Transfer money using a Sberbank passport. What is Blitz transfer through Sberbank - what are the conditions?

The Blitz transfer program began operating at Sberbank back in 2007. This is one of the modern channels that allows you to transfer money almost instantly, from one user to another. At the same time, there are no serious commissions for Blitz Sberbank transfers.

About the conditions for instant Blitz transfers in Sberbank

Blitz is a type of monetary transaction that can be carried out by participants in the payment system. Transfers are carried out both within our country and on the territory of union states such as Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.

What is the Blitz system from Sberbank?

About the advantages and important features

The service allows you to instantly transfer funds, regardless of where the recipient is located. For many years, the system was used not only by bank clients, but also by any citizens who were interested in the translation service.

Transactions are carried out in the “Blitz Sberbank Transfers” system in two directions:

Urgent sending of money between Sberbank branches located in Russia. The service is provided within one country, region, or city.
Operations carried out through several countries at once.

By 2017, the operation was improved, which opened up access to additional benefits:

There is no need to indicate the bank coordinates in as much detail as possible. The client will be able to easily receive the transfer.
From the moment the sender has issued the money, you can receive and withdraw it within an hour.
The commission for services is quite adequate.

To use the service, you do not need to open additional accounts with the bank itself or sign agreements.

What exactly is the commission charged?

For 2017, special rules were introduced in this area. They concern not only individuals, but also entrepreneurs, who are often faced with the need to send sums of money. Now the program is called Kolibri. What is a Blitz transfer through Sberbank, we have already written above.

The commission characteristics will look like this:

1.5 percent – for operations that are carried out only on the territory of the Russian Federation. If foreign transfers are sent or received, the citizen pays an additional 1 percent.
0.8-3 percent is the amount of the fee for residents of Ukraine. Sending is received without commission if the visitor has been using the bank’s services for a long time.
A 1% commission is charged on all international transfers. The minimum amount is $5, the maximum cannot exceed 100.

The transfer of funds is carried out literally 10 minutes after the operation has been completed.

You can also use online mode to send money. We will describe what is needed for this a little further.

Blitz transfers allow you to transfer money throughout the country and abroad

Sending Blitz transfer

It is necessary to study in advance information about the conditions under which transfers are made in certain branches. Then it will not be difficult to carry out the operation correctly.

Description of basic conditions

Each client can activate paid information. That is, the client will receive a message when the money reaches the addressee.

Operations involve performing the following actions:

First, the user visits one of the nearest Sberbank branches.
Next, a package of documentation is provided, consisting of a passport, driver’s license or other certificates that can confirm the identity of the applicant.
At the request of the bank employee, the client provides his data: full name and passport code.
All that remains is to pay the amount itself along with the commission.
At the last stage, the client is given details with which the recipient will be able to issue funds.

We use the Sberbank Online service

So far, the Kolibri system cannot work with Sberbank online. In any case, the client will have to visit the office to provide his personal data and transfer it along with the money to the employee. But online you can get additional information on how a quick transfer is carried out.

Possible errors during registration

The main thing is to carefully and constantly check the information provided by the user. The slightest mistakes lead to negative consequences. Here is a description of just some possible situations:

Incorrect initials or passport details lead to an error when sending. The transfer will be suspended and the recipient will not be able to receive his money. And the client will no longer be able to return the commission paid for the operation. To cancel the operation you will have to pay an additional 150 rubles.
If someone made a mistake in the transfer number, then the recipient will simply not be given the money in his hands. The same thing happens when a discrepancy is identified between the data of both parties involved in the process.
The sender should check in advance whether there are working bank branches where the transfer is sent. If not, you will have to either cancel the operation or waste time traveling to another location.

How long is the translation stored?

The sender can withdraw his money at any time. But this is only permissible until the moment when the transfer has already been received. Canceling the operation costs 150 rubles, as mentioned above. Paid commissions are also lost. The user receives back only the money he planned to send.

Presentation of the receipt is a mandatory requirement for returns.

The total shelf life until demand is three years. When this time ends, the money is returned to the sender if he writes a corresponding statement.

Canceling transfers in the Blitz system

You can return funds as follows:

To cancel a transfer, you can visit any branch. The operation is carried out even in an institution that was not initially involved in communication with the client.
The sender shows the passport along with a receipt, where the code of the transaction performed is written.
The branch manager will have to be called if the operation is canceled due to the loss of the original documents.

