Mobile money Ghana: send money abroad

You live abroad and want to send money to friends and family in Ghana? Don’t worry it’s possible with Monisnap mobile money services. In this article, we introduce you to mobile money, the services that provide it in Ghana, and the simple and offer of Monisnap.

Mobile money enables you to store, send and receive money using your mobile phone. Simply by using your phone or tablet, you can make financial transactions in over 80 countries. This is mostly popular in Asia and Africa, but it is reaching other parts of the world lately. It is an excellent alternative to bank accounts.

In Ghana, there are six big mobile money services providers : AirtelTigo (Tigo, Airtel), MTN, Vodafone, Expresso Telecom, Globacom, Thuraya.

If you intend to use mobile money in Ghana, you should know that it is provided by your telephone operator regardless of your package (prepaid or monthly payment).

Here are some of the largest money operators:

Mobile money services are owned by either a mobile operator, or a financial organization like a bank. You can send and receive money 24h/7. If you want to send mobile money to Ghana, make sure to follow these steps:

Let’s say you want to send mobile money to Ghana from Uk via Airtel. Then you need to check if you are an Airtel consumer. Creating an Airtel account is a condition. In addition to this, you need to have an ID card or ID paper. To create your Airtel account, you need a smartphone or a computer to use the Airtel mobile money app or join the website on the internet.

Here are the steps to follow :

Your Airtel wallet was created! You’ll now be able to send and receive money to Ghana, following the instructions.

You can for instance send MTN mobile money to Ghana from Uk if you’d like. The operators give you two options :

You can go to an MTN MoMo customer corner with a valid ID and a registered MTN SIM card. Or you can also open your MTN MoMo account yourself from your phone:

You can send mobile money from abroad using any operator, including Vodafone. But you should know that there is a possibility of mobile money interoperability in Ghana. This is the service that allows direct transfer of money from one mobile money wallet to another across networks.

The easiest way to send mobile money in Ghana is Monisap! Monisnap is a money transfer service that enables you to send money in more than 100 countries.

Monisnap's purpose is to allow you to make money transfers in a simple, fast, secure and fair way.

Sending mobile money using the Monisnap application is a simple and secure way to transfer money to an MTN or Airtel wallet holder in Ghana.

You just have to: 

That’s it! Your beneficiary receives the money in an instant directly on his MTN or Airtel wallet. He may pay with his phone in his country or withdraw the money in cash.
Still not convinced? Remember, your first mobile money transfer is FREE. If you want to send more money later, it will only cost you 0.99£ per transfer, whatever the amount you want to send, try it now!

Monisnap is an alternative way to transfer your money whenever you want. You can send mobile money to Ghana using the Monisnap app. It is a safe and simple way to send money to any person in the world, no matter which operator they use. It will cost you only 0.99 pounds. The first transfert is free!