About Us

Who We Are

Saver.Global evolved from a twelve-year relationship between an international development consultancy and a digital agency.

Expertise delivered at scale

Saver.Global distills a wealth of experience in international development consulting into several digital customer facing platforms. Years of learning in financial literacy, remittances and labour migration are provided freely to the end user in the form of SaverLearning (our financial education app) and our remittance comparison sites.

Our Vision

To unlock the benefits of new financial technology for millions of people through scalable financial literacy platforms.

We are using our experience designing financial literacy programs across the world to develop a digital solution that provides the benefits of an in-person training program and the scalability of a web-based application.

Saver.Global combines a global vision with a regional approach to diaspora engagement; using simple, effective and multilingual platforms to connect with communities.

Through strategic partnerships Saver.Global will act as a data and reporting interface between government, central banks, international organisations and industry.

SDG 1. No poverty

Remittances represent up to 60 per cent of recipients’ families on average and typically more than double a family’s disposable income and help deal with uncertainty, allowing them to build assets.

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SDG 2. Zero hunger

In rural communities, half of remittances are spent on agriculture-related expenses. Additional income increases receiving households’ demand for food, which increases domestic food production and improves nutrition, particularly among children and the elderly.

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SDG 3. Good health and well-being

Remittances invested in health care – access to medicine, preventive care and health insurance products – improve the health and well-being of recipient families. Infants born into remittance families have a higher birthweight and are less likely to die during their first year.

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SDG 4. Quality education

By making remittance sending more accessible to migrants and reducing their cost, SRG is empowering remittance receiving households. Studies have demonstrated that these households have better educational participation and invest a tenth of their income in educating their children. The impact is so significant that remittances lead to almost doubling school enrolment. Children from remittance families, especially girls, register higher school attendance, enrolment rates and additional years in school.

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SDG 5. Gender equality

Women now comprise half of all remittance senders, totalling 100 million. Remittances transform the economic role of women on both the send and receive side. They enable financial independence and better employment opportunities. SRG is committed to including women in the financial empowerment of the migrant community.

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SDG 6 Clean water and sanitation

To create social capital and pool funds to address local needs, migrants and/or their families often organize themselves into neighbourhood organizations in their communities or through Hometown Associations (HTAs) abroad.

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SDG 7. Affordable and clean energy

Remittances have a positive impact on family assets and overall quality of life when invested in housing, and they are more likely to be used for home improvements than for home purchases. Affordable solutions for poor households and their communities are already available, including efficient cooking devices and clean energy solutions.

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SDG 8. Decent work and economic growth

By working closely with the ILO and IOM, SRG seeks to further grow the benefits of remittances for migrant workers. SRG is distributing financial tools, resources and information that empowers workers to understand their labour rights and opportunities. This is builds on our vision for the reducing remittances costs. By reducing average costs to 3 per cent globally, remittance families would save an additional US$20 billion annually. This substantially increases disposal income for remittance receiving families and begins to transform remittance receiving communities.

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SDG 10. Reduced inequalities

SaverRemit group is revolutionising this sustainable development goal by making low cost services accessible for the migrant worker community. Transaction costs listed on Saver platforms range from 1.8% to 15% with the top services averaging 2.1%.

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SDG 12. Responsible consumption and production

As remittance families increase their purchase capacity and change their consumption patterns, they can do so by meeting individual needs and aspirations within the ecological limits of the planet.

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SDG 13. Climate action

Migration is increasingly becoming a consequence of climate change. Remittances and diaspora investment play a crucial role in mitigating its negative impacts and helping cope with income shortages due to weather-related shocks. Remittances enable the adoption of more sustainable crops and non-farm activities.

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SDG 17. Partnerships for the goals

The international community – in line with SDG 17 – is committed to working together in order to leverage the development impact of remittances. Through initiatives such as the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, the international community now recognizes remittances as a vital support for hundreds of millions of people across the globe and works to strengthen their development impact on families and communities.

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SDG 1. No poverty

Remittances represent up to 60 per cent of recipients’ families on average and typically more than double a family’s disposable income and help deal with uncertainty, allowing them to build assets.

More Information
SDG 2. Zero hunger

In rural communities, half of remittances are spent on agriculture-related expenses. Additional income increases receiving households’ demand for food, which increases domestic food production and improves nutrition, particularly among children and the elderly.

More Information
SDG 3. Good health and well-being

Remittances invested in health care – access to medicine, preventive care and health insurance products – improve the health and well-being of recipient families. Infants born into remittance families have a higher birthweight and are less likely to die during their first year.

More Information
SDG 4. Quality education

By making remittance sending more accessible to migrants and reducing their cost, SRG is empowering remittance receiving households. Studies have demonstrated that these households have better educational participation and invest a tenth of their income in educating their children. The impact is so significant that remittances lead to almost doubling school enrolment. Children from remittance families, especially girls, register higher school attendance, enrolment rates and additional years in school.

More Information
SDG 5. Gender equality

Women now comprise half of all remittance senders, totalling 100 million. Remittances transform the economic role of women on both the send and receive side. They enable financial independence and better employment opportunities. SRG is committed to including women in the financial empowerment of the migrant community.

More Information
SDG 6 Clean water and sanitation

To create social capital and pool funds to address local needs, migrants and/or their families often organize themselves into neighbourhood organizations in their communities or through Hometown Associations (HTAs) abroad.

