Analysis of News relating to the Digital Money Ecosystem

WorldRemit partners with Millicom's Tigo Money subsidiaries for mobile money transfers to El Salvador and Guatemala - Bobsguide (press release)

28/04/2017 Link to source

WorldRemit partners with Millicom's Tigo Money subsidiaries for mobile money transfers to El Salvador and Guatemala Tigo Money is the only mobile money provider in El Salvador and Guatemala currently receiving international remittances from WorldRemit, reaching more customers with mobile phones. Remittances play a very important role in El Salvador's and ... and more »

Context

	El Salvador El Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America.
	Guatemala The Republic of Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.
	Millicom International Cellular Group (Tigo) Millicom provides affordable, widely accessible and readily available prepaid cellular telephony services to more than 30 million customers in 13 emerging markets in Latin America and Africa where the basic telephone service is often inadequate and w
	WorldRemit WorldRemit is an online money transfer business enabling customers to send money to family and friends using various payments options including debit and credit cards. WorldRemit offers a safe and instant money transfer service that does not requi
	International Money Transfer This category refers to the provision of international money transfer services.
	Mobile money The Mobile Money service category described by Shift Thought™ refers to financial services that provide a stored value account where the customer relationship is not with a bank.
	Mobile wallet Mobile Wallet service category refers to the use of an account and stored value or e-money associated with a mobile subscriber.
	Millicom International Cellular Group Millicom International Cellular Group is a Group operating globally.
	WorldRemit Armenia WorldRemit is an online money transfer business enabling customers to send money to family and friends using various payments options including debit and credit cards. WorldRemit offers a safe and instant money transfer service that does not requi
	WorldRemit WorldRemit is an online money transfer business enabling customers to send money to family and friends using various payments options including debit and credit cards. WorldRemit offers a safe and instant money transfer service that does not requi
	Visa Mobile Money - Kenya Visa Inc. launched their new plug-and-play mobile money platform to offer bank-grade financial services with simplified transactions in February 2016, claimed to be more cost-efficient for financial institutions and mobile operators.
	Visa Mobile Money Visa Inc. launched their new plug-and-play mobile money platform to offer bank-grade financial services with simplified transactions in February 2016, claimed to be more cost-efficient for financial institutions and mobile operators.
	WorldRemit Online Money Transfer WorldRemit is an online money transfer company supporting money send from 30 countries, including a number of European countries to 100 countries world-wide, and to send international airtime transfer as well.
	Mobile Money Mobile money uses ownership of the mobile to extend financial access
	Aircel ICICI Mobile Money Aircel partnered with ICICI to launch Mobile Money, a prepaid account for Aircel subscribers through which they can transfer funds, pay bills and enjoy other services from their mobile phones.
	Visa Mobile Money Visa Inc. launched their new plug-and-play mobile money platform to offer bank-grade financial services with simplified transactions in February 2016, claimed to be more cost-efficient for financial institutions and mobile operators.
	WorldRemit Online Money Transfer WorldRemit is an online money transfer company supporting money send from 30 countries, including a number of European countries to 100 countries world-wide, and to send international airtime transfer as well.

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