"Dinero Seguro" Lets Families Send Money Back Home Securely

Washington, DC - The holidays are a time for families to share and celebrate together, regardless of the miles that may separate them.

This also is the time of year when families send money back home to countries outside the United States.

The U.S. Postal Service offers Dinero Seguro (Sure Money), providing customers with an affordable, convenient and safe method of transferring money internationally. Customers can send up to $2,000 per transaction per day, available in 2,800 participating Post Offices across the country. Identification is required for transfers exceeding $1,000.

The system uses secure, electronic wire transfers between the Postal Service and thousands of participating bank branch offices in destinating countries. The recipient’s funds are available within 15 minutes, guaranteed, and without hidden or additional fees.

Personal identification also is required for the recipients of funds in the participating country. Recipients do not need bank accounts and pay no additional fees in their country.

“Postal money orders have long been a preferred way for people to send money to friends and relatives internationally. Dinero Seguro provides an electronic alternative that reduces the time it takes to receive the funds from days to minutes,” said Anita Bizzotto, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President.

Dinero Seguro is provided in partnership with Bancomer Transfer Services Inc. of Houston. Participating locations are:

* Argentina - BBVA Banco Frances
* Columbia - Banco Davivienda, BBVA Colombia, Banco Granahorrar
* Dominican Republic - Banco del Progresso
* Ecuador - Banco de Guayaquil, Banco del Austro, Banco Internacional
* El Salvador - Banco Salvadoreno, Banco Uno, Banco de Desarrallo Rural
* Guatemala - Banco Industrial, Banco Uno, Banco Agricola
* Honduras - Banco Uno, Banco Mercantil
* Mexico - BBVA Bancomer
* Nicaragua - Banco Uno
* Peru - Interbank, BBVA Banco Continental

For more information on Dinero Seguro and to find a participating Post Office, customers are
asked to call toll free at (888)-368-4669.


Since 1775, the Postal Service and its predecessor, the Post Office Department, has connected friends, families, neighbors and businesses by mail. It is an independent federal agency that visits 142 million homes and businesses every day, six days a week and is the only service provider delivering to every address in the nation. The Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars for routine operations, but derives its operating revenues solely from the sale of postage, products and services. With annual revenues of more than $69 billion, it is the world’s leading provider of mailing and delivery services, offering some of the most affordable postage rates in the world. The Postal Service delivers more than 46 percent of the world’s mail volume-some 206 billion letters, advertisements, periodicals and packages a year-and serves seven and a half million customers each day at its 37,000 retail locations nationwide. Its website, usps.com, attracts more than 21 million visitors each month.

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