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September 22, 2022 GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS Guyana) Ltd – home of Bill Express and Western Union – celebrated International Literacy Day under the 2022 theme "Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces" by donating reading books and other learning materials to the Joshua House Children Centre.
[from left to right: Ninia Benjamin, Reneata Muir, Humesh Hardyal and Tina Gibson, Marketing Assistants-GraceKennedy Money Services handed over books to
Gladys Accra, Administrator of the Joshua House Children’s Centred.(Delano Williams photo)]

Georgetown, Guyana;

September 22, 2022 GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS Guyana) Ltd – home of Bill Express and Western Union – celebrated International Literacy Day under the 2022 theme “Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces” by donating reading books and other learning materials to the Joshua House Children Centre.

The handover took place at the centre on September 8, 2022.

The Joshua House Children Centre is a registered organization devoted to the care of orphans and children who cannot be cared for by their biological families. The children in the home’s

care are exposed to several activities as well as schooling. Additionally, volunteers come in and assist with engaging the children in art and craft, sports and other activities. The children are all part of the public education system with some of them excelling

despite the adversities they face.

Commenting on the GKMS donation, Troy Williams, Country Manager, said: “Continuing a tradition of philanthropic activities, it is our aim, at GKMS, that by donating the

books, we will be helping to make a difference in the lives of children at the orphanage”.

Ms. Gladys Accra also expressed her gratitude and said, “I really would like to thank Grace Kennedy Money Services for the donation as it contributed to the education of the Children in this home.  They

really appreciated it and will make good use of these items. Thanks very much”.

GKMS remains committed to ongoing community investment in areas where it can positively impact citizens., The

company has supported a range of NGOs such as Guyana Cancer Foundation to aid in the fight against Breast Cancer; South Rupununi Conservation Society (SRCS) to further their mission to protect the environment; Dream for Kids to spread Christmas cheer among

children and The Step by Step Foundation to assist in its education and outreach initiatives to elevate the public’s understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

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There are three (3) Phases in the Direct to Bank (D2B) process:

Phase 1: Customer Registration.

New customers must register in-store at any GKMS Western Union. Existing GKMS Western Union customers can register online: Access the GraceKennedy Money Services website using your computer or mobile phone and fill out the required registration details. The online registration website is https://registration.gkmsonline.net.

GKMS customers will have the opportunity to enter demographic and banking information supported by pictorial proof that the information presented for verification is valid and current.

After confirming the validity of their email, customers will be able to access the online portal and navigate through the screens entering the relevant information to process their registration.

Customers are required to provide the following:

  1. Basic Info – Name, DOB.
  2. Employment Info– Place of employment and employment particulars i.e. occupation.
  3. Contact info – Current mailing address, Telephone, Cell numbers.
  4.  Primary Identification Info– National ID, Driver’s Permit or Passport.
  5.  Secondary identification Info– customer will provide a second ID type of the three options stated above.
  6. Security Info– Customer required to provide secret questions and answers to secure their account and future transactions.

  7. Document Upload– All the relevant documents required to process the application is uploaded into the system. The documents have to be verified in a separate phase of the process before the customer is able to access the service.

Phase 2: Customer Verification Process

The verification process consists of actions by GKMS to validate the authenticity of the  information provided at the Registration Stage (uploaded documents+ banking information + Demographic information). This involves matching uploaded details against information available in our internal databases as well as external National ID Verification Systems. You will be contacted by one of our team members when this step is completed.

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  1.  Call our Contact Centre at 623-6000 the next time you are expecting a money transfer to initiate the bank transfer. Calls should be placed as soon as funds are available for collection.

  2. Tell the CSR you are registered for Direct to Bank transfers.

  3. Provide the related Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN).
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