Using Sberbank Online for transfers via the Blitz system is not yet possible

Conclusion and additional information

The maximum possible amount of transfers under this program is 500 thousand rubles. Among the shortcomings of the system, some peculiarities of operations are noted. For example, if the amount is quite serious, the recipient will have to make a pre-order so that there are no additional delays later. And to quickly figure out how to send an instant transfer.

Double commissions are charged to those who send transfers to foreign countries. In addition, the client’s range of possibilities is limited, because the organization itself works with only a few neighboring countries. Finally, there is no clear system that would allow the transfer to be tracked.

But so far the service has more positive aspects than negative ones. There are not many similar services operating in our country. But this direction continues to actively develop. And it arouses interest among many market participants.

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Money transfer service « BLITZ"becomes comfortable. “Blitz” money transfers from Sberbank of Russia are convenient to use if you need help for your partner, friend or relative located in another region of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan or the Republic of Belarus and who urgently needs money. How and where can I make a quick money transfer, where and in which branches can I receive the transfer? What are the rates for Blitz transfers? The article answers these and many other questions about the Blitz transfer system of Sberbank of Russia.

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Of all the types of money transfers in Russia, “Blitz” transfers from Sberbank are one of the youngest types of transfers. The Blitz transfer system of Sberbank of Russia is based on the use of modern banking technologies and high-speed communication channels. Urgent money transfers “Blitz” have been carried out by Sberbank of Russia since February 1, 2006, and Sberbank began introducing international urgent money transfers “BLITZ” in 2007. Thus, from October 1, 2007, international Blitz transfers began to function between Russia and Kazakhstan, from May 5, 2009, Sberbank of Russia organized urgent Blitz money transfers for its clients (individuals) between Russia and Ukraine, and from February 1, 2011 began to carry out international urgent money transfers “Blitz” to the Republic of Belarus.

The Blitz system of Sberbank of Russia consists of two types of money transfers:

Urgent money transfers “Blitz”, which are carried out only between structural divisions of Sberbank of Russia, and only within the territory of Russia.
International urgent money transfers “Blitz” are carried out between Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus. These are transfers between branches of Sberbank of Russia and branches of its subsidiary banks in Kazakhstan (SB JSC Sberbank), in Ukraine (SB JSC Sberbank of Russia) and in Belarus (JSC BPS-Bank).

Sberbank branches and branch network of Blitz transfer participants

The branch network of Transfer Blitz participants includes:

Sberbank of Russia, which has an extensive branch network consisting of more than 9,000 points for receiving and issuing “Blitz” transfers in 2,800 cities and towns of Russia. You can check the availability of branches making these transfers
SB JSC "Sberbank of Russia" of Kazakhstan(former name - "Texabank") - has 100 service units that carry out international urgent money transfers "Blitz". SB Sberbank JSC has its branches in the cities of Almaty, Astana, Uralsk, Atyrau, Aktobe, Taldykorgan, Aktau, Pavlodar, Karaganda, Kostanay, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Petropavlovsk. The list and addresses of structural divisions of SB Sberbank JSC (Kazakhstan) performing these transfers can be clarified
OJSC SB "Sberbank of Russia" of Ukraine(former name "NRB Ukraine") - has 58 branches. OJSC SB "Sberbank of Russia" has its branches in Kiev, Vinnitsa, Chernigov, Zhitomir, Cherkassy, Khmelnitsky, Donetsk, Mariupol, Makeevka, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kirovograd, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Uzhgorod, Chernivtsi, Rivne, Ternopil, Lutsk, Sevastopol, Simferopol, Alushta, Yalta, Odessa, Nikolaev, Kherson, Kharkov, Lugansk, Sumy, Poltava. The list of structural divisions of Sberbank of Russia OJSC (Ukraine) performing these transfers can be clarified
OJSC "BPS-Bank" of the Republic of Belarus(the name has not changed) - 7 branches, 28 branches, 6 branch offices, 73 cash settlement centers (RCC), 13 banking service centers (CBU) and 48 banking service bureaus (BBU). The subsidiary bank has its branches in 42 cities of the Republic of Belarus, including Minsk, Mogilev, Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel, etc. The list of structural divisions of BPS Bank can be viewed

Blitz transfers of money between individuals are carried out by Sberbank of Russia and its subsidiary banks without opening current accounts for clients, and cannot be associated with business activities.

