Manama, 26th July, 2017

The Kingdom’s oldest leading worldwide money transfer and foreign currency specialist, Bahrain Financing Company (BFC), who are celebrating their 100th year in business, opened its 48th branch yesterday in Dana Mall, Sanabis.

The branch which is located on the ground floor of the mall and will be open 10am to 10pm, seven days a week, offering BFC’s diverse range of fast and reliable international money transfer products, including EzRemit and MoneyGram, plus a choice of over 40 global currencies to buy or sell at market leading exchange rates.

To celebrate the opening of the branch, BFC gave away 200 gold coins to its first 200 customers transacting at the branch. Commenting on BFC’s opening in Dana Mall, Mr. Pancily Varkay, General Manager of BFC  said, “Dana Mall is a well-known retail destination within the Kingdom of Bahrain and its wide range of retail, food and beverage and entertainment establishments provides BFC with a great opportunity to provide our remittance and foreign exchange services to the local community”.

Customers of the new Dana Mall branch, who make an FX or remittance transaction at the branch up until 4th September 2017 will also be entered into the country wide BFC 100 Year Bonanza Campaign with lucky winners taking away prizes of gold coins and Mitsubishi cars.

BFC currently has 48 branches across the Kingdom of Bahrain and specialises in sending money around the globe safely and quickly to over 40,000 locations in 30 countries, through its own money transfer product – EzRemit.  Its global reach is extended to over 200 countries through its partnership with MoneyGram an international remittance company.  With Smart Money, the online money transfer service of BFC, you can now send money online to over 150 countries.  BFC is the leading provider of foreign currency exchange in Bahrain and customers can buy or sell foreign currency at the most competitive rates in the market from any of the BFC branches.

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About BFC Group Holdings 
BFC Group Holdings (BFC Group / The Group) is the holding company for Bahrain Financing Company (BFC), Bahrain, Bahrain Exchange Company (BEC), Kuwait, BFC Exchange Limited (formerly EzRemit Limited), United Kingdom, BFC Forex & Financial Services PVT Ltd (BFC Forex), India and BFC Exchange Malaysia Sdn.Bhd. (BFC Exchange), Malaysia.  The Group specializes in sending and receiving money securely and efficiently across the globe and offers foreign currency exchange solutions at the best available rates.  With a history of 100 years, BFC Group continues to grow its retail network and currently has over 130 branches located across the world. Its money transfers product – EzRemit - is also present in over 30 countries with more than 40,000 agent locations worldwide. In addition, BFC Group also has an extensive global reach of over 200 countries through its partnership with MoneyGram – an international money transfer company.  For more information visit www.bfcgroupholdings.com .

Issued on behalf of BFC by FROM6

For press information contact:
Arun Viswanadhan
Marketing Manager
Bahrain Financing Company WLL
Arun.Viswanadhan@bfc.com.bh

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