InstaReM, a Southeast Asia’s digital cross-border money transfer service provider, announced on Thursday it has extended its outbound money transfer operations to another important market, the European Union (EU). ), Prajit Nanu, the co-founder of the fintech start-up, revealed the exciting news at the Money20/20 Asia 2018 in Singapore. InstaReM reported the launch in the EU means that individuals and businesses in member countries of the EU will be able to make convenient and inexpensive Zero-Margin FX Rate money transfers overseas with the company’s online service.
“In EU, InstaReM’s central operational headquarter is based in Lithuania, from where InstaReM will provide money transfer services to the whole of Mainland Europe. InstaReM received the regulatory approval for its EU operations from the Bank of Lithuania in September last year. In the past five months, InstaReM has built a robust technology platform to facilitate smoother payments and service the increased volumes it is expecting as a result of this expansion.”
Nanu also stated:
“With a combined population of more than half a billion people, European Union is a key market for us. Traditionally, the members of the EU have been welcoming migrants, who, in turn, have been sending substantial remittances to their families back in their home countries in Asia, Africa, and the other parts of the world. Traditional ways of transferring money via banks and money transfer operators have been expensive due to high transfer charges along with hidden fees – which are not known to customers. With our automated platform and deep relationships with banks worldwide, we are able to offer transparent international money transfers at a fraction of costs compared to the traditional players. We are quite excited to enter the European market. With InstaReM’s unique Zero-Margin FX positioning, superior platform and exceptional customer service, we are confident of capturing a substantial market share of outbound money transfers from Mainland Europe.”
InstaReM then added that in conjunction with the launch of the European operations, the company has launched its new loyalty programme for its users – InstaPoints. The program works by allocating a certain number of points to reward users upon sign-up, on successful transactions, and for referrals. A total of 100 InstaPoints can be redeemed per transaction as discounts on transfer fees for base currency / sending currency.