Terms and commission for Blitz transfers

Basic conditions and commission for Blitz transfers that are valid in 2013:

№№	Conditions of “Blitz transfer”	Urgent money transfers “Blitz” across Russia	International urgent money transfers “Blitz”
1	Maximum money transfer amount	500,000 rubles	The total amount of funds accepted within one day from one individual: for residents should not exceed the equivalent of 5,000 (Five thousand) US dollars; for non-residents 10,000 (Ten thousand) US dollars
2	Commission for Blitz transfers	1.50% of the amount, but not less than 150 rubles. and no more than 1000 rubles. Payment of the transfer is free.	The cost of sending a transfer is 1% of the amount (at least 150 rubles, 5 US dollars, or 5 euros depending on the currency of the transfer; max 3000 rubles, 100 dollars or 100 euros). The cost of receiving a transfer is 1% of the amount
3	Execution time for money transfer / Execution time for money transfer	no more than 1 hour from the moment it is issued by the sender	no more than 1 hour from the moment it is issued by the sender
4	additional service	informing the recipient at the request of the sender by telephone about the fact of acceptance of the transfer in his favor - 10 rubles.	informing the recipient at the request of the sender by telephone about the fact of acceptance of the transfer in his favor - 10 rubles.
5	Possibility of canceling a transfer (until the recipient requests the transfer)	150 rub.	150 rub.
6	Transfer currency	rubles	rubles, US dollars and euros

Urgent money transfer “Blitz” has two undeniable advantages:

The transfer can be sent without specifying a specific branch for receipt. A blitz transfer is accepted into the system and not sent to a specific branch, therefore, to receive it, the recipient can contact any institution of Sberbank of Russia that is a member of the Blitz transfer system. At the request of the sender, a Bank employee can check the presence of a branch that performs BLITZ transfers in the region you need;
The transfer execution period is no more than 1 hour from the moment it is issued by the sender. As the Sberbank advertisement says: “The addressee will receive an urgent money transfer within an hour.” I have personally verified the veracity of the advertisement.

The commission level for transferring funds under Urgent money transfers “Blitz” by Sberbank of Russia is set quite high, although the cost of such transfers within one system and one bank is, as a rule, minimal. Thus, unbeknownst to itself, Sberbank is losing some of its potential clients, because the tariffs for Sberbank transfers for a number of items are higher than the tariffs for transfers established by other money transfer systems.

Given the established tariff for “Urgent money transfer Blitz across Russia” in the amount of 1.75% of the transferred amount and the existing total restrictions on the cost of the service (no less than 150 rubles and no more than 3,000 rubles), the cost of the service increases for small transfers, and decreases significantly for large ones. Let's look at a few examples of what the price of translation will be taking into account these restrictions:

Amount of conditional “Blitz” transfer (rubles)	The cost of the transfer is calculated at a rate of 1.75% (in rubles) without restrictions	Actual cost of transfer (rubles), subject to restrictions	Actual cost of transfer in %
500,00	8,75	150,00	30,0
1000,00	17,5	150,00	15,0
3000,00	52,5	150,00	5,0
5000,00	87,5	150,00	3,0
150000,00	2625,00	2625,00	1,75
200000,00	3500,00	3000,00	1,5
300000,00	5250,00	3000,00	1,0
500000,00	8750,00	3000,00	0,6

Urgent money transfers within Russia are carried out by Sberbank for cash and only in the currency of the Russian Federation. Transfers are made from individuals - citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons, residents and non-residents of the Russian Federation, with the exception of cases when the transfer is carried out between individuals - residents and non-residents.

How to send a Blitz transfer?

The sender needs to know the following procedure for processing Blitz transfers through Sberbank:

Present your passport and Taxpayer Identification Number (if you have one)
Provide the last name, first name and patronymic of the recipient of the money transfer;
Name the series and number of the passport or other identification document of the recipient of the “Blitz” transfer
Check and sign the application for transfer completed by the Sberbank operator.
Transfer to the operational employee the required amount of money for transfer and payment of commission.
Receive a receipt that indicates the transfer control number, consisting of 7-8 digits.

