Chime
For migrant workers and individuals sending international remittances to family in emerging markets, specifically Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Sendwave Send & Transfer MoneySnapshot
Who is Chime?
Providing fast, low-cost international remittance services to help individuals support family across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 1Last updated
Sendwave Send & Transfer Money
v26.7.0
6mo ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Chime?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Mobile remittance and digital wallet services
Scale
indie
Target audience
Migrant workers and individuals sending international remittances to family in emerging markets, specifically Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Origin
Founded in 2014 to make international money transfers as simple as sending a text message.
Portfolio momentum
Released 12 updates in the last 6 months for its single active title, with the most recent update occurring 15 days ago.
Company profile
medium confidence- Founded
- 2014
Portfolio
What does Chime ship?
Apps
1 app analysed
Distributed across 13 markets, strongest in Europe.
Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data · last scanned .
Americas (4)
- Brazil1 / 1
- Canada1 / 1
- Mexico1 / 1
- United States1 / 1
Europe (7)
- France1 / 1
- Germany1 / 1
- Italy1 / 1
- Portugal1 / 1
- Spain1 / 1
›+2 more europe markets
- Turkey1 / 1
- United Kingdom1 / 1
Asia-Pacific (2)
- Indonesia1 / 1
- Singapore1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
Rivals
Who does Chime compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Remitly competes for the same international remittance demographic by offering transfers to over 175 countries, directly challenging Sendwave's regional focus on Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Contenders(10)
Both apps compete for the same international remittance audience, targeting users who send money to family and manage cross-border bills via smartphone.
Both apps compete for the same international remittance market, targeting diaspora populations that require frequent cross-border money movement.
Both platforms target international remittance users through mobile interfaces, competing directly for cross-border transfer volume to bank accounts and mobile wallets.
Both platforms target the same remittance corridors from Europe to Africa, utilizing direct mobile money wallet integration to facilitate cross-border transfers.
Both applications target identical remittance corridors across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East using the same mobile money integration mechanism for cross-border transfers.
Both apps target the same diaspora remittance corridors across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, competing directly for users seeking mobile-first cross-border money transfers.
Both platforms target international remittance users, competing directly for the same corridor-focused demographic seeking to support family members abroad.
Both platforms compete for international remittance users, with Sendwave focusing on mobile money integration in specific regional corridors while Wise targets broader multi-currency financial management.
Both platforms target the international remittance market, sharing a core audience of individuals sending funds to family and friends across borders.
Both applications compete for the international remittance market by providing mobile-based cross-border payment services to individuals sending money to family members.
Same space(6)
OAPay focuses on the same African remittance corridors as Sendwave but targets high-volume users with a zero-commission pricing structure.
PadiePay targets the same diaspora audience by adding a credit-based remittance feature to the standard money transfer model.
Platnova addresses the same financial needs for the diaspora by offering a multi-currency wallet that functions without a traditional bank account.
Ria targets the same global remittance demographic by offering both digital transfers and physical cash pickup locations.
Wave competes for the same regional financial transactions in Africa by using a physical agent network to facilitate cash services.
Xoom serves the same international remittance audience by utilizing PayPal's existing security infrastructure to process payments.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 1
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 1
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes