{"id":799,"date":"2019-10-11T10:35:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T10:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/?p=799"},"modified":"2022-02-08T13:37:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T13:37:46","slug":"how-many-mobile-top-ups-are-migrants-sending-home-every-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/how-many-mobile-top-ups-are-migrants-sending-home-every-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How many mobile top-ups are migrants sending home every year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_46 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69e92ea312746\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69e92ea312746\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/how-many-mobile-top-ups-are-migrants-sending-home-every-year\/#Number_of_mobile_Top-up_sends_worldwide\" title=\"Number of mobile Top-up sends worldwide\">Number of mobile Top-up sends worldwide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/how-many-mobile-top-ups-are-migrants-sending-home-every-year\/#Connecting_families_worldwide_via_an_international_mobile_top-up\" title=\"Connecting families worldwide via an international mobile top-up\">Connecting families worldwide via an international mobile top-up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/how-many-mobile-top-ups-are-migrants-sending-home-every-year\/#Mobile_TaaS_to_simplify_communication_cross-border\" title=\"Mobile TaaS to simplify communication cross-border\">Mobile TaaS to simplify communication cross-border<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/how-many-mobile-top-ups-are-migrants-sending-home-every-year\/#Faster_services_that_make_a_difference_in_people_lives\" title=\"Faster services that make a difference in people\u2019 lives\">Faster services that make a difference in people\u2019 lives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/how-many-mobile-top-ups-are-migrants-sending-home-every-year\/#Mobile_top-up_API_to_stay_connected_with_your_loved_ones\" title=\"Mobile top-up API to stay connected with your loved ones\">Mobile top-up API to stay connected with your loved ones<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Nowadays, who doesn\u2019t have a friend or family member who lives in another country?<\/p>\n<p>I think everybody can relate to this situation. If not, it&#8217;s just a matter of time before you hear someone close to you say: \u201c<em>I\u2019m going to do a course in another country<\/em>\u201d or \u201c<em>I\u2019m looking for a job overseas<\/em>\u201d or simply \u201c<em>I\u2019m just going to try my luck out there\u2026<\/em> I need to improve my life quaily\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that a large number of people today live in a different country from where they were born. To get a clear picture of it, in 2017 the number of migrants reached up to 250 million according to the United Nations and it is a rising number.<\/p>\n<p>So, the big question is: <strong>is there a way to improve communication with people we love cross-border?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s walk through it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/worldwide-top-up-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Worldwide-top-up\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/worldwide-top-up-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/worldwide-top-up-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/worldwide-top-up-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/worldwide-top-up.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_of_mobile_Top-up_sends_worldwide\"><\/span>Number of mobile Top-up sends worldwide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An estimated $625 billion (USD) was sent by migrants to their home countries, and the amount of mobile international top-ups reached $4.3 billion (USD) in 2018, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/mobilefordevelopment\/mobile-money-international-remittances\/\">GSMA<\/a> (trade association of mobile operators). All these transactions intended to help families take care of their basic needs which are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communication.<\/li>\n<li>Groceries.<\/li>\n<li>Household maintenance.<\/li>\n<li>Bill payment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Knowing this information, it comes as an obvious conclusion that the #1 need for the majority of immigrants is being in touch with families on a regular (or even daily) basis. But oddly enough, there are still big problems left to solve. The main one is the complexity and lack of information still missing on the process of sending mobile recharge overseas.<\/p>\n<p>How can this still be happening in a fully-tech-advanced world?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connecting_families_worldwide_via_an_international_mobile_top-up\"><\/span>Connecting families worldwide via an international mobile top-up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Without a doubt, Fintech developments have offered many ways to address the communication and money-send problem, but yet there is still some pain points left to tackle.<br \/>\nThe biggest problems regarding international online transactions are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fraud.<\/li>\n<li>Deficient data security.<\/li>\n<li>Overcomplicated payment systems.<\/li>\n<li>Low technical integration platforms with businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Indeed all of these issues lead businesses to time waste and sometimes the result is not as expected.<\/p>\n<p>The solution? A simple and easy international mobile top-up API.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mobile_TaaS_to_simplify_communication_cross-border\"><\/span>Mobile TaaS to simplify communication cross-border<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Reloadly addresses these global challenges and it offers a solution that changes the way a business can integrate mobile top-ups into its platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Our TaaS is the first mobile Top-up as a system made for developers. We ease the over-technical steps required in traditional systems and simplified them in an open cloud API, giving developers a line of code ready to integrate within minutes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Faster_services_that_make_a_difference_in_people_lives\"><\/span>Faster services that make a difference in people\u2019 lives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once the API is integrated, you can send cross-border mobile airtime in a faster and reliable way. Free of unnecessary rates too.<\/p>\n<p>All those friends and families living in foreigners countries can send digital goods to their families back home pretty much instantly. Therefore, sending load to the Philippines, Cuba, and Ghana, for instance, is not going to be a headache anymore. Why?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>No contracts needed<\/strong><br \/>\nForget about bank transactions, contracts, or waiting for a reliable Internet connection of the recipient to accept credit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Save precious time<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can get an instant mobile top-up and send it right away. The recipient will receive it within minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The efficiency of modern technology<\/strong><br \/>\nThe recipient only requires a working phone number to receive credit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mobile_top-up_API_to_stay_connected_with_your_loved_ones\"><\/span>Mobile top-up API to stay connected with your loved ones<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Reloadly makes it possible to be in touch with friends and family around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Create your free developer account with Reloadly and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reloadly.com\">get your API key today<\/a> to start building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays, who doesn\u2019t have a friend or family member who lives in another country? I think everybody can relate to this situation. If not, it&#8217;s just a matter of time before you hear someone close to you say: \u201cI\u2019m going to do a course in another country\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m looking for a job overseas\u201d or<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[210,337],"tags":[130,21,12],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How many mobile top-up being send every year? | Realodly&#039; blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In 2018 around $4.3 billion were sent in international mobile top-ups worldwide, and the number is still rising. 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