An accepted transfer is assigned a unique control number, which is recorded in the Receipt (cash receipt order), issued to confirm the fact of receipt of the transfer from the Sender, and the sender’s task is to timely transmit this control number to the recipient of the money transfer.

Further, using the links, you can download an example sample of the “Application for Express Transfer” form in Russia and a sample of the “Notice of Acceptance of Transfer” form. At the time of publication of this article, these forms were offered to visitors to the website of the Baikal Bank of Sberbank of Russia.

How to receive a Blitz transfer from Sberbank?

To receive a “Blitz” transfer, the recipient must do the following:

Select (from the list) a Sberbank branch convenient for receiving the transfer.
Present a passport or other identification document.
Provide the transfer control number, consisting of 7-8 digits, and the sender’s last name.
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For international transfers, you must also pay your part of the commission for receiving the transfer.

Problems with errors in Blitz transfer execution

There are consequences of errors when the Blitz transfer is executed incorrectly:

If, when sending a transfer, an error has crept into the specified passport data of the recipient or his full name, then the transfer will not be issued to the recipient. The sender will lose the commission for the transfer, pay 150 rubles for withdrawing the transfer, and again a commission if the transfer is reissued. Therefore, when processing a “BLITZ” money transfer, Sberbank employees are sure to ask the client, before signing the documents, to carefully check all the data included in the application and receipt;
If the recipient, upon receipt of the transfer, incorrectly indicated the transfer control number or there is a discrepancy with the data specified by the sender, delivery will be refused. Therefore, it is not recommended to make mistakes when filling out passport data in an application for a transfer. There will be a need to clarify the data and re-visit the bank.
If, when making a transfer, the sender did not check the availability of Sberbank branches in the desired locality, then the transfer will need to be received in another locality or recalled. Remember that Sberbank employees accept transfers without indicating the locality and are not responsible for processing the transfer to a specific locality. And they can check the presence of a branch in the locality you need only at your request. The cost of transferring to nowhere will be expensive for the client. He will lose the commission for the transfer and will also pay 150 rubles for withdrawing the transfer.

Cancel transfer

The sender has the right to cancel a Blitz transfer that is unclaimed by the recipient for any reason and return his money.

Cancellation of an unclaimed BLITZ transfer within Russia is carried out as follows:

Sberbank is presented with a document identifying the sender and a receipt/cash receipt order 0402008 with the transfer control number.
Cancellation of the transfer is carried out in any structural division of Sberbank of Russia.
Cancellation of a transfer in the event of loss of Receipt/cash receipt order 0402008 is carried out only with the permission of the Head of the structural unit of the bank that accepted the transfer, for which a written application is drawn up in any form and the primary documents are checked.
For accepting an order to cancel a “BLITZ” transfer, Sberbank charges the client an additional fee of 150 rubles. something that no other money transfer system has.

Cancellation of an unclaimed international BLITZ transfer is carried out as follows:

Cancellation of an unclaimed transfer and refund of funds is carried out upon presentation of an identification document and a receipt with the transfer control number.
Cancellation is carried out in the structural unit of Sberbank of Russia/Respondent that accepted the transfer.
Cancellation of a transfer in the event of loss of Receipt/cash receipt order 0402008 is carried out only with the permission of the Head of the structural unit of Sberbank/Respondent who accepted the transfer, for which a written application is drawn up in any form and the primary documents are checked.
Transfer processing fees and additional services are not refundable.
Cancellation of the international "BLITZ" is paid by the client in an additional amount of 150 rubles.

Disadvantages of the Blitz transfer system of Sberbank of Russia

The Blitz transfer system of Sberbank of Russia has a number of inconveniences and disadvantages:

