27 January 2021, Kathmandu
Unimoni Qatar, a company providing remittance services, and IME Limited, a leading remittance service provider in Nepal, and IME Pay, a digital payment service provider of IME Limited, have reached an agreement for PTP (EDA) money transfer. After the agreement, Nepali citizens who remit through Unimoni Qatar will be able to receive money directly in IME Pay Wallet. Following the agreement, Unimoni Qatar will become the first exchange to send money directly from Qatar to Nepal’s IME Pay.
This understanding is another important step for both companies in digital transformation. This has provided an opportunity for its customers in Qatar to connect to digital platforms. This opportunity has provided a new facility for the service recipients to receive remittances sent from Unimoni Qatar directly to IME Pay in Nepal.
“I am delighted to be able to reach an agreement with IME Digital and IME Limited to make remittances sent by the millions of Nepali nationals scattered across Qatar for employment or business from Unimoni Qatar available for receiving via IME Pay,” said Floyd Johnny, General Manager of Unimoni Qatar. Remittances can be sent to Nepal based on the mobile number registered with IME Pay and the name of the recipient said, General Manager Johnny.
“During the Corona Virus (Covid-19) epidemic, clients can safely withdraw money from their wallets. He said that it is very important” Hem Raj Dhakal the chairman of IME Digital Solutions Ltd., the company promoting the IME Pay brand, Mentioning that Qatar is the main source of remittances to Nepal, Expressed confidence that Qatar’s contribution to remittances to Nepal will increase with the expansion of this service.
Nepal is considered to be the largest market in South Asia in remittances, which receives more than eight trillion remittances annually. Given that Nepal’s remittance market has been a top priority for Unimoni, the agreement is believed to add more convenience to service recipients. On the occasion of the launch of the service, IME Digital is offering a cashback of up to Rs. 60/- on every transaction made via Unimoni Qatar.
IME, the synonym for remittance service, has been considered by Nepalese all over the world as a reliable company. IME is the first and leading network remittance company in the market that has been providing a continuous level of remittance service for the past two decades. Hem Raj Dhakal, Chairman, IME Digital Solutions Limited, said that the IME has made necessary arrangements to receive the remittance money in its own mobile wallet or through various means keeping in mind the security vigilance caused by the pandemic of Coronavirus (Covid-19). When the Corona pandemic situation returns to normal, the money can be obtained from IME’s agent outlets, Dhakal added.