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Western Union, Smart Money, G-Cash come together for OFW remittances

Posted in February 1st, 2008
by ka edong in Remittance, m-commerce

Great news on mobile commerce and remittances hit the broadsheets and online news yesterday! Western Union has partnered up with both m-commerce services in the Philippines: Smart Money and G-Cash!
Excerpts from GMANews.TV:
Western Union Co., the global leader in money transfer services, has tied up with the country’s two largest mobile phone companies - Globe [...]

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Online-only Bank Accounts will be Good for OFWs

Posted in January 10th, 2008
by ka edong in m-commerce

What could OFWs do if they could open and manage an account from outside the country? A lot!
I was talking to two friends in Los Angeles, California when one mentioned that his bank does not have brick-and-mortar branches. They don’t have branches to service customer over-the-counter transactions. All transactions are done online or through other [...]

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Field report - Remittance via G-Cash and Smart Money

Posted in April 19th, 2007
by ka edong in Remittance, m-commerce

I was at Canada last week. I heard through my cousin Yvonne that the nearby Oriental store was offering remittance via mobile phone (G-Cash and Smart Money!)
I decided to try out the service. This is part of my research and info dissemination about financial services for OFWs.
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