Bringing Banking To Immigrants & Unbanked, m-Via Rebrands As Boom Financial, Closes On $17 Million In Funding

Global mobile money transfer service m-Via is officially rebranding as Boom Financial today as it announces the close of a $17 million round of funding, led by mobile operator Digicel Group Ltd. The carrier stretches across 31 markets, including the Caribbean, Central America and South Pacific - all geographies Boom Financial aims to target with its service, which allows immigrants and the unbanked with a way to transfer money internationally.?Also participating in the round were previous investors RRE Ventures and MATT.org. The new round brings the company to over $30 million in total funding to date.

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