Send Money to
Eswatini
Affordable. Efficient. Enjoy a smarter way to send money home to Eswatini with Mama Money.
Affordable. Efficient. Enjoy a smarter way to send money home to Eswatini with Mama Money.
Send money directly to mobile wallets in Eswatini with fewer fees and less hassle. With more collection points and quicker access to funds, your loved ones don’t need to travel far or wait in long queues. It’s a simpler, more affordable way to send support — and up to 50% cheaper than other options. Please note: Recipients must be citizens of Eswatini and existing MTN customers who have already passed FICA verification.
Download our free App from
Google Play or Apple App Store.
Upload your Identity Document
Use your passport, foreign ID,
South African ID, refugee or asylum document.
Take a selfie.
Upload a clear photo of yourself
to complete registration.
You can send money to recipients who are citizens of Eswatini and active MTN customers. They must have already completed FICA verification with MTN.
Once your account is activated, you can send up to R25,000 per order and up to R25,000 per month. You can also upgrade your account to send higher limits of up to R50,000 per order and R100,000 per month. Select the “Increase Limits” button in the Mama Money app to upgrade your account.
Mama’s fee is 5% or less for sending money to Eswatini. It depends on how much you send. If you send R500 the fee will be R24, if you send R1000 the fee will be R48, if you R10,000, the fee will be R250
Transfers to mobile wallets and cash collections are sent within minutes.
You can choose to pay for your order via online banking or EFT. You can also pay with cash at any of our retail partners such as Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Spar, Makro, Game, Flash stores, etc. If you pay with cash, you will receive a reference number in an SMS that we’ll send to you. Present this reference number to our retailer partners and pay the exact amount of cash to complete your order.
Once your Mama Money order has been paid for. You and your recipient will receive an SMS with a reference number. Your recipient will require identification and will need to present this reference number at the cash collection location to receive their money.