Flow of Funds on Calling Card Value

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Example: User from USA wants to send US$ 100 to someone in Liberia

USA Liberia

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They walk into a shop that sells Phone Calling Cards

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The Remitter, then proceeds to buy phone minute cards. The amount he/she wants to send, is the

card(s) he will pick. In this case he will pick and pay for the $ 100 calling card.

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User access a website, and registers (providing their basic KYC information)

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To initiate a Remittance from US to Liberia, the user fills out all of this information online, on either a

website, which could be running on a tablet or kiosk. Information filled out is Beneficiary Information.

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User then enters the Calling Card Number + PIN into the system. This will be the $ amount that he wants

to transfer

Remitter

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This information is checked in real-time from the operators USA system and if the card is valid, the

amount is accepted by the system.

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The system then informs him that $100 has been credited and his transaction is good to go

Remitter

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The User accepts this information and a Transaction ID number is generated for the User.

Remitter

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The back-end system at phone operator will send the transaction details (including remitter

information, beneficiary information, IP, $ Value, Transaction ID, etc.) to MTOs Transaction

Management System.

Phone Operator US MTO

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Upon the settlement time-frame agreed, the money will be transferred from Phone Operators Bank to

MTOs designated Bank Account. Thus completing the transaction from Phone Operators side.

Phone Operator MTO

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MTO then transfers the money to the Correspondent MTO (which already has access to the data where

the money has to be credited/delivered)

Correspondent MTOMTO

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US MTO then updates its database that the transaction has been completed and notifies the

Remitter AND the Beneficiary.