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London, August 22nd
The Money Cloud, the disruptive fintech search, compare and discover platform for anybody looking to find the best deals and brokers when sending money overseas, has been awarded Best International Money Transfer Comparison Platform 2017 by Wealth & Finance Magazine as part of the Magazine’s Fintech Awards. Read more “The Money Cloud Awarded Best International Money Transfer Comparison Platform 2017 by Wealth & Finance Magazine”
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As always, this month’s European Payments Council (EPC) newsletter contains some essential reading.
As anybody who works within the payments or indeed the wider fintech industry surely knows, PSD2, the much-anticipated update to the first set of Payments Services Directives, is nearly here. Read more “PSD2 Coming, But British Open Banking Regulation Already Ahead of the Game (So Long As It Stays Compliant) Says Payments Expert”
press release first published May 9th 2017.
The Money Cloud, a trusted leading provider of overseas money transfer comparison services founded by Emmanuel Addy and Huw Jenkins in 2014, announce today that they have agreed to partner with First Global Data Corp. (FGD) to provide their FX comparison engine and overseas money purchasing services to FDG’s Global Wallets across 140 countries around the world. Read more “The Money Cloud To Provide FX Comparison To 140 Countries Worldwide In Partnership With Mobile & Cross Border Payments Firm First Global Data”
We’re delighted to have become members of the French Chamber of Great Britain. As a fintech startup that specialises in providing the best overseas money transfer price comparison, we look forward to exploring synergies with businesses in both Britain and France, building long lasting relationships, and taking advantage of the excellent events and resources on offer.
We cater for all types of money transfer, but what may be of particular interest to our fellow members of the French Chamber of Great Britain is our ability to offer best in class money transfer solutions to businesses and high net worth clients looking to make international transfers of a significant size. Read more “The Money Cloud Joins The French Chamber of Great Britain – A Good Time To Reflect On How Far We & The Industry Have Come”
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Expats living in the Eurozone, businesses trading in the region and Europeans holding excess Sterling may be intrigued to hear that MoneyCorp have just launched a savings account which supports both pounds and euros.
The MoneyCorp account, which requires 90-day notice for all withdrawals, offers a handsome interest rate of 1.3% too – provided you are depositing Sterling – the rate on Euro deposits is just 0.05%. Read more “MoneyCorp’s Latest Savings Account Allows Customers To Deposit Sterling & Euros”
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Google says it is trying to help India to become a cashless society, by mimicking the ubiquity of notes and coins in the country through a new all singing, all dancing app called Tez. Tez is a Hindi word, meaning “fast”.
The company hopes that, by providing multiple use-cases through its new service, customers will seamlessly adopt it without missing the versatility of hard currencies. Read more “Google Launches Tez: A New Digital Payments App For India With A Host Of New Technologies”
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Ooredoo is majority owned by the state of Qatar and one of the largest mobile telecommunications providers in the world with more than 100 million customers worldwide.
The company announced its partnership with Aldar Exchange last Tuesday. It will enable Ooredoo Mobile Money customers to send money directly to international bank accounts, leveraging Aldar’s remittance channels. Read more “Ooredoo Launches Mobile Money Service In Qatar, Partners With Aldar Exchange For International Money Transfers”
Dick Strawbridge, from Essex, his partner Angel and their two children are returning to our TV screens this autumn for a new series of Escape to the Chateau on Channel 4.
In the first series, the couple risked it all by swapping their two-bedroom flat in Essex for a fairy-tale French Chateau, at a cost of £345,000 pounds. Around €390,000 euros based on current exchange rates. Read more “Escape To The Chateau Returns To TV. Are The “Experts” Right About The Risks Of Buying Overseas?”
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The Deputy Governor of The National Bank of Pakistan, Jamil Ahmed has pleaded with banks to reduce charges related to remittance payments and overseas money transfers, to encourage more Pakistanis to use their services. Read more “National Bank Of Pakistan Launches Awareness Campaign To Promote Modern Remittance Services Over Insecure Hundi / Hawala Transfers System”
Our PR and Content Manager at The Money Cloud, where you can compare the latest and best rates for sending money overseas, writes about his experiences travelling and working around SE Asia. This week: Bangkok.
When I try to think about the differences between the 3 major South East Asian cities I have spent time in over the past 3 months; Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Bangkok, the best description I can come up with is that they are like 3 close-knit but very different brothers.
Let me try to explain myself. Read more “The Money Cloud Travel Blog: From Singapore To Bangkok: Organisation To Organised Chaos!”
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Instarem, the Singapore based fintech startup that specialises in fast, convenient and cost-effective cross-border money transfer has won approval from the Reserve Bank of India to start facilitating overseas remittance from India.
The company say that they will start processing payments as early as November 2017, in partnership with a leading Category I Authorised Dealer (AD-I) as per RBI’s governing conditions. Read more “Reserve Bank of India Approves Singapore Fintech Startup Instarem For Outward Remittance Services”
According to the World Bank, women are 50 percent less likely than men to use the internet in Africa, and significantly less likely than men to own or use a cell phone.
But recent findings, cited in an article by Susan Johnson, a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Development Studies at the University of Bath, suggest that when it comes to mobile money, the gender gap is closing to the point of equality. Read more “Mobile Money In Africa Bucks The Trend For Gender Imbalance Around Tech Products”
Hong Kong’s fintech community are celebrating the biggest Series A funding round in the city-state’s history, and one of the largest to have been completed anywhere in the world.
TNG Fintech Group raised a “record breaking” $115 million-dollar round which values the company at $565 million. The company, which specialises in disruptive technologies such as AI, blockchain, and cashless payments and money transfers, was founded in 2013 and employs around 300 people according to a company spokesperson. Read more “TNG Raises Hong Kong’s Largest Ever Fintech Funding Round To Develop Blockchain e-Wallet & Overseas Money Transfer Services”
The International Money Transfer Industry may have changed more in the past decade than at any time in its history.
Moving money abroad has traditionally been an expensive process with only a few options available to sender or recipient. Read more “10 Of The Best International Money Transfer Companies In The World Today – The Money Cloud Verdict”
World Remit are teaming up with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to make it possible for the Philippine diaspora to send money home to families and loved ones instantly via their mobile phones or computers rather than using a traditional bricks and mortar store, the company announced last week. Read more “World Remit Secures Partnership To Provide Instant Money Transfers in Philippines, & Nevada”
The Money Cloud, the original and best overseas money transfer comparison site founded by industry pioneers Emmanuel Addy and Huw Jenkins, today announces an exclusive partnership with City Forex to help travellers order their travel money online, and have it delivered direct to their office or home. Read more “The Money Cloud Partners With City Forex To Provide The Ultimate Hassle Free Travel Money Ordering Service”
A Hong Kong based borderless money transfer firm, Smart Transfer, officially launched its P2P mobile payment platform last week, allowing senders to transfer funds using just a recipients’ phone number, email address, or social media account.
The Company claim the service is unique and could even be a world first. “There is a modern global push towards a digital and cashless society, and we want to fully leverage all digital avenues, such as social media and e-mail addresses, to revolutionise local and cross-border payments,” says Francis Lu, the co-founder and CEO of Smart Transfer, who are based out of Hong Kong. Read more “International Payments Firm Smart Transfer Claim World First; Customers Can Swap Currencies, For Free, Over Social Media”