Barclays Bank of Kenya has rolled out a promotional competition that will see 25 people win KES 2,000 daily and a grand price of KES 10,000 in the next 25 days. Participants must start by liking the Barclays Bank of Kenya facebook page after which a link to a form will appear.

The participants send a Christmas card to friends and family in the United Kingdom by filling a form on the page giving contact details for the recipients. Winners will be picked as per defined criteria. Good money for Christmas, isn't it? See more details.

The promotion is a quest to increase usage of Barclays' mobile money transfer, PINGIT which was launched in September. Barclays launched PINGIT to boost mobile commerce and Diaspora remittances for Kenyans living in the United Kingdom. The new PINGIT service allows Barclays customers to use convenient money transfer services on their mobile phones.

With the launch of PINGIT, Barclays positioned itself to play a key role in mobilizing Diaspora remittances and facilitating bilateral trade between Kenya and the UK. According to the Central Bank of Kenya , Kenyans abroad remitted US$ 891.1 million (KES 7.49 billion) into the country in 2011 alone,with a significant amount coming from Europe.