Zimbabweans turn to instant money transfer

By Fortune Tazvida

Remember the days when you had to travel to the bank, deposit money and then fax your receipt to the company sending your money to loved ones back in Zimbabwe. Well those days are gone as more and more Zimbabweans in the Diaspora turn to instant online transfer services.

Cue in World Remit, a company that is proving popular with many Zimbabweans in the Diaspora. Their online service allows you to send money instantly using either cash, your debit or credit card. An ingenious facility on their platform allows you to save as many of your recipients as possible including their bank details, addresses and contact numbers.

Each time you send money, all you do is access the recipients and their details which you already have saved, enter the amount you are sending and presto, push the ENTER button and the money is sent instantly. Your reciepients receive a text message instantly, telling them who has sent money, how much and where they should collect the money from.

You don’t even need to phone to tell your loved ones that you have sent them money, the text message they receive is self explanatory. WorldRemit prides itself in offering “a safe and instant money transfer service that does not require customers to visit agents and collect cash from their bank accounts.”

Customers process transactions from any internet-based computer at home or office. Funds are immediately available for collection or credited to mobile accounts of recipients. WorldRemit enables customers to transfer funds online 24/7 and manage their own accounts.

Visit their website and check out their service