More Information
SDG 7. Affordable and clean energy

Remittances have a positive impact on family assets and overall quality of life when invested in housing, and they are more likely to be used for home improvements than for home purchases. Affordable solutions for poor households and their communities are already available, including efficient cooking devices and clean energy solutions.

More Information
SDG 8. Decent work and economic growth

By working closely with the ILO and IOM, SRG seeks to further grow the benefits of remittances for migrant workers. SRG is distributing financial tools, resources and information that empowers workers to understand their labour rights and opportunities. This is builds on our vision for the reducing remittances costs. By reducing average costs to 3 per cent globally, remittance families would save an additional US$20 billion annually. This substantially increases disposal income for remittance receiving families and begins to transform remittance receiving communities.

More Information
SDG 10. Reduced inequalities

SaverRemit group is revolutionising this sustainable development goal by making low cost services accessible for the migrant worker community. Transaction costs listed on Saver platforms range from 1.8% to 15% with the top services averaging 2.1%.

More Information
SDG 12. Responsible consumption and production

As remittance families increase their purchase capacity and change their consumption patterns, they can do so by meeting individual needs and aspirations within the ecological limits of the planet.

More Information
SDG 13. Climate action

Migration is increasingly becoming a consequence of climate change. Remittances and diaspora investment play a crucial role in mitigating its negative impacts and helping cope with income shortages due to weather-related shocks. Remittances enable the adoption of more sustainable crops and non-farm activities.

More Information
SDG 17. Partnerships for the goals

The international community – in line with SDG 17 – is committed to working together in order to leverage the development impact of remittances. Through initiatives such as the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, the international community now recognizes remittances as a vital support for hundreds of millions of people across the globe and works to strengthen their development impact on families and communities.

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Leon Isaacs

Founder - Chief of Digital Payments and International Partnerships

Leon has 30 years of remittances industry experience, including as CEO and Founder of DMA Global. Leon helped develop businesses such as Thomas Cook and MoneyGram and is considered to be one of the most knowledgeable and respected people in the remittances industry.

Bill Di Blasio

Founder - Chief Brand Officer

Bill has 25 years of digital industry experience, including 12 years of experience focusing on remittances and international development projects.

Jon Capal

Founder - Chief of Global Programmes

Jon has 16 years of remittances industry experience, including as Director, Asia-Pacific region at DMA Global. Jon helped develop and manage SendMoneyPacific and SaverAsia, two internationally-recognised remittance cost comparison websites.

Maria Dimopoulos AM

Inclusion and Sustainability Lead

Maria is nationally and internationally recognised as an expert specialising in the intersections of diversity, gender equality and the law.

Tony Kofkin

Relationships and Commercial Advisor

Tony has 30+ years of experience within the financial services sector working with some of Australia’s largest private & family-owned businesses, CEOs, senior executives, and private charitable trusts.

Nadia Maunsell

Research and Content Specialist

Nadia is a Research and Content Specialist for Saver.Global’s financial literacy app, which she has worked on since its inception. She has experience working with international organisations on projects related to remittances, migration and financial literacy.

Michael Syme

Chief Technical Officer

Michael has been leading Saver.Global's technical development since its inception. He brings a wide range of solutions from his hefty experience building web systems and services.

Samara Di Blasio

Social Media Manager

Samara has been working on Saver.Global's social media since its inception. Samara has a keen interest in empowering women and young girls to increase their financial literacy and achieve more freedom in their lives.

Eden Conway

General Manager, Operations

Eden brings both humanitarian and development experience to the Saver.Global strategy. He builds on the company's ability to revolutionise international development.

Jamie Ardern

Strategy and Management Advisor

Jamie is an Executive Manager who has experience in areas of operations, strategy, stakeholder management, risk management, acquisitions, and technology.

Jason Mackellin

Design Lead

Jason has been working on the Saver.Global brand since its inception. He comes with a wealth of experience, working with 360South as a graphic and web designer.

Robyn Kingston

Consultant

Robyn has 10+ years of experience within the remittances industry, including as Research and Data Lead, Asia-Pacific region at DMA Global, where she has worked on the World Bank’s Remittance Prices Worldwide project and SendMoneyPacific.

Vibhor Jain

Data Manager

Vibhor is a data specialist with extensive experience in analyzing and processing remittances, payments and financial literacy data.

Sanjeev Khadka

Software Developer

Sanjeev has 4 years of experience within the Australian software industry, and has excellent knowledge of JavaScript as well as PHP ecosystem.

Sarah Hugo

Senior Consultant

Sarah is a Senior Consultant with extensive experience in international remittances, financial literacy, diaspora engagement and diaspora investment and utilises her extensive strategic experience in all areas.

Omolayo Nkem Ojo

Consultant

Omolayo has 10+ years of experience in the African migration and diaspora space and has worked with private and public organizations to engage and mobilise diaspora communities.

Poppy Isaacs

Consultant

Poppy is a Senior Analyst at DMA Global with extensive experience working with donor organisations and private sector clients on consumer and industry research to aid remittances and financial literacy projects.

Jessica Van Loon

Illustrator

Jessie is a trained Character Designer, Concept Artist, and Illustrator working with the Saver.Global design team designing a myriad of character illustrations for the company.

Pavithra Kameswaran

Software Engineer

Pavithra brings her extensive experience in SaaS and Web Applications development to the Saver Global team. She is highly driven to deliver creative and exciting technology solutions for end users.

Laura Wiebe

Content Developer

Laura is a Content Developer and Process Manager for the SaverLearning app, where she brings her expertise in creative communication skills to write financial education courses and materials.