Mozido partners MoneyGram to enable cash to mobile international remittance service for eZ Cash cust

Mozido, a cloud platform mobile payments and retail engagement solutions provider, has announced it will power international remittancesfor mobile wallet users in Sri Lanka. 

Mozido has partnered with MoneyGram, one of the world’s leading global money transfer companies, in this groundbreakingservice. Mobile customers of Dialog, Etisalat and Hutch in Sri Lanka registered with eZ Cash, the world’s first inter-operable mobile money service, can now receive international remittances through their eZ Cash mobile wallet. This provides unprecedented convenience to the 14 million potential subscribers of eZ Cash.

Mozido Sri LankaCEO Rienzie Martinesz said: “Mozido’s mission is to bring inclusive financial services to people around the world who don’t have access to traditional banking services. Our combined technology has created new possibilities for the millions of users of eZ Cash. Partnering with MoneyGram to build on this solution for eZ Cash was an important step towards achieving this goal. We look forward to connecting ourglobal strategic partners with partners in Sri Lanka and South East Asia to achieve our common goals.”

The service will rely onMozido’sMoTEAFmobile payment technology platform and MoneyGram’s money transfer services.

“As convenience of our customers is our utmost priority, we give them a choice of how they want to receive money from all over the world” – said MoneyGram Senior Regional Director, South Asia & GCC CountriesKaushik Roy, “Thanks to the partnership with Mozido, and Dialog, our customers in Sri Lanka can now receive not only cash but they can also get money directly into their smartphones. Our digital self-service channels are growing at more than 60% year-on-year, bringing our customers closer to their friends and family. ”

“Through working with Mozido and MoneyGram, we now have the opportunity to providea more convenient way for our customers to receiveinternational remittances than ever before,” said Dialog Axiata PLC Vice President Mobile Payments Fariq Cader,“This breakthrough offering positions our company to growthe popularity of mobile money payments and usage throughout Sri Lanka.”