Digital payments new norm during Ramadan
Ramadan is a time of reflection and togetherness. The pandemic has not changed this experience but shifted it to the online world. Digital Ramadan is now the norm and digital payments have played a key role in facilitating this. Whether it's shopping online for gifts, sending money to family and friends for celebrations or making donations to charity and causes we care about, digital payments have become a key part of how millions around the world celebrate Ramadan. “We expect this trend to intensify, especially for customers sending remittances to Africa,” said Sharon Kinyanjui, the Director of EMEA Receive Markets at WorldRemit . “The number of receive customers opting for digital payout methods such as mobile money has been on an upwards trend.” Mr. Daniel Lutaaya, a former boxer currently working in trading and marketing in the UK, says digital remittances have changed how he and his Kenya-based family celebrate holidays and important family functions....