BDO opens Japan remittance office

BDO Remit has widened its presence in the region, opening a remittance office in Tokyo, Japan.

"As one of the world's largest economies, Japan has steadily become among the major sources of Overseas Filipino remittances over the year," the remittance service arm of Sy-led BDO Unibank Inc. said on Thursday.

The Japan office is in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

Customers may visit and register at the BDO Remit Japan office Zenken Plaza II in Shinjuku-ku, or they may send money through BDO remit's partners across Japan –iRemit, Japan Remit Finance, and UAE Exchange.

Customers may also transfer funds to BDO Remit Japan from partner banks such as Japan Post Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., and the bank of Tokyo-Mistubishi UFJ.

"Transfer cash including the remittance fees to BDO Remit Japan's account number in the said banks and BDO Remit Japan will then send the funds to the beneficiaries in the Philippines upon validation of the fund transfer," BDO said.

BDO Remit also has an office in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, and Korea, as well as in the United Arab Emirates, North America, and Europe. – Jon Viktor Cabuenas/VDS, GMA News