Business & Money | Tuesday 12 June, 2018 2:34 am |

With less than a week left for Eid Al Fitr celebrations to begin, Xpress Money, one of the most dependable money transfer brands in the world, hosted a memorable Iftar for its customers during this Holy Month of Ramadan. Xpress Money along with its partners hosted a GlobaI Iftarto share the spirit of Ramadan with its customers spread across Fiji, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman, Uganda, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, KSA, Jordan, Ghana, UK, US, and Canada. Thousands of Xpress Money’s customers ended their daily Ramadan fast as the sun set across these 20 countries in over 13 time-zones on May 31st, 2018; the #XMGlobalIftarBoxcontaining dates, water, fruits, juices etc. was shared with its customers to begin their second meal of the day. Watch #XMGlobalIftarBoxtravel the world https://youtu.be/1nbjgwWuslQ

The Dubai Police were extremely supportive of the Global Iftar as Major Abdul Aziz Hassan Alshemmari, Head of Traffic Awareness Section – General Dept. of Traffic, Dubai Police andCorporal Omar Muslim Osman too broke their fast with Xpress Money’s customers in Dubai. 

Speaking about the initiative, Ashwin Gedam, Vice President, Global Marketing, Xpress Money, said, “We set out to do something different this Ramadan. Iftar is a time when friends and family get together to break their day long fast. As the Xpress Money family, which consists of customers and partners, is spread across the world, this year we decided to organize a Global Iftar on the same day across 20 countries with the aim of sharing Iftar meals with our customers across the globe.We are grateful to the Dubai Police for associating with us in organizing the Iftar in the UAE.” 

Xpress Money has been organizing special Iftar distribution for migrant workers in GCC countries for the last five years. The company has also been a part of various other outreach programs in the UAE in association with the Dubai Police.