a dispute
The receipt's figures are your baseline. Under section 1005.33, errors include you paying the wrong amount, a computational or bookkeeping error by the provider, and the money not being available by the date on the receipt. You have 180 days after the disclosed date available to give notice. The provider must investigate within 90 days and report within 3 business days after finishing. If there was an error, it must refund you or make the correct amount available to your recipient at no extra cost, and for a late transfer it must also refund fees.
- Photograph or save the receipt the day you send.
- Compare the naira your family received with the total to recipient. If lower, check the third-party fees statement first: a fee by the recipient's bank may be outside the provider's control.
- If the money is not there by the date available, write to the provider quoting the receipt and calling it a notice of error.
- If the provider does not resolve it, use the state agency and CFPB contacts printed on the receipt; see filing a CFPB complaint.
For the full set of rights, read your rights when a transfer goes wrong; for cancelling, cancelling a transfer after sending.
Worked example
Example only. Bisi's receipt shows a transfer amount of $250, a $3 fee, a total of $253, a stated exchange rate, a total to recipient in naira and a date available of 12 November. On 14 November her brother has still not been credited. She writes to the provider that day quoting the receipt. If the provider finds the delay was its error, the rule requires it to make the money available at no extra cost (or refund her, if she chooses) and to refund the $3 fee.
Where Pryme fits
Pryme lets any customer generate a regular or a verifiable receipt or statement through its partner VerifyDoc.ai, and anyone can check that a verifiable one is genuine and unaltered; see receipts. In the app, Send shows the rate and the fee before you approve.
Questions people ask
What must a remittance receipt include?
Amount, fees and taxes, total, exchange rate, amount to recipient, date available, recipient's name, your rights, the provider's contacts and the contacts of its state licensing agency and the CFPB.
When should I get a receipt for a money transfer?
Generally when you pay. For phone-only transfers it may be mailed within one business day.
What if the exchange rate on my receipt is marked estimated?
Estimates are allowed only in limited cases and must be labelled "Estimated" near the figure.
How long do I have to dispute a transfer?
180 days after the date available shown on the disclosure.
Sources
- eCFR: 12 CFR 1005.31, Disclosures (Remittance Transfer Rule) · accessed Oct 2026
- eCFR: 12 CFR 1005.33, Procedures for resolving errors · accessed Oct 2026
- eCFR: 12 CFR 1005.30, Remittance transfer definitions · accessed Oct 2026
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