remittances

MoneyGram, Ant And Making The “Unbanked’s Bank”

MoneyGram, Ant And Making The “Unbanked’s Bank”
MoneyGram, Ant And Making The “Unbanked’s Bank”
May 18, 2017  |  Financial Inclusion

On Tuesday, MoneyGram’s shareholders gave an unequivocal thumbs up to the buyout by Ant Financial. With one more hurdle yet to clear, CFIUS approval, MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes tells Karen...

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Ripple Adds 10 New FIs To Global Network
Ripple Adds 10 New FIs To Global Network
April 27, 2017  |  Blockchain

Blockchain-based payments and global financial settlement solution provider Ripple just recently announced the addition of 10 new financial institutions, including banks and other payment service...

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BillMo And The Momentum Of Remittances
BillMo And The Momentum Of Remittances
March 20, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Cross border flow of money is going to continue no matter what the political climate.  Maybe the pie won’t grow as quickly as some might...

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Changing The Remittance Business Model
Changing The Remittance Business Model
March 07, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Traditional remittance services tend to focus solely on the sender — onboarding as many senders as possible and charging fees on the money sent to...

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Tapping Into The Trump Trade Wars
Tapping Into The Trump Trade Wars
January 31, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

Roughly 10 days into the Trump presidency, and the world is changing. Significantly. To grind that statement a but finer, the way the U.S. is...

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US-Mexico Cross-Border Payments Rise
US-Mexico Cross-Border Payments Rise
January 30, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

With the peso nearing an all-time low and the growing tensions between Mexico and the U.S. in the wake of Donald Trump’s election, cross-border payment...

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Will Trump’s Wall Kill Remittances To Mexico?
Will Trump’s Wall Kill Remittances To Mexico?
January 26, 2017  |  Latin America

Remittances — cash payment into Mexico from expats living in the U.S. — are a national cash cow.  In fact, remittances are the largest source...

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India’s Axis Bank Joins Earthport In X-Border Payments
India’s Axis Bank Joins Earthport In X-Border Payments
November 22, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Just weeks after receiving approval to facilitate cross-border payments originating from India, FinTech firm Earthport revealed its newest partner to get operations off the ground. Get...

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