Remitly to wind down digital banking app Passbook
All Passbook accounts will be closed on 1 May 2023.
All Passbook accounts will be closed on 1 May 2023.
The transaction is expected to close in H2 2022 subject to regulatory approvals.
The remittance market is set to suffer from the pandemic.
Ant Financial Services Group, the online and mobile financial services affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has just become a competitive juggernaut in the remittance business with the acquisition of MoneyGram, the second-largest provider of money transfer services based in the U.S. The transaction of approximately $880 million for all of MoneyGram’s common and preferred shares announced Jan. 26, not only helps MoneyGram compete with Western Union, it helps the combined company compete with startups that have been trying to shake up the market for years.
The money will go toward new hires and global expansion, with Remitly now offering its services in Canada.