If the amount to be received is significant, then a preliminary application to receive cash is required.
When the recipient requests a transfer, the system will respond with permission to pay within 30 minutes. Waiting for half an hour, and then processing and receiving it takes a long time! And given the slowness of individual Sberbank employees and the queue, the actual time for receiving the “Blitz” transfer may be delayed.
The “Blitz” acceptance points for Sberbank of Russia transfers are not open on Sundays and holidays.
Very high tariffs for transfers that are carried out almost within the same bank.
The double tariff for international transfers (for sending and receiving) also causes inconvenience. And the sender feels especially uncomfortable in this situation if he sends funds to provide assistance. And this despite the fact that the system only works with its subsidiary banks, and mutual settlements can be easily settled without involving clients.
The additional fee for withdrawing a transfer also causes outrage, and this despite the fact that the commission for a service not provided remains with the bank.
It’s a stretch to call international urgent money transfers “Blitz” international, since they so far apply only to Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus, and even then only in the places where Sberbank’s subsidiary banks are present. And it is very strange that the largest bank in Russia, having its own unique system of “Blitz transfers”, promotes it to other CIS republics only when opening a subsidiary bank and does not promote it to other banks, as other money transfer systems do. They don’t want to share their unique technology or profits, they don’t want to be responsible for other banks, or they still remain conservative?
There is no translation tracking system, i.e. Clients cannot check the status of the transfer. This is especially important when the transfer is international - and this is already 4 banks.

Previously, it was quite difficult to find a Sberbank branch where the point for receiving and issuing money transfers is located, because... There was no single bank (country) search directory of additional offices with addresses of points for receiving and issuing transfers on the Sberbank of Russia website. Now there is a complete list of Sberbank divisions on the website of the Headquarters Sberbank, and what is also pleasing is that, at your request, a Bank employee can check the presence of a branch that carries out BLITZ transfer operations at the intended place of payment. In addition, such information can be found on the websites of individual Territorial banks of Sberbank of Russia.

You can use the search system, if necessary, in the section: “

The “Hummingbird” blitz transfer, which Sberbank offers its clients, appeared relatively recently in 2013. Since then, this type of cash transfer has been improved for the convenience of the population.

What is needed to carry out a blitz transfer from Sberbank?

To carry out such financial transactions, you will need to visit any branch of Sberbank.

You need to contact a bank employee who will help you urgently send your funds. To do this you need to take with you:

Passport or other document to confirm your identity.
Recipient information - his full name.

You can provide the contact number of the recipient of the funds so that they can receive a free SMS notification about the status of the transfer.

The specialist will need some information in order to complete the payment transaction. At the request of the sender, the following may be indicated:

Security Question. The sender can come up with it, but you will need to communicate the answer to it to the recipient of the funds;
contact details of the sender and the person for whom the quick transfer is intended.

SMS notifications about the status of the banking transaction will be sent to the specified phone numbers. The recipient will be notified that the express transfer was made indicating the control number. The recipient will also receive a message if the quick transfer is cancelled. The sender, in turn, will receive confirmation that the recipient has received the money. All SMS are free.

Next, you will need to deposit the required amount, which will consist directly of the funds intended for urgent sending and the amount of the commission fee. These operations are carried out through the Sberbank cash desk.

Do not forget to tell the recipient the transfer number that was given to him during registration, as he will need it to receive the sent finances. If you provided the addressee’s phone number during registration, this number will be sent to him in the form of an SMS message.

This type of banking transaction is very convenient if you need to send cash to friends and relatives. All detailed information about the features of making such payments can be obtained from employees of any Sberbank branch:

All transfers are made in Russian rubles.
The procedure takes on average 10 minutes.
There is a limit on the payment amount. It should not be more than 500,000 rubles.
For this type of banking procedure, a commission fee of 1.5% of the total amount is charged. The minimum fee will be 150 rubles, the maximum – 1000 rubles.
There is a function to cancel an express transfer, for which commission costs of up to 150 rubles are also charged. This option is intended until the addressee demands the money.
As an additional service, Sberbank offers a free SMS notification about the status of the money transfer when you provide contact information.

You can carefully study all existing tariff plans provided for “Hummingbird” transfers on the website of the banking organization.

If there is a need to quickly send finances to Belarus, Kazakhstan or Ukraine, then you can use these bank services.

You can send cash only to branches of a banking organization. The entire documentation procedure does not differ from that provided for Russia. The currencies used are Russian rubles, euros and US dollars. The money will arrive to the recipient very quickly - within one hour.

In this case, commission fees will have to be paid by both parties:

the one who sends finances is required to pay an additional 1% of the total amount. It cannot be less than 150 rubles. In American and European currencies, this percentage will be 5 dollars and 5 euros, respectively. The commission fee cannot be higher than 3,000 rubles (100 dollars and 100 euros);
the recipient is also required to pay 1% of the total amount received.

