Take Leila, a 32-year-old Franco-Moroccan woman living in Lyon. Every year she travels to Casablanca in August to visit her family. Like many Franco-Moroccans who make the journey each summer, she brings gifts and financial help to her loved ones, within her means. “It is my way of staying connected to my family and contributing to their daily life despite the distance. These last few years my financial situation has improved, and I want to help the members of my family in Morocco who are in financial difficulty,” Leila told us.
Even so, supporting loved ones financially can be a challenge. The choice of transfer method, high fees and security problems are all complications Leila has to deal with when she supports her family in Morocco. “It was stressful. I had to withdraw cash before every trip because, after several disappointments, I no longer trusted money transfer services. Their commissions were too high and the transfer sometimes took far too long,” Leila continued.
What if those difficulties could become a simple, secure and immediate experience? That is exactly what PayTrip is for. With our mobile app, opening an account is quick and easy. In less than 5 minutes you can get a payment account and send or receive SEPA transfers securely. You can also order payment cards for yourself and your loved ones.
PayTrip lets you send money to your loved ones through the available destinations: to an IBAN, a PayTrip account, an external bank card, or straight onto a Connect card. You can give them a Visa card during your visit and transfer money onto that card instantly.
The PayTrip app also lets you block and unblock your loved ones’ payment cards remotely, which gives you more control and stronger security. You can also follow all of your transactions, and theirs, in real time.
On her last trip to Casablanca, Leila tried PayTrip. “It was a real revelation,” she told us. “I gave my father a PayTrip card. He was a little hesitant at first, but when I explained how it works, he adopted it straight away. With a single tap I immediately transferred 500 euros onto his card, and since then this easy, instant way of transferring has simplified my money transfers to Morocco. Thanks to PayTrip I feel reassured, because even thousands of kilometres away I know I can help my parents instantly in an emergency.”
So, as you prepare your next trip to Africa to see your loved ones, why not consider giving them a PayTrip card when you arrive? What finer gift could you give them than being there for them, even from a distance, when they really need you?