Dahabshiil Financial Services An unrivalled, fast and reliable global money transfer service

Remittance Providers A Third Way for Financial Inclusion via Mobile

Abdirashid Duale Dahabshiil Group Chief Executive Officer 118 Cavell Street E1 2JA, United Kingdom [email protected] Introduction

• Dahabshiil is an international company – Presence in both send and receive markets – We are almost everywhere – even remote areas. • We are an African business – Majority of our staff are migrants from Africa – We understand the African context better than anyone. – In business 40 years

2 A Third Way: Remittance Providers

Bank Led MNO Led

•Domestic agent network •Existing relationship with •Strong compliance local customers experience •Compliance challenges •Remittance companies can •Many financial services •Difficulty with bridge many of the limitations •Weak agent network international transfers •Work with banks and MNOs •Little profit in migrant business 3 Scaling Up Challenges

• Need to build relationships with How UK government can help: partners (MNOs) to link m- Encourage the business case wallets to our system with MNOs and remittance • This will help us reduce cost to providers poor customers receiving • like M-PESA and DfID Infrastructure

How UK government can help: • Harmonisation of compliance Provide technical assistance to rules across countries African countries • Proportionate customer ID rules Help them to implement best like in South Africa. Customers Regulation are majority migrants. practises in remittance regulating

4 Beyond Financial Services

• We are a migrant run business – Understand migrant’s needs • Improves link between migrants here with Africa – Prompted migrants to launch own businesses – Take best solutions from here back home • We unify disparate groups – People from different tribes now have business relationship through us – employees from all tribes. – Builds trust. Reduces hostilities. – ’s remittance company is a good example.

5 Dahabshiil Financial Services An unrivalled, fast and reliable global money transfer service

“...A six-story cement building dominates “"….so the remittances this city's skyline. Once completed, it will are a vital source of house the headquarters of a money income…” transfer company that operates in 144 countries” -BBC -Associated Press

“’ Money Is “Dahabshiil Helps Lifeline for Homeland ” -New York Times Strengthen Somali Currency” -The Economist Thank you Abdirashid Duale [email protected]

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