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Thomas Cook India targets large untapped inward remittances- unbanked
segment
Signs strategic partnership with ItzCash
~ Extends its outreach to Middle & Rural India Tier 3 & 4
Leverages ItzCash’s 75000+ consumer touch points pan India ~
Mumbai, December 24, 2015 Thomas Cook (India) Lid, India’s leading integrated travel and travel related financial
Servees company, has announced strategic parinorship with ReCash To extend is aueach to India's rapidly
‘groWing unbanked inward remitance marke, by offering remiance sendces (Xpress Money & MoneyGram) across
‘5 extensive network of ever 75000+ touch pons, pan india
‘According to the World Bank Report Migration and Development Erie, India i the largest receiver of remittances in
the word ~ at aprox $71 bllon in 2014 (up from a mere § 22 bilon 1 2005) ranking Indians asthe sacond largest
‘aspora global (approximately 25 mlion indans Iwing in 110 counties worldwide). However as per the Reserve
Bank of India, about 40% of India's the population stil does not have access to financial services. Thomas Cook
Indals rebearch-analvies futher reterated Uns opportunty, reveaing sttong potential in the unbanked Inward
remitances markets of Middle Inda and rual areas, including Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar and Kerala, Hence to leverage the unlapped opportunity ofthis unbankad market, Thomas Cook
India has partnered with leCash, to offer extensive dstbution and hens both ease in access, conveniance and
‘Swit wansacions forts ward remittance cusiomers.
Commenting onthe announcement, M. Mahesh Wver, Chief Operating Officer. Foreign Exchange & Head: Visas,
‘Thomas Cook (indla) Ltd, cis. "inward remittances form about 22-23% of lnda's foreign exchange inane ad
having more than trpled over the fast decade, is a powerul growth merket. Thomas Cook India's allence with
2Gash, 1s honce a strategic move to loverage the powerful potenti! Of this unbanked inward remittance market
‘especialy in Mido India and rural and semenual Catchment areas, and thereby offr our customers hassle free
‘convenience and access and speedy inward remitance transactions.”
He added, "Wh the parnorshp, wo aim To becomo one ofthe leading invard remittance dstibuton networks i
India and reat our consumer comitmont as a comprehensive Payment Solutions Provider.”
Mr. Naveen Surya, Managing Director of ltzCash Ltd said “From the inception, we have been offering digital
[payments especialy forthe Mass Middle class in the county. Our leadership in this spaco coupled with Our
{tatrbution especialy in 2 & T3 locatons wil add lots more value to the end consumer. We are very upbeat about
ths association with ur estoomed parinar ~ Thomas Cook india.”
tzcash isthe fist company to be issued the Certfcate of Authorization by the Raserve Bank of India (RBI) under
the Payment and Setvement area and with an impressive network of ver 73000 consumer touch ports
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