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Fintech Purpl to Democratize Remittances, Support Financial Inclusion Efforts in Lebanon
In the first phase, Purpl will only operate their cash out solution, as a technology provider, via the partnerships signed with international digital remittance companies and licensed local cash out partners on the ground in Lebanon.
MoneyGram Advances Mobile Wallet Capabilities with Five-Year Extension to Ooredoo Qatar Partnership
Renewal enables MoneyGram and Ooredoo customers to continue to send money in near real-time to family and friends through Ooredoo Money Wallet.
Remittances From Moroccan Diaspora Reached $7 Billion in November 2020
Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Office has announced that remittances from the Moroccan diaspora continue despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mastercard Enables Faster Remittances During Pandemic
With Mastercard Cross-Border Services, financial service providers can seamlessly process digital payments leveraging its global network through a single connection, the company said.
Remittances Dropped by 80 Percent in Yemen
Cash transfers from Yemenis abroad to their country have declined by 80 percent in the first four months of 2020, Oxfam announced on Thursday.
Remittances to Yemen Plummet as Needs Surge Amid War and Coronavirus
The World Bank estimates that one in ten people in Yemen wholly rely on money transfers to meet their basic needs. Remittances to Yemen in 2019 totaled $3.8 billion - 13% of GDP.