New Digicel Service Offers Zero Fees on Pacific Money Transfers this Christmas

Mobile Remittance Service leads the way in the Pacific

5 December, 2011 Suva, Fiji Islands: Digicel Fiji today announces that its customers can now receive money at no costfrom families and friends in Australia and New Zealand for Christmas. 

Digicel Mobile money transfers are sent through the digicelmobilemoney.com website and funds land directly on any Digicel phone in Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.  From the Digicel phone the money can be used to buy goods, pay bills, Top Up or withdraw money at any of the 300 Digicel agents across the Pacific.

Since launch in October hundreds of people have been enjoying the simplicity of the service and the low transfer fees. Now Digicel is making it even more appealing to send money home this Christmas with a zero transfer fee promotion available from December 2^nd through to December 25^th.  In addition, anyone receiving the money here gets 30 minutes free calling every time they receive a transfer of $100 or more.

Digicel Fiji CEO David Butler says, “In the spirit of Christmas, we wanted to ensure that we help get more money back in to your family’s pocket. The zero transfer fee promotion means there’s more for your family in New Zealand and Australiaand here in Fiji this Christmas”.

Digicel Mobile Money was launched in New Zealand on October 6^th.  To send money or top up to the Pacific Islands customers can join for free atwww.digicelmobilemoney.com.

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About Digicel Pacific

Digicel launched mobile services in the region in Samoa 2006 and now operates in Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Nauru and Papua New Guinea with more than two million Pacific Island customers. Digicel operates Digicel Mobile Money services in five Pacific Markets as well as in Haiti in the Caribbean. www.digicelgroup.com 

About KlickEx:

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