Friday, May 23, 2008

HNB receives prestigious ‘Super Agent’ award from MoneyGram

MoneyGram International Inc, popularly known as ‘MoneyGram’ is a world-renowned service provider for electronic money transfer services. With the Sri Lankan diaspora being well dispersed around the globe today, MoneyGram has become a household name in Sri Lanka due to its unblemished track record for fast, efficient and safe delivery of remittances to Sri Lanka.

MoneyGram is made available worldwide through 150,000 locations in 180 countries and this network continues to grow. HNB has been the main agent for MoneyGram in Sri Lanka since 2002 and business volumes have continued to grow during this relationship. HNB were appointed Super Agent in Sri Lanka by MoneyGram in April 2008. MoneyGram hosted a conference recently for its agents in South Asia at the Leela Hotel a prestigious sea side resort in Goa India.

Agents from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka were present at the conference which was also attended by a top team from MoneyGram represented by Jonathan Lavercombe (Vice President Marketing & New Product Development), Mark Perryman (Regional Director UK & Ireland), Harsh Lamba (Regional Director – South Asia), Massimo Canovi (Country Director Italy), Zainab Ali (Marketing Manager – International Markets USA), Ananth Srivatsa (Regional Marketing Manager Middle East & Pakistan), Yapheth Killekar (Relationship and Business Development Manager – West & South India, Sri Lanka, Maldives) and others.

HNB were adjudged as the agent with the “Most Productive Network of Locations” and the presentation was made at this conference (along with other categories of winners from around South Asia), in Goa India at a colorful ceremony This is not the 1st occasion HNB have been recognized by MoneyGram. In 2007, HNB received “Best Signage Collaboration Project” award from MoneyGram at the MoneyGram Asia Pacific Agent’s Conference held in Shanghai China.

Today HNB has all its customer centers providing an efficient and courteous service to MoneyGram beneficiaries and plans are under way to expand the network under the Super Agent Status granted by MoneyGram to HNB, whereby beneficiaries will enjoy the privilege of having more points of convenience for collecting their payments.

Source: http://www.dailymirror.lk

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