There is a limit on the amount of finance sent. Residents (those who live in Russia for more than 183 days) will be able to send no more than 5,000 US dollars. Non-residents – no more than 10,000 in US currency. There is an option to cancel Hummingbird blitz transfers, which will cost 150 rubles.

You can learn more about all possible tariffs intended for this service on the pages of the bank’s official website.

What else do you need to know about the Kolibri service?

There are several important points that need to be taken into account if you plan to use this Sberbank service.

Documentation changes

In the event that the finances were not requested by the addressee, it is possible to make some adjustments to the transfer documents, for example, in the personal data of the addressee. Corrections are made if an identification card or a receipt with the specified control number of the transaction is presented.
If there is a discrepancy in the recipient's personal information, the funds will not be paid. When filling out all forms, it is important to carefully check the correct spelling of all data (letters “e” and “e”, the presence and absence of spaces and hyphens, the correct language for data entry - Cyrillic or Latin).

You can receive sent finances from almost any division of a banking organization that issues funds:

Issuance takes place according to the operating hours of this unit.
You must have a passport or other identification document with you.
Provide the bank employee with the control number and the answer to the security question, if necessary, as well as the addressee’s last name, first name, and patronymic.
After all these steps, you will receive cash. If the quick transfer was carried out abroad, then it will also be necessary to pay the required commission fee.

If the transferred funds have not been claimed by both parties within three years, then the bank can pay them to the sender at the same branch where the documentation was drawn up based on a written request from the sender.

How can I cancel a quick transfer?

The bank provides the opportunity to cancel a transfer transaction:

If the money remains unclaimed, then it is possible to return it upon presentation of the appropriate identification documents and the receipt issued when making the payment.
Only the amount that was sent will be refunded. The commission fee is non-refundable.
It is necessary to save the payment receipt, then it will be much easier to get your finances back. In case of loss of this receipt, the refund will be carried out in a special mode with a mandatory written request to the head of the banking department where all manipulations with the transferred funds were carried out. All details can be found at bank branches or on the official website of the organization.

Such express transfers are intended only for individuals and only using cash. Opening bank accounts is not required.

Sometimes you need to urgently send money to another city or country. Today, modern mobile money transfer systems are used for this.

One that is popular among Russians is the blitz transfer from Sberbank; we will consider what is needed to send and receive funds below.

general information

Urgent transfers "Kolibri" allow you to transfer money in rubles without opening an account. The money will reach the recipient no later than 10 minutes after it is sent. You can send any amount up to 500 thousand rubles.

The sender can receive free SMS messages about the status of the transfer. To transfer money, you only need an identification document (usually a passport).

The Kolibri system involves the use of different types of money transfers:

transfers within the Russian Federation between bank branches;
transfers outside the country between the bank’s subsidiaries and directly Sberbank of Russia;
transfers within Ukraine between branches of Sberbank of Russia JSC located on the territory of this country.

What is this service

Commission for transfer through "Kolibri"

The bank charges a commission for the money transfer service. Its size directly depends on the transfer amount. If money is sent within the Russian Federation, then the commission is 1.5%, but not less than 150 rubles. and no more than 1000 rubles.

When it comes to an international transfer, the currency of which is US dollars or euros, then a commission will be charged in the amount of 1% of the transfer amount, but not less than 5 dollars / euros and not more than 100 dollars / euros.

It is worth noting that 1% is also charged for paying out an international “Hummingbird” transfer. If you want to cancel a transfer that was not received, then you need to pay 150 rubles.

Features of international transfers

The procedure for sending funds to Sberbank branches in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine is similar to the procedure for internal transfers. The recipient can also pick up the money at any bank branch within their country. For sending, the recipient's passport information will be required.

Transfers of “Hummingbird” abroad differ only in terms of implementation:

Money transfers are carried out in US dollars, euros, and Russian rubles.
The maximum amount of transfer by a citizen of the Russian Federation should not exceed the equivalent of 5 thousand dollars per day, for a non-resident - 10 thousand dollars.
The sender's commission is 1% of the amount.

The total amount of transfers sent, even to different recipients during the day, should not exceed the maximum limits (500 thousand rubles or 10 thousand dollars and euros).

