people in Africa, beating out other online
customers in global money transfer leader
Transfast’s Valentine’s Day survey.
An impressive 80 percent of Nigerian
respondents say they plan to celebrate
Valentine’s Day, with 75 percent calling the
holiday “Sweet – I like the sentiment behind it.”
Of those less enamoured, thirteen percent say
it’s “silly, but I put up with it ” and nine percent
call it “a ridiculous money-making scheme.” Still,
only three percent of Nigerians say Valentine’s
Day is “stressful: I wish it would go away!”
ValentineMost respondents, who are Transfast
customers based in the U.S. or Canada, say their
loved one is in the U.S. (54 percent), while 36
percent say their loved one is in Nigeria. A
majority (53 percent) says they will send money
home for Valentine’s Day, in amounts ranging
from $50 to $2,000.
Transfast, the global money transfer company, is
used by millions to send money home to more
than 120 countries around the globe. For Nigeria,
customers can send money from a mobile device
or desktop, direct to a recipient’s bank account,
or for cash pick-up. In many cases, the transfer
is made instantly or within 24 hours.
Nigerian respondents plan to express their love
on Valentine’s Day by communicating with their
loved one via a phone call (46 percent), Skype
(11 percent), Whatsapp (11 percent), Facebook
message (eight percent) or Facetime (five
percent).
Nigerian respondents agreed that Nigerians are
by nature romantic, with 67 percent saying this
was the case. A total of 46 percent say they
believe in love at first sight, and twelve percent
say that love at first sight has happened to
them.
Most respondents say they are married (53
percent), 14 percent are dating, 12 percent are
engaged and 21 percent are single. But you may
not know that from their Facebook pages,
because of all respondents, most say they do
NOT share their relationship status on social
media (53%).
Transfast is a leading omni-channel provider of
multi-currency cross-border payments solutions
to consumers around the world. The company
operates a best-in-class network across over 120
countries in the Americas, Asia, Europe and
Africa with multi-product capability, including a
leading, one-of-a-kind instant bank transfer
offering.
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