Digital platform
Remitly
Global remittance app; India is one of its three largest receive markets, paid via bank, UPI and cash across major Indian banks.
Dedicated NRI team
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India onshore arc
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Remitly is included only for its India corridor. It is a general-purpose remittance incumbent (operating in 170 countries, originating from 30), not an NRI-dedicated or wealth player. India matters as a destination: Remitly's CEO named India as one of its three largest receiving countries (alongside Mexico and the Philippines) in May 2025, and its India disbursement covers bank deposit, UPI and cash pickup through major Indian banks including HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Federal Bank, Axis Bank and Bank of Baroda. It is the low-cost rail the NRI-native fintechs are trying to displace on price and disintermediate with banking and wealth.
Why it matters
Remitly is included only for its India corridor: India is one of its three largest receive markets (CEO, May 2025), served via bank deposit, UPI and cash pickup across major Indian banks. It is a broad remittance incumbent, not an NRI or wealth player — the rail the NRI-native fintechs are trying to undercut on price and move up-stack from, and the benchmark against which their remittance economics are judged.
By the numbers
Top 3
India is one of Remitly's three largest receiving countries (CEO remarks)
PYMNTS (Remitly CEO remarks) · May 2025 · self-reported
UPI + 5 named banks
India disbursement rails: bank deposit, UPI and cash pickup via major Indian banks
Remitly (company site) · Aug 2026 · self-reported
The journey
CEO names India among Remitly's three largest receive markets
Remitly's CEO said its largest receiving countries are Mexico, India and the Philippines. The company operates in 170 countries, originates payments from 30, and completes 93% of transactions in under an hour.
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