When making transfers within Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan, their own internal tariffs apply. For example, the size of the commission for sending a transfer within Ukraine depends on the transfer amount and ranges from 0.8% for an amount over 10 thousand hryvnia to 3% for a transfer up to 500 hryvnia.

The recipient also does not pay a commission for receiving funds. A sender from Ukraine who does not have Ukrainian citizenship will, in addition to an identity card, have to present documents confirming the source of funds that are planned to be sent within the country or abroad (for example, to Russia).

In other countries, Sberbank also establishes slightly modified conditions for receiving and sending money transfers via the Hummingbird system, taking into account the regional characteristics of the provision of banking services.

Conclusion

If you need to send money to a friend, partner or relative, it is better to use Blitz (“Hummingbird”) of Sberbank. It is mobile, money is received within an hour, and the commission for payment is minimal.

To perform the operation, you do not need to open accounts, but it is worth noting that such transfers of funds are carried out only between individuals and should not be related to business activities.

Using Sberbank services simplifies the task of transferring money to another city or even country. If the recipient is also a client of this bank, then the money will be received within a few minutes, but what if he does not use banking services? Sberbank carries out a blitz transfer operation without opening a bank account and with the payment of a minimum commission when transferring funds - it is well suited for just such cases. The service is not tied to a specific division of Sberbank, and you can receive the shipment wherever such transfers are serviced.

What is a blitz transfer through Sberbank

Users are offered modern banking technology for express payments - Sberbank performs blitz transfers using high-speed transfer methods, so the money reaches the recipient very quickly. According to bank employees, the operation is completed within an hour, and this is really fast (especially compared to a postal transfer, where funds can take a week or more to reach the recipient). Since 2013, the transfer system has been called “Hummingbird” and is familiar to users not only in Russia, but also in a number of foreign countries.

Between structural divisions of Sberbank in Russia

Sberbank performs the blitz transfer procedure globally, so the recipient can receive cash in any city in Russia. This is convenient when the exact location of the recipient is unknown (for example, during a business trip with a complex route), and he can contact any division of Sberbank. In addition to a simple and convenient quick transfer, Sberbank offers several additional services that help clearly control the process of money transactions:

inform the recipient via SMS that the transfer has been accepted;
cancel the transfer if the money is unclaimed (in this case, the amount is returned back to the sender, but for an additional fee).

International urgent transfers

If the recipient is located in another country, then “Kolibri” will be a convenient method for urgent cash transfers with the help of its subsidiaries located in the Republic of Belarus and Kazakhstan. Until recently, transfers to Ukraine were also possible, but in the fall of 2016 they were suspended by decision of the authorities of this country. The speed of international urgent transfers to these bank branches does not differ from transfers within Russia, and is completed just as quickly, but the total commission deductions will be higher.

Branch network of Kolibri participants from Sberbank

Sberbank performs foreign blitz transfers with the participation of its branches, which makes this service available to a much larger number of users. Information about the presence of a branch in a specific city can be conveniently viewed on the credit institution’s website, and the entire network includes the following divisions:

OJSC Sberbank of Russia offers clients an extensive network of branches where they receive and issue shipments. In total, this is more than 9,000 points in all regions where you can make money transfers to Kolibri across the country and abroad.
OJSC BPS-Sberbank from the Republic of Belarus is represented in 46 cities of this country (Minsk, Brest, Gomel, etc.), where you can use the international transfer service.
JSC Sberbank of Russia (Ukraine) has branches in all regions of the country - in total over 160 points for receiving and issuing instant transfers (due to sanctions by the Ukrainian authorities, this service has been discontinued for an indefinite period since October 2016).
SB Sberbank JSC (Kazakhstan) includes 33 service divisions where it is possible to make urgent transfers to Kolibri. You can send and receive money in the cities of Almaty, Astana, Karaganda, Uralsk, etc.

Conditions and fees for express transfers in Sberbank

For the blitz transfer service, Sberbank offers different conditions for local and international transfers (for example, on a minimum commission amount), which must be taken into account when sending money. Comparative indicators are shown in the table:

Maximum transfer amount

Clients planning to use Sberbank’s express transfer service need to know that there is a “ceiling” on the amount of funds transferred. When transferring within the country, the maximum amount that can be sent within 24 hours is 500,000 rubles. For international transfers, the restrictions are different: for residents the maximum amount is the equivalent of $5,000, for non-residents – $10,000.

