Careem Pay has rolled out a brand new service enabling UAE-based Lebanese residents to ship a refund residence, following a partnership with Lebanon’s Purpl digital pockets.
The remittance resolution permits customers to ship transfers from AED into USD on to cell numbers linked to a Purpl pockets, circumventing the necessity for a conventional checking account.
The service options sending charges of as much as 1.5 per cent. Recipients can entry their funds by way of Banque Libano-Francaise (BLF) ATMs with none withdrawal charges, or at OMT (on-line cash switch) shops with a minimal charge of 0.5 per cent. The businesses declare that the transfers sometimes full in about quarter-hour.
“We’re happy to assist make it simpler for the Lebanese group within the UAE to switch cash to family members throughout such a difficult 12 months,” mentioned Mo Elsaadi, VP of Careem Pay. “Our partnership with Purpl permits us to offer a quick, dependable, and inclusive resolution for sending cash residence when it’s wanted most.”
Wissam Ghorra, co-founder and CEO at Purpl, additionally added: “After all of the challenges Lebanon confronted in 2024, as soon as once more, the lebanese diaspora confirmed super assist to Lebanon and confirmed how vital these sources are for the nation.
“We at Purpl need to put all our capabilities to facilitate these transactions to Lebanon, and we’re deeply satisfied that this partnership with Careem will assist us attain that.”
Careem Pay launched its remittance service in 2023 and now affords prompt transfers to India, Pakistan, the Philippines, the UK in addition to Europe. Its referral programme for remittance customers permits new clients who ship cash overseas by way of a referral hyperlink to obtain as much as AED 2,000 credited to their Careem Pay pockets.
