There are many reasons people need to send money to friends and families in different locations.

Between cash and digital transactions, there are also many ways funds can be sent.

Fortunately, Ria is able to meet all these needs and means with a global money transfer network that accepts funds from senders and pays out money to recipients in the best possible way for each individual. Watch this video to learn how Ria’s technology is utilized throughout the world.

The need for ATMs in these areas has steadily increased the last 10 years across Europe as financial institutions reduced their commercial networks by 40% and closed remote bank branches because of economic issues and mergers.

In Spain, for example, 50% of Catalan municipalities do not have a bank branch according to the latest data from the Bank of Spain and the INE.

As an independent ATM provider, Euronet decided to fill the vacancies left behind by the traditional banks with the launch of this European-wide program that ensures citizens and businesses in these communities can conveniently and safely access cash.