Time of completion

Sberbank's blitz transfer is so called because it is carried out at high speed and is used in situations where the recipient needs to get the money as quickly as possible (illness, car fine, buying tickets, wedding gift). The transfer time guaranteed by the credit institution is:

in Russia – up to 10 minutes;
abroad - no more than an hour.

Transfer currency

For domestic Russian payments, Sberbank performs express transfers in the national currency - rubles. Blitz transfers to Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus (and from these countries) have a wider choice: in addition to rubles, they can be carried out in dollars or euros, but not in the currencies of these countries. This is explained by the fact that Russian financial institutions do not conduct transactions in tenge or Belarusian rubles, and therefore cannot accept them or issue them to recipients.

How much does a blitz transfer cost at Sberbank across Russia?

Taking into account the fact that for the Hummingbird express transfer Sberbank offers restrictions on the minimum and maximum commission, the cost of the service as a percentage may vary. At the same time, a kind of “fork” also arises, with tariffs for regular transfers (commission 1.75%, minimum 50 rubles, maximum 2000 rubles), which in some cases becomes profitable to use. The table shows the change in commission depending on the amount and a comparison of two transfer options:

Commission for regular transfers, rubles	Commission for blitz transfers, rubles	Commission for blitz transfers, %

How to send a blitz transfer through Sberbank

Transferring funds using “Hummingbird” is not at all difficult, even for those who have not yet encountered this form of blitz transfer (especially since the operation is carried out at a bank branch, where you can always contact the staff for help). For express transfer you need to do the following:

Since it is not possible to transfer funds using Kolibri in any branch, you must first check on the website or with a Sberbank employee where it is best to do this. Using the popular Sberbank Online system for this form of transfers is technically impossible.
When visiting a Sberbank branch, you must have a passport (or other identification document) with you.
In the application for the operation, you must indicate the sender's name, patronymic and surname, passport number and amount (to avoid problems, it is better to clarify the necessary information in advance).
If desired, the sender can specify a security question, the answer to which the addressee will have to provide when receiving money. In addition, for SMS notifications, you can enter the mobile phones of the sender and recipient in the application.
After depositing the required transfer amount and the cost of sending into the cashier, it becomes possible to make a transfer. The sender receives a cash receipt with a control number - these numbers must be communicated to the addressee, and they will additionally verify the identity of the recipient.
If a security question is also used when transferring funds, the sender must inform the recipient of the answer. An option could be a question with a known answer to the recipient (for example, mother's maiden name).
An unclaimed transfer is returned to the sender for an additional fee (or he himself can return the money under the same conditions until it is received).

How to receive a Kolibri transfer from Sberbank

Receiving a quick transfer sent is not difficult, provided that the recipient has an identification document, knows the transfer code and the answer to the security question. To receive the transferred amount, you must follow these steps sequentially:

First, check at which branch you can receive the “Hummingbird” express transfer, present your passport to the bank’s cash desk and give the transfer code.
Having specified the passport details, the bank operator, if necessary, will ask a security question. To pay the money you must give the correct answer.
It is necessary to take into account that if the operation is carried out between different countries (for example, a transfer is carried out from Russia to Belarus), then the recipient is additionally charged a commission of 1% of the amount.

Advantages and disadvantages of money transfers

Considering the pros and cons of Sberbank express transfers, I would like to note that this is a convenient operation for paying cash to an individual. It does not require a bank deposit, therefore it is suitable for a very wide range of people and situations, but at the same time, the question of the amount that needs to be paid for the urgent transfer service remains important: in some cases it exceeds the payment for a simple transfer, so users seeking to save money are more willing to choose a less expensive service.

Errors during registration

The reliability of the transfer is supported by a control number that is assigned to the transaction - this is additional protection from fraudsters, because only the recipient who knows these details will be able to receive the money. However, this same desire for reliability will turn against the addressee and he will not be able to take the money if:

when sending, his last name, first name or patronymic were indicated incorrectly (in this case, according to the bank’s rules, the letter “i” is considered identical to “y”, and “e” to “e”);
he does not know the answer to the control question (that is why for this it is necessary to use a known concept, or not to resort to this method at all);
The transfer code that the recipient calls does not match at least one digit (the sender needs to send this information very carefully, checking it again before sending).