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Western Union, Sasai launch mobile remittance app in South Africa

Street scene of a man waiting in line at a money transfer shop. Photo by Alistair MacRobert @ Unsplash
Street scene of a man waiting in line at a money transfer shop. Photo by Alistair MacRobert @ Unsplash
  • Western Union partners Sasai to launch remittance mobile app.
  • Digital platform targets rising demand for app-based international money transfers.

 

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICAWestern Union and Sasai Fintech have launched a mobile app enabling South African consumers to send and receive international money transfers directly from their smartphones.

The new application combines Western Union’s global payments infrastructure with Sasai Fintech’s regional digital financial services platform, offering users a mobile-based channel to move money across borders at any time.

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