Information:
 Sending
money to Gambia by Ria Money Transfer can be done worldwide
in over 190 countries. Since it was set up in 1987,
Ria has steadily expanded to become one of the largest
global money remittances companies.
It provides a fast, reliable and secure money transfer
service using up-to-date financial technology to try
to ensure the easiest and fastest ways to send remittances
overseas.
Ria Financial Services is part of the Euronet Worldwide
Company which provides international remittance services
to Gambia to get cash to members of your family in the
quickest way possible via its local agent bank in Banjul
called the AGIB.
Underneath are some questions and answers about how
to transfer money remittances abroad to persons living
in Gambia.
How To Send Money In Person:
• Locate
and contact one of RIA's 41,000+ international paying
agents, correspondents or RIA locations around the world.
• Hand over the cash which you want transferred,
in addition to a service fee.
• Your transfer
order will be entered into their customised computer
system and sent to an Order Processing Centre.
• You will be given a receipt with a special tracking
number. Once the transaction has cleared, the order
is sent to the Agib correspondent in Gambia.
• The Correspondent informs the beneficiary that the
funds has ready for collection and can be claimed upon
presentation of acceptable identification.
• You can check the progress of a transfer transaction
online. Generally, recipients will receive their cash
within 24 hours. Alternatively, contact your agent with
your tracking number and your order will be tracked
for you.
• Funds can also be transferred to
Banjul by the Euronet ATM payout system as well as by
RiaLink Card.
How To Receive Money in Gambia:
• You may be contacted
either by the RIA Express correspondent in Banjul or
the person who remitted the money to you.
•
You will be requested to show acceptable identification
before monies can be paid out.
• Those monies
can then be taken as cash or placed into a specified
checking
or savings account.
Note:
Any of the following can be used as evidence of identification:
a valid Gambian driver's license, state issued ID, current
passport or visa, or alien ID.
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