WorldRemit

WorldRemit is an online money transfer service that provides international remittance services. It was founded in 2010 by Ismail Ahmed, Catherine Wines, and Richard Igoe. As of 2018, WorldRemit had around 3 million users. Its primary competitors include Remitly and TransferWise.

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Liberia’s Lonestar Cell, WorldRemit Team On Cross-Border Remittances
Liberia’s Lonestar Cell, WorldRemit Team On Cross-Border Remittances
September 14, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Liberia-based mobile financial services firm Lonestar Cell is partnering with WorldRemit to offer customers mobile remittances straight to their Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Money (MoMo)...

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WorldRemit To Buy Sendwave Amid Remittance Surge
WorldRemit To Buy Sendwave Amid Remittance Surge
August 25, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

WorldRemit, a digital cross-border payments company, has agreed to purchase Sendwave, a company specializing in remittances, according to a press release. The transaction is based...

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Alipay, WorldRemit Team On Cross-Border Remittance
Alipay, WorldRemit Team On Cross-Border Remittance
February 05, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Money transfer platform WorldRemit announced a new partnership with Alipay that will make it easier for users to do cross-border transfers and make payments worldwide,...

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WorldRemit Steps Into B2B Transfer Market
WorldRemit Steps Into B2B Transfer Market
June 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Remittence technology firm WorldRemit is stepping into the cross-border B2B money transfer market with the launch of WorldRemit For Business, reports in Africa News said...

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WorldRemit Raises $175M For Global Expansion
WorldRemit Raises $175M For Global Expansion
June 03, 2019  |  Investments

WorldRemit, the mobile payments company, announced Monday (June 3) that it raised $175 million in venture funding. In a press release, WorldRemit said the Series...

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Wegagen Bank Teams With WorldRemit; Hatton National Bank Unveils eWallet
Wegagen Bank Teams With WorldRemit; Hatton National Bank Unveils eWallet
May 15, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Wegagen Bank’s tie-up with WorldRemit for a digital money transfer...

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PAUL UK Teams With Yoyo For Mobile App; Khalti Earns Payment Service Provider License
PAUL UK Teams With Yoyo For Mobile App; Khalti Earns Payment Service Provider License
April 25, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Khalti receiving a “payment service provider” license in Nepal. The...

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Bambora Teams Up With Payworks, The Bank Of East Asia Unveils Payment Hub
Bambora Teams Up With Payworks, The Bank Of East Asia Unveils Payment Hub
August 14, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes WorldRemit’s partnership with Safaricom for money transfers to mobile money...

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