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Around 5% of Senegal’s population travel abroad to live and work, regularly sending money back home to support their loved ones. The Senegalese capital Dakar is the most westernly point in Africa, and so is the last place every day to experience African sunrises and sunsets.

To help Senagalese expats feel closer to these beautiful African sunsets and their loved ones, they need fast, affordable and simple money transfers so that their money arrives quickly, and without high fees or commission.

Morocco is a country that nearly straddles two continents - although it is part of northern Africa, it’s so close to Spain that the ferry ride can be done in under an hour!

There are over 5 million Moroccan people living and working abroad who regularly send money home to support friends and family. You’ll find large Moroccan populations across much of Europe, North America and the Middle East, and Moroccan expats have helped to spread their unique culture across most of the globe!

These days it’s fairly easy to transfer money between bank accounts. But what about transferring money between cards…

Nationwide is a building society based in the UK which has 15 million customers. Although many use it for their banking and savings, Nationwide can also be used to send money abroad.

But is it worth transferring money internationally with Nationwide given that there are specialist money transfer services that can be easier, cheaper and faster?