Our story

Kabayan Remit is the leading single corridor online money transfer platform in the UK, with a sole focus on money remittances sent to the Philippines.

With a great understanding of the Philippines and its culture, Kabayan Remit provides a unique approach to help Filipinos who work hard overseas to send money to their loved ones back home.

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Kabayan Remit celebrates 10 years of service

Your relentless support has helped us grow and achieve these milestones.

Board of Directors

Get to know Kabayan Remit's leadership.

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Simon Roberts - CEO

Simon has a BSc in Economics and Politics from the University of Bath. He is a qualified accountant with 20+ years risk management experience in the financial services sector, including underwriting to the consumer and corporate market, compliance, fraud and business planning.

Kabayan Remit Managing Director

Analiza Roberts - Managing Director

Analiza has a degree in Computer Science, with 10+ years of General Management experience in Southeast Asia and the UK. She has overall responsibility for Sales and Marketing and commercial operations, including treasury management and customer service.

Senior Management Team

Get to know the people behind Kabayan Remit.

Kabayan Remit CTO

Alexander Sommer - CTO

Alex has 15 years of leadership experience in IT management. Prior to joining Kabayan Remit, he supported startup clients in various B2B and B2C sectors, with several in fintech. He has extensive experience in solving complex IT problems, project management life cycle and executing digital marketing strategies that help companies systematically accelerate controlled and profitable growth.

James Kindon

James Kindon - Head of Compliance

James is a solicitor qualified to practise in England and Wales. He trained at a law firm in Reading and then went on to work as a corporate solicitor in London and Chicago. James left private practice to work in the compliance department of an FTSE 100 mining company in 2011 and spent the next ten years as the Head of Compliance at various organisations. He has experience in building and improving compliance programmes in both regulated and unregulated industries.

Kabayan Remit Head of Operations

Noel Munoz - Head of Operations

Noel has 15 years management experience in the remittance sector, leading customer service and operations teams in the UK, Canada and the Philippines. He joined Kabayan Remit in 2014 and played a key role in establishing Asenso Remit in Canada managing the business in Toronto from 2017 until 2020.

Kabayan Remit Financial Analysis Manager

Jeremias Adolfo - Financial Analysis Manager

Jeremias has a BA in Accounting and Finance and 10 years experience in the financial services sector in the UK. He plays a key role in business planning and financial analysis and control for Kabayan Remit in the UK and Europe and Asenso Remit in Canada.

Milestone

We would like to thank each and everyone of you for being part of our journey. Your relentless support has since helped us grow and achieve these milestones.

June 2012

Kabayan Remit was founded

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May 2014

Kabayan Remit processed first transaction

Sept 2016

Mobile App Launched

May 2017

Asenso Remit was launched in Canada

Dec 2019

Processed over US $150 million

April 2020

Rebranding of Kabayan Remit

May 2020

Kabayan Remit launched in Europe

December 2020

Almost 1.5 million transactions and over
US $700 million processed since 2014

March 2022

Asenso Remit in Canada was merged with Kabayan Remit in the UK

April 2022

Over 2.4 million transactions and nearly
US $1 billion processed since 2014

Security

Sending your money safely and securely is our top priority.

Authorised & Regulated

Kabayan Remit is authorised & regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (UK) and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, so you can be sure that your money will arrive safely at its destination.

24/7 Protection

We increase your financial security by continually scanning our system for unusual transactions. From time to time, we may block a transfer and contact you for additional security clearance.

Bank Level Security

Kabayan Remit uses the same 128-bit encryption and physical security used by banks. Our practices are monitored and verified by TRUSTe and VeriSign.

World Class Compliance

We use a sophisticated multi-point technique to ensure that all transactions are subject to the correct levels of Know Your Customer and regulatory checks, including the OFAC blacklist.

Find out why customers choose us

Here’s why thousands of our customers are using our service daily,

Good and fast service,the recipient got the money right away.

Leticia

25th May 2023

agent always willing to help.the rate is good

ANN

21st May 2023

Approachable, kind, honest . I really appreciate the company

Anonymous

12th May 2023

Easy way sending money..

Anonymous

11th May 2023

Relliable, fast & easy to use app, and high rate! 🫰

Anonymous

9th May 2023

Sending money is easy peasy with Kabayan Remit!

Anonymous

29th April 2023

Easy access & navigation w/ the Apps

JEFFREY

28th April 2023

Average 4.79 stars

Reviews 19387

Our partners

Your money is safe with us. With the help of our partners, we deliver your transactions quickly and securely.

Metrobank
RCBC
BPI
Mlhuillier
Cebuana
LBC
Palawan Pawnshop
SSS