CLARO and MoviBanca deliver money transfers to your mobile phone

PRLog (Press Release) - Jul 23, 2008 -
Sending and receiving money transfers via cell phone has never been as easy, thanks to prepaid cards from CLARO-Promérica for all CLARO mobile users.

MoviCash service was officially launched on April 21, 2008, in a grand event held in the city of San Salvador, and has the most competitive price on the money transfer market. The security of each transaction is certified by the CLARO, MoviBanca, Visa (through the Promérica Bank, in El Salvador) and Mastercard (through Metabank in the US) financial and technological platforms.

Several benefits of using the prepaid CLARO-Promérica MoviCash card include:

•   Increased security, by not using actual cash.
•   The money transfer provides more spending possibilities.
•   You will always be able to check and manage your account right from your mobile, with total freedom.


The first 4 authorized dealerships to sell the international kits  in El Salvador are: San Miguel Centro, San Francisco Gotera, Metrocentro 8th. Etapa and Plaza Mundo. Each kit includes a prepaid phone, with its own SIM, and several brands to choose from: Alcatel, Motorola, LG, Samsung and Sony Ericsson (individual prices may vary).

How does CLARO Money Transfer works:

1.   Send: people located in the US can send money transfers with their UNIBANCARD card, through their mobile phones: either by texting (SMS) or calling 1-888-9-UNIBANC.
2.   Receive the money transfer on your mobile phone: an SMS will notify the recipient the following information: that he or she has received a money transfer, that he or she has received US$1 in air time, and that in order to transfer the money the recipient must reply to the SMS by texting the key word DES.
3.   Withdrawal of the money transfer: once you transfer the money to your CLARO-Promérica card, you will be able to make withdrawals from any Visa ATM or CLARO dealership with a Promérica ATM.
4.   Checking your account status: in order to review your current money available, you will need to text the key word SALDO to 333; it will automatically generate an SMS response with the available cash in the CLARO-Promérica card.

The platform MoviCash is based upon is completely safe and reliable. Besides, the CLARO Money Transfer service is practical and rapid by nature: at the exact time a loved one sends money from the US through his or her mobile phone, the recipient is notified, and he or she will have to reply to the message in order to make the transfer available to them.
Salvadorian users can make possible queries to the customer service line (503) 2250 5555 (MoviCash), and both senders and recipients con web browse the following sites: www.claro.com.sv/movicash and www.promerica.com.sv