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MoneyGram International has launched a partnership with Indian payments bank Paytm, allowing MoneyGram customers from around the world to send money directly to Patym wallets in India.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Paytm Payments Bank to expand our mobile wallet capabilities into one of the largest receive markets in the world,” MoneyGram Chairman and CEO Alex Holmes said in a Wednesday (Dec. 22) news release.
“The digitization of our receive network is a core component of our growth strategy which has led to exceptional results including an all-time high in our total transactions received digitally in the third quarter of this year. As consumer preference in India and beyond shifts toward receiving transfers digitally, MoneyGram is well-positioned to continue to meet demand.”
According to MoneyGram, its digital transactions in India represent nearly half of all transactions received in that country, with the number of transactions sent directly to bank accounts six times higher than it was two years ago.
The company says this partnership will help improve its growth rates in India as customers continue to embrace digital payments. MoneyGram cites figures from the World Bank, which puts India at the top of the list of the world’s biggest inbound market, with remittances of $83 billion in 2020.
