Digital money transfer service WorldRemit and global money transfer brand Xpress Money are partnering to open up new remittance routes across Africa and Asia. Xpress Money’s agent partner network will be open for WorldRemit customers to make secure, instant money transfers to be collected as cash. Initial countries in the rollout will include Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Lebanon, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tonga. In coming months, customers will also be able to receive money transfers in their bank accounts and mobile wallets.
With the WorldRemit app or website, customers send more than 500,000 transfers every month to more than 125 destinations. Xpress Money is a fast-growing instant money transfer companies, present in 160 countries through 180, 000 cash payout locations across the globe.