Mukuru Money Transfer is an international remittance platform founded by a Zimbabwean entrepreneur Rob Burrell.[1] It begins offering remittances in 2009.[2] [3] It partnered with the World Food Programme at the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe to deliver aid and support the local community.
Mukuru, facilitated aid distribution to vulnerable populations in Africa impacted by COVID-19 and economic hardship.[4]
In a 2023 interview, Andy Jury, Mukuru's CEO discussed the company's strategy for navigating Africa's competitive money transfer landscape. It has a customer base of more than 13-million across 50 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe.[5]