m-Gurush partnership with terrapay
Back in May 2021, m-GURUSH and Terrapay announce their partnership that would see South Sudanese residents receive money from countries all over the world.
Terrapay builds payments infrastructure globally and is a mobile-first payments service that allows anyone to send money to a mobile number instantly.
With this partnership, South Sudanese diaspora residents in countries like the USA, Canada, UK and Australia will be able to send money to their friends and family in South Sudan through mobile wallet payouts
Bridging the gap between South Sudan and the world
m-GURUSH Vice President, Joseph Arinaitwe said while announcing the partnership that “TerraPay has been proving its mettle and calibre time and again to seamlessly enable digital cross border transactions globally through its industry benchmark interoperable technology platform. This partnership will further spur socio-economic development in the fast-growing economy of South Sudan and digitally connect our region with major remittance corridors such as the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia, that historically have large numbers of South Sudanese diaspora residents eager to send funds to South Sudan via a convenient and affordable way.”
The partnership will prove quite beneficial to South Sudan’s development further opening it up to the rest of the world and making it easier to transact internationally.
Willie Kanyeki, Regional Director, East and Southern Africa, TerraPay also stated that “TerraPay’s state-of-the-art interoperability platform allows partners to be globally connected to the Company’s wide network of 4Bn+ banks and 500Mn+ mobile wallets, thereby expanding and deepening their customer reach. Our commitment to offer real-time cross-border money transfers stays true to our partner- mGurush’s customers in South Sudan. The African region is one of the most critical emerging markets with tremendous untapped potential and the remittances segment is no exception. With TerraPay’s entry, South Sudanese diaspora immigrants across key regions such as USA, Canada, Europe and Australia will be able to send money fast, with ease and safety, into South Sudan.”
This partnership will allow m-GURUSH to be globally connected to the company’s network of 4Bn+ banks and shows the great strides that m-GURUSH is making to bridge the gap between South Sudan and the world.