Payment company, Sendsprint Technology in partnership with Africa’s payment technology Flutterwave has launched Sendsprint in the UK to enable African Diaspora to send money to their loved ones in Africa.
The new product connects the African Diaspora to their loved ones at home through Sendsprint, its money transfer offering and Sprint Connect, a gifting service. Sendsprint users can send money or gifts from the UK, US or Canada, and for now, it offers three destination countries for senders, including Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. Sendsprint also allows payouts to bank accounts, momo and all payment methods in the recipient’s country.
The platform is targeting 300,000 UK customers with plans to expand into the United States and Canada in the coming months.
Sendsprint provides a flat transaction fee of experience, favourable exchange rates with real-time transaction monitoring and 24/7 customer service support. Money can be received through mobile wallets, bank accounts and at some locations via cash pick-up.
The company’s gifting service, Sprint Connect connects Africans in the diaspora to their people back home through gifting.Sprint Connect allows users to send gift cards to recipients in Africa for day-to-day purchases such as groceries, fashion and beauty products and healthcare, amongst many others. Sprint Connect provides over 3,000 retailers in recipient countries. These retailers include Shoprite, Game, Jumia, Filmhouse Cinema, St Nicholas Hospital, and Healthplus pharmacies.
SendSprint’s product offering is enabled through a strategic partnership with one of Africa’s leading payments companies, Flutterwave, to facilitate cross-border remittances for the startup. SendSprint became incorporated in April and the company has established the UK as its international headquarters with a presence in the US and Nigeria. SendSprint has also applied for the necessary licensing through a regulated entity.
Speaking on SendSprint’s UK launch, CEO Damisi Busari said: “We understand the connection that people have with their home countries and the importance of sending money and gifts home to support loved ones. SendSprint is about connecting the African Diaspora to loved ones at home by enabling fast, simple, and hassle-free international transfers, as well as an innovative gifting experience. This is a product for the African Diaspora, by the African Diaspora. All of us at SendSprint understand the multiple demands that Africans living abroad lead. Our service recognises and reflects this.
“The UK launch represents a significant step for SendSprint as we look to expand and connect people across the globe to their homes in Africa. We have ambitious growth targets which will be supported by scaling up our team across both product and customer service.”
