Henry Ojelu
Representatives of MoneyGram and GTBank during the partnership signing ceremony in Lagos
MoneyGram and GT Bank has announced the launch of a new money transfer services that exclusively allows GTBank customers to receive MoneyGram transfer direct into their accounts.
With the service, MoneyGram customers in Nigeria can now receive money from friends and family in 200 countries and territories directly into their personal GT Bank accounts within minutes.
MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes and GT Bank general manager, operations division, Tayo Asupoto made the announcement during a signing ceremony at the Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos.
“Remittances are crucial to Nigeria’s economy. Nigerians living abroad sent more than $21 billion back into the country in 2015,” said Holmes.
Speaking further he said: “MoneyGram’s account deposit service makes it easy and convenient for both the sender and the receiver to transfer and receive funds. We are pleased to work with GT Bank and we are proud to be connected to almost 1.5 billion bank accounts in five of the world’s largest remittance receive markets — Nigeria, China, India, Mexico and the Philippines.”
Commenting on the partnership Asupoto said: “This collaboration with MoneyGram is a reflection of the bank’s commitment to building strategic partnerships that birth innovative financial solutions and provide our customers with a superior banking experience. With the account deposit service, our customers can receive money transfers via MoneyGram in minutes.”
Remittance is the second largest source of foreign exchange in Nigeria after the oil sector. According to the World Bank, Nigeria accounts for around two-thirds of total remittance inflow to Sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2015, an estimated $21 billion flowed into the country. An estimated $5.7 billion was sent from the United States while about $3.7 billion was sent from the United Kingdom. Other key corridors include Cameroon ($2,4 billion), Italy ($1 billion), and Ghana ($0,8 billion). …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
