Travelex has partnered with advanced global payments platform Nium to extend digital remittance services to their users.
Presently live live in Australia and Singapore, the digital remittance offering will be serviced by Nium’s global payment rails and real-time payment capabilities, enabling Travelex users to remit money to more than 50 markets across the world almost instantly.The service will be further expanded to the rest of Asia soon.
Travelex will be leveraging Nium’s Remittance-as-a-Service (RaaS) solution for the launch of this service. Nium’s RaaS solution makes it easier for companies to become providers of payment services and offer remittance services on their own digital platforms. RaaS provides not just the full stack technology solution, but also incorporates the expansive regulatory portfolio and a team of experts from Nium, paving the way further for businesses to tap into the huge potential of the online payments business and explore new revenue streams.
Consumers can access Travelex International Money Transfer, via their local country Travelex website, with an App to be launched shortly.
Travelex will be expanding its digital remittance offering to major markets in Asia Pacific in the coming months.
Cameron Hume, Managing Director, Travelex Asia Pacific, commented:
“Extending the Travelex digital suite to offer remittance services is a logical next-step and continues our focus on digital innovation which includes our market-leading online currency exchange platform, the multi-award-winning Travelex Money Card and a global network of FX ATM’s.”
Michael Minassian, Regional Head of Nium’s Consumer and SME Business, commented:
“Travelex is the leading brand in foreign exchange globally and across the APAC region. They are recognised and trusted as experts in their field. At Nium, we understand how difficult it is for a company to introduce remittance or money transfer services at scale, and we are excited that Travelex has selected Nium to be their trusted partner for this journey.”
“Nium’s mission is to create a global fintech infrastructure that can enable banks, financial institutions and other fintech companies to launch and scale innovative digital financial services without the complexity, time and cost previously required to do so. We look forward to working closely with Travelex to offer a robust digital remittance offering to their customers,” Michael continued.
Darren Brown, Managing Director, Travelex Australia and New Zealand, commented:
“Travelex is delighted to team up with Nium to offer remittance services. Following a rigorous selection process we were impressed with their holistic solution which encompassed the technology framework and the expertise of the team. In today’s competitive payments environment, new technology makes a huge difference in delivering the best customer experience,”
