Draft:Smiles Mobile Remittance
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Comment: Some puffery removed, but no substantive improvement since previous submission. ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · email · global) 07:34, 9 June 2025 (UTC)
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 Remittance partner for foreign workers | |
| Available in | 6 languages |
|---|---|
List of languages Multilingual English, Indonesian, Tagalog, Nepali, Japanese, Vietnamese | |
| Founded | June 1, 2017 in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
| Area served | Canada, Japan & Singapore |
| Owner | Digital Wallet Corporation |
| Founder(s) | Eiji Miyakawa (宮川 英治) |
| URL | https://www.smileswallet.com |
| Registration | Required (to make remittances) |
| Current status | Active |
About
[edit]Smiles Mobile Remittance (Smiles) is an international mobile money transfer service launched in 2017, allowing customers to send money overseas rom Japan, Singapore, and Canada. Smiles also received the Good Design Award 2021. [1]
In June 2017, the service was launched by Digital Wallet Group and founded by CEO Eiji Miyakawa.
History
[edit]Smiles Mobile Remittance was founded in June 2017 by Eiji Miyakawa (宮川 英治), a former Sony Corporation employee and licensed lawyer.
In October 2021, Smiles Mobile Remittance received Good Design Award 2021.[1]
On 14 February 2022, Smiles entered the Canadian market, initially allowing the Filipino community to send money using the application.[2]
Later in May 2022, Singapore was introduced to Smiles Mobile Remittance after transitioning from RediMoney Express Pte Ltd, which was acquired by Digital Wallet back in August 2021.[3] In addition to offering its application, Smiles opened a physical location called, “Smiles Studio” at Lucky Plaza.[4]
On 20 March 2023, Digital Wallet Group partnered with Lawson Bank to allow Smiles Mobile Remittance customers to send money and fund their e-wallets, known as Smiles Wallet, via any Lawson Bank ATM in Japan[5]. In addition to all Japan Post (Yucho) Bank and AEON Bank ATMs that initially allowed Smiles customers to remit and fund, Lawson Bank's collaboration allowed Digital Wallet to offer over 50 thousand ATM locations in Japan.
In February 2024, Smiles Mobile Remittance became number one in having the largest ATM network in Japan with over 77 thousand locations. This follows Digital Wallet’s collaboration with Seven Bank and acquiring Seven Global Remit, an international remittance service of Seven-Eleven Group Japan.[6]
Operations
[edit]In addition to being able to send money overseas from Japan, Smiles Mobile Remittance users can send money from Singapore to the Philippines and Indonesia as well as from Canada to the Philippines and Vietnam. Customers can choose their beneficiary to receive either via cash pickup or directly from their bank account.
The remittance application facilitates transfers to over 200 countries from Japan with a wide network of over one million cash pickup locations.
The remittance service operates satellite offices in 9 locations, including its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan: Singapore, Canada, the United States, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Nepal, and EU.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Japan Institute of Design Promotion (20 October 2021). | “Smiles Mobile Remittance App”. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ Polly Jean Harrison (18 February 2022). “Digital Wallet Group Enters Canadian Market with Smiles Remittance Service”. The Fintech Times. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Alex Pugh (2 September 2021). “DWG expands into Singapore with remittance app acquisition”. Fintech Futures. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ Carlo Sarabia (25 May 2022). “DWG launches the Smiles Remittance app in SG to assist foreign workers”. Marketech APAC. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (20 March 2023). | “デジタルワレットとローソン銀行、「Smiles Mobile Remittance」の国際送金カードをATMで取扱開始.” The Nikkei. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ CNW Group (9 February 2024). “Digital Wallet Corporation acquires International Money Transfer Service, Company of Seven-Eleven Group Japan”. Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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