Ooredoo Mobile Money has announced that customers can now send money directly to accounts in 28 banks in Sri Lanka from their mobile phones through an agreement with MoneyGram.
Customers can also send money to more than 1,500 MoneyGram agent locations across the country, enjoying “one of the best exchange rates” in Qatar and a “competitive fee”, the company has said in a statement.
Ooredoo Mobile Money is an “instant, safe, convenient and cost-effective” way to handle money transfers and other mobile-based transactions, it adds.
New customers can register for free for Mobile Money by visiting any Ooredoo shop or dialling *140#. Once registered, customers can begin to deposit money into their Mobile Wallet via Ooredoo’s self-service machines or through any Ooredoo shop.
For international transfers, customers have to add beneficiary details such as account number, name and bank, etc, only once to start transferring money directly from their mobile to a country of their choice.
One can visit any Ooredoo shop or the website, http://www.ooredoo.qa/en/srilanka, for more details.
Once the transfer is completed, customers will receive their eight-digit MoneyGram reference number through SMS. The beneficiary just needs to visit any MoneyGram location with a valid photo ID card to receive the cash.
For bank transfers, money will be automatically credited to the beneficiary’s bank account number.
With Ooredoo Mobile Money, customers can transfer money domestically and internationally to over 339,000 MoneyGram agents in 200 countries, including the Philippines, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Kenya, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and more.
For more information about transferring money through Ooredoo Mobile Money, visit www.ooredoo.qa/moneygram
