{"id":24968,"date":"2023-01-28T15:53:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T15:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=24968"},"modified":"2023-01-29T23:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T23:09:09","slug":"south-african-fintech-and-zimbabwean-bank-target-remittance-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2023\/01\/28\/south-african-fintech-and-zimbabwean-bank-target-remittance-market\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Fintech And Zimbabwean Bank Target Remittance Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This partnership allows Mama Money customers to easily send money to any AFC Commercial Bank branch for cash collection at 45 locations across Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>Monthly remittance flows from South Africa to Zimbabwe range between US$30 to US$60 million through both formal and informal channels and accounts for over 10% of the country\u2019s GDP, according to the World Bank.<\/p>\n<p>But the cost of sending money to Zimbabwe can significantly reduce the impact that remittances have. In 2015 the average cost of sending money from South Africa was 14%. This is the same year that Mama Money launched with a fee of just 5%. Today, the average cost of sending money from South Africa is 7%, which is much closer to the worldwide average of 6%.<\/p>\n<p>Mama Money facilitates money transfers to over 50 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. The fintech\u2019s key markets for money transfers include Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. 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