On the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims celebrate Ramadan, fasting for 30 days from sunrise to sunset. It’s a time to come together as a family, to reflect, pray, and renew focus on spiritual life.
Muslims around the world have oceans and entire continents separating them. But in the month of Ramadan, Muslims are connected through collective worship, reflection and giving.
If you’re sending money home to your family during Ramadan, Remitly is here to help you. With Remitly, it’s easy, fast, clear and affordable to send money home for Ramadan, so you can make your presence felt, even if you’re thousands of miles away from loved ones.
In fact, here are five reasons why Remitly may be the ideal way for you to gift the people you care about at Ramadan:
Great exchange rates
When you’re sending a financial gift to a loved one at Ramadan, you want your money to convert into as much of your home country’s currency as possible. Which is why exchange rates are crucial to consider when you send money.
For example, if you’re based in Australia and want to send money for Ramadan to a relative in Pakistan, you may see a money transfer company offering an exchange rate of 1 AUD = 282 PKR. This means a hypothetical $50 gift would convert to 14,100 Pakistani rupees (at the time of writing).
At Remitly, we consistently offer great exchange rates with no hidden fees and no fees for your recipients. By using Remitly, you know that more money makes it back home to your loved ones at Ramadan — in fact, anytime you send money.
We can do this because we’re entirely online, so we don’t have to cover the running costs of land-based premises. And this saving means that Remitly can offer you highly competitive exchange rates, making the most of the money you send home.
Fast and reliable transfers
When you send money back home for Ramadan, the last thing you want is for your family or friends to be kept waiting a long time. This is why offering a speedy service is vital to us.
What’s more, many of our customers are also able to select how quickly they’d like the money to be delivered. Depending on where your recipients are based, you may be able to choose between the Express option, which is ideal if you want the money to get there fast, or the Economy route, when time isn’t of the essence.
However you choose to send money home for Ramadan, Remitly will keep you informed every step of the way with real-time updates through our app, so you’ll know exactly when your gift reaches its destination.
Safe and secure transactions
Over five million people around the world trust Remitly to send their money home to loved ones. So it almost goes without saying that security is top of our list of priorities.
Our customers’ accounts are protected by two-factor authentication (2FA) and the same kind of cutting-edge encryption technology used by banks and government agencies.
Round-the-clock fraud monitoring is integral to Remitly, with automated risk management procedures running 24/7 to identify any signs of suspicious activity. We also have a dedicated team of in-house security experts who manually monitor our operations, staying vigilant for potential vulnerabilities, upgrading systems, and fixing any issues that might arise.
As we said earlier, you’ll receive updates on every step of your transfer to give you peace of mind throughout the money transfer process. You can also check the progress of your transfer through the Remitly app or website.
Unprecedented customer service
Whenever you’re sending your hard-earned money online, it’s reassuring to know there are people ready to answer your questions and resolve problems — especially during the month of Ramadan, when time is precious.
At Remitly, we’re always ready to help with any issue related to your account or transfer, with customer support staff available via online live chat, 24 hours a day. You can open up a chat window and speak to Remitly staff who are fluent in English, French, and Spanish.
Alternatively, we have staff fluent in English and Spanish ready to chat on the phone 24/7. So, in the unlikely event of a delay with your transfer, or any other problem, you won’t be left wondering what to do.
Choice of delivery options
Convenience is key to international money transfers. After all, whether you’re sending a gift for Ramadan or providing ongoing financial support, it can be pretty frustrating if your loved ones aren’t able to receive the money in a way that suits them.
At Remitly, we support a range of delivery methods. Depending on the country you’re sending money to, your friend or relative may be able to receive money by:
- Bank transfer, which means the money will simply land in their account, ready to be used. Your recipient won’t have to do anything at all except wait for the gift to get there.
- Mobile money, where the funds are sent to eligible mobile money apps in your home country. This is a particularly important service if you want to send money to countries where mobile apps are the norm, like China.
- Cash pickup, so your recipient can collect the money in banknotes from a designated location that’s convenient for them. This a great solution if your loved one doesn’t have a bank account.
- Home delivery, which, as the name suggests, means the money is delivered as cash by courier to your loved one’s door. This is a popular option for people who live in rural or remote locations
However you choose to send your gift during Ramadan, Remitly will make the process as secure, as fast, as competitively priced, and as convenient as possible. And you can be assured that Remitly’s reliable and easy-to-use mobile app has been trusted by over 5 million people around the world to send money home.
To send money to your loved ones this Ramadan, download our app or visit our home page at remitly.com
And from all of us at Remitly, we wish you Ramadan Kareem.
