The forecast for global remittances in 2008 is $375 Billion
Source: World Bank, November 12, 2008
Source: World Bank, November 12, 2008
In excess of 100 Million Mobile Users to make International Money Transfers by 2013
Source: Juniper Research, September 30, 2008
Source: Juniper Research, September 30, 2008
Purchases via mobile devices to generate transactions worth over $600 Billion globally by 2013
Source: Juniper Research, September 3, 2008
Source: Juniper Research, September 3, 2008
GSMA forecasts that remittances will grow to $1 Trillion by 2012
Source: GSMA, February 12, 2007
Source: GSMA, February 12, 2007
PATsend is a bank-branded mobile funds transfer solution designed to enable financial institutions to compete head-to-head with other funds transfer providers. PATsend customers can quickly transfer money from their bank account to another person’s bank account via mobile phone anywhere in the world.
Examples: Person to Person
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End User Experience
Customers download the bank-branded PAT software to their mobile phone, giving them access to all PAT services available from their bank.PATsend prompts the customer through the transfer process, including account selection, amount, and recipient phone number.
Abbreviated Call Flow
Benefits to Financial Institution
- Increased revenue (fee income from transactions, foreign exchange revenue)
- Decreased costs (check processing, labor)
- Ability to leverage existing processes, infrastructure and settlement network
- Innovative offerings to attract new customers
- Improved customer retention
Benefits to Financial Institution Customers
- Greater convenience and mobility
- Bank brand they can trust
- Faster transactions by eliminating time consuming paperwork
- Confidence in the security of their personal information
- Potential cost savings to transfer funds
- Already own the required hardware (i.e., mobile phone)
- Flexibility of a single generic interface capable of accessing a limitless number of people
- Fast, convenient, secure, low cost
- Only need to know the phone number of the recipient
- Recipient bank account details are not required









