New international remittance service launched in Ghana

MTN Ghana and the Belgian carrier BICS are set to launch international remittances services. MTN Ghana will use “HomeSend”, a mobile centric remittance hub operated by BICS and powered by its technology partner eServGlobal. The new service will enable Ghanaians living in the UK and Belgium to send funds directly to their relatives’ mobile money accounts in Ghana. MTN Ghana had 760,000 mobile money registered accounts in mid-2010.