MoneyGram payout at Dialog Service Centres in partnership with HNB
Sri Lanka’s premier mobile telecom service provider, Dialog Axiata, today announced an agreement with Hatton National Bank, Sri Lanka’s Super-Agent for global money transfer service, MoneyGram, to convert 25 Dialog Service Centres into cash payout centres.
MoneyGram Regional Business Manager, South Asia Gautam Kalro, MoneyGram Senior Regional Director, South Asia Kaushik Roy, HNB MD/CEO Jonathan Alles, Dialog Axiala Group Chief Executive Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Sri Lanka National Cricketer Ajantha Mendis and HNB AGM, Remittance and Foreign Currency Deposits Kalum Wijesooriya
MoneyGram is one of the leading inward foreign remittance, offering greater flexibility, convenience, speed and security, with a worldwide network of 345,000 locations in more the 200 countries and territories. The introduction of Dialog Service Centres as cash payout points will enhance its service offering, plus, add significant value to customers.
Collecting funds through MoneyGram from Dialog is easy, secure and quick. Customers simply need to visit any one of the 25 main Dialog Service Centres islandwide with the reference number, National Identification proof and fill-out a simple form to collect the funds from the cashier. Customers do not have to pay any additional charges or levies.
Through this partnership with HNB and MoneyGram, Dialog will further extend its range of value-added services, delivering greater convenience to customers in Sri Lanka.
“Inclusivity, innovation and convenience are key elements of the value we proffer to all Sri Lankans and this partnership with HNB and therein MoneyGram touches all these elements,” says Dialog Axiata PLC Senior General Manager – Mobile Money and Payments Fariq Cader. “Our island wide presence combined with the strength and flexibility of our service promise will greatly benefit our customers and users of MoneyGram services,” he says.
“We are excited to work with Dialog through Hatton National Bank, says MoneyGram Senior Regional Director, South Asia Kaushik Roy. “This will not only help us increase our footprint and bring us closer to our consumers in Sri Lanka, but it will also expand our reach through a traditional retail environment, which is a first for us in the market,” he says.
MoneyGram cash remittance services in Sri Lanka are presented and secured by Hatton National Bank, the Super Gent for MoneyGram in Sri Lanka.
HNB is constantly looking for tie-ups to broaden the MoneyGram network in Sri Lanka thereby bringing greater convenience to customers and Sri Lankans alike, and this partnership with Dialog is an integral part of that overarching objective. HNB already provides cash payout services through its 250 branches spread across Sri Lanka and in the near future will also be introducing several innovations to further ease the user experience for the beneficiaries in Sri Lanka.
Hatton National Bank Asst. General Manager (Remittances & Foreign Currency Deposits) Kalum Wijesooriya says: “Identifying a national need, HNB has played a lead role to introduce a more secure and legitimate remittance platform in Sri Lanka to capture the diverse remittance corridors operating across the globe. As the Super Agent for MoneyGram in Sri Lanka, we are constantly looking for ways to enhance and improve the user experience of the beneficiaries in Sri Lanka. We have 250 payout points through our branch network across the island and we are pleased to welcome Dialog Axiata which will further strengthen our position in the remittance market in Sri Lanka by adding more easy access points to our existing payout network island wide.”
