WorldRemit is a digital cross border remittance business that provides international money transfer and remittance services in more than 130 countries and over 70 currencies. It was founded in 2010 by Ismail Ahmed, Catherine Wines, and Richard Igoe. It is owned by Zepz, which also owns Sendwave.
History
WorldRemit was founded in 2010 by Ismail Ahmed, a former compliance advisor to the United Nations Development Programme, Catherine Wines and Richard Igoe.[2][3] In October 2018, the company announced that they would be bringing in Breon Corcoran as CEO.[4] In 2021, WorldRemit acquired Sendwave, another cross-border digital payments company.[5]