हवाला, धन-हस्तान्तरण की एक अवैध एवं अनौपचारिक प्रणाली है। यह धन लेने-देने वाले दलालों के एक बहुत बड़े नेटवर्क के रूप में काम करती है। हवाला का पूरा काम इस नेटवर्क के 'विश्वास' एवं कार्यकुशलता पर आधारित होता है। हवाला का काम मुख्यत: मध्य पूर्व, उत्तरी अफ्रीका एवं दक्षिण एशिया में फैला हुआ है।

Hawala or hewala, originating in India as havala, also known as havaleh in Persian, and xawala or xawilaad in Somali, is a popular and informal value transfer system based on the performance and honour of a huge network of money brokers. They operate outside of, or parallel to, traditional banking, financial channels and remittance systems. The system requires a minimum of two hawaladars that take care of the "transaction" without the movement of cash or telegraphic transfer. While hawaladars are spread throughout the world, they are primarily located in the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Hawala follows Islamic traditions but its use is not limited to Muslims.