MoneyGram a Ripple Partner, partners with UAE Etisalat’s DFS
MoneyGram International, a global leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers has partnered with Digital Financial Services LLC, a joint venture of Etisalat and also Noor Bank, which was acquired earlier this year by Dubai Islamic Bank. The partnership enables millions of eWallet customers to make cross-border money transfers in real-time to friends and family in over 200 countries and territories through an expansive network of mobile wallet operators, bank account deposit services, and walk-in locations.
“Etisalat, like MoneyGram, has digitized its business to adapt to the increasingly tech-savvy lifestyles of its customers in the UAE,” said Grant Lines, Chief Revenue Officer at MoneyGram. “We’re excited about how this partnership builds upon our strong momentum in the Middle East market and further accelerates digital growth as we expand our customer-centric capabilities to the third largest outbound remittance country in the world.”
Regulated and licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE, eWallet is a revolutionary digital payment service aimed at empowering UAE residents with safe, convenient and flexible payment solutions through an easy-to-use eWallet mobile app. Unlike other mobile wallets and payment apps, eWallet does not require customers to have a bank account, credit or debit card to conduct digital payments. Customers only need a valid Emirates ID and a UAE mobile number to open an eWallet account. Once registered, users can instantly top-up their wallet balance to start sending and receiving money, transferring to bank accounts, conducting merchant payments, or paying bills.
Commenting on the partnership, Ahmed Al Awadi, Chairman of Digital Financial Services said, “eWallet continues to be an innovative solution that enhances the way UAE residents conduct financial transactions today. Our partnership with MoneyGram will further enrich our customers’ lives with a state-of-the-art user experience which MoneyGram is renowned for and will boost our future expansion plans.”
MoneyGram is a Ripple partner which could mean that Ripple Blockchain platform might be used in this partnership. This is not the first partnership between MoneyGram and a UAE entity. Previously MoneyGram partnered with Lulu Exchange.
