Offered at more than 100 Easypagos locations in Ecuador, the partnership expands Xoom’s payout network to over 1,000 locations in the country.

Xoom marketing and corporate development senior vice president Julian King said, "Xoom’s mission is to provide customers a seamless, convenient solution to send money back home."

"By partnering with Easypagos, we provide customers a payout of their choice and a seamless experience for both the sender and recipient," King added.

In order to remit money to Ecuador, customers can log in to Xoom.com, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from any internet connected device and then follow the simple steps to complete their money transfer.

Xoom’s more than 840,000 active customers sent more than $3.6bn to family and friends in 30 countries, during the 12 months ended on 31 March 2013.