Faisal Khan

Answer to: Can I verify a second PayPal account using the same Payoneer US bank details as my first account?

Answer to: What would be the process for imposing a tax on remittances sent from the United States?

Answer to: If an app only connects people to hawaladars but never touches funds, does it need FCA or HMRC registration in the UK?

Answer to: Can someone identify my bank account details using only my SWIFT code?

Answer to: Is there a global authority that oversees and regulates international wire transfers?

Answer to: How long does a domestic wire from Union Bank (a US community bank) typically take to show up in a Chase account?

Answer to: Why do we still use expensive payment processors like PayPal and Western Union when cheaper alternatives exist?

Answer to: Is there any equivalent of a Social Security Number for people in Pakistan?

Answer to: Can I pick up a MoneyGram transfer that was sent to me via Western Union?

Answer to: Is it standard practice to pay remittance charges upfront?

Answer to: If Ripple is a first mover in bank-based international transfers, how can competitors survive?

Answer to: How do traditional banks respond to the rise of challenger banks?

Answer to: If TransferWise/Wise can send money to Indonesia but can’t send money from Indonesia, why is that—doesn’t sending money there imply they already have local banking rails?

Answer to: What factors make remittance systems complicated?

Answer to: Can you receive a Western Union transfer without the tracking number?

Answer to: What are the best blockchain guides or books for product managers, and which blogs/articles do you recommend?

Answer to: Which cryptocurrency is the best alternative to Bitcoin?

Answer to: Are international banks as strict as US banks when it comes to compliance and onboarding?

Answer to: How do I start a money remittance agency in the UK?

Answer to: Is Apple Pay considered a successful mobile payments app?

Answer to: Why do people collectively have such strong faith in fiat currency?

Answer to: If the petrodollar loses reserve currency status, what’s most likely to replace it (other than cryptocurrency)?

Answer to: What is “float” in a banking system?

Answer to: When a new currency is created, how does it move from the central bank into circulation among people?

Answer to: Why do many places in Portugal reject “international credit cards”?

Answer to: Could an app that enables users to exchange currencies with each other (so they become their own “money transmitters”) be disruptive for international remittances?

Answer to: What do you think of a peer-to-peer FX platform where users directly exchange currencies without a middleman—can it reach enough liquidity to work?

Answer to: What’s the safest way to transfer money from the Philippines to the US (wire, online services, or banks)?

Answer to: Will mobile payments ever replace credit cards in the US, and what are the main obstacles?

Answer to: As a traveler in Denmark, where should I exchange money to get a relatively good exchange rate?

Answer to: If a money services business is exempt from state money transmitter licensing, is FinCEN registration alone sufficient, or do they still need state licenses?

Answer to: Are payroll service providers considered money transmitters/MSBs—and if not, why not?

Answer to: What conditions does a society need before it can successfully implement fiat currency?

Answer to: What could replace paper currency in the future?

Answer to: Can RTGS be used to transfer funds from overseas into a US bank?

Answer to: Which banks are willing to provide accounts and payments services to crypto exchanges (for deposits and transfers)?

Answer to: How can I replenish a forex account when my central bank heavily restricts foreign currency transfers?

Answer to: If someone hides money offshore, how do they actually spend it back home without getting caught?

Answer to: Is it smart for a fintech startup to build a blockchain product if its main customers are banks—would requiring banks to run nodes create security concerns?

Answer to: How do remittances physically move money (as opposed to just account balances)?

Answer to: Before credit cards and global banks, how did travelers (like aristocrats on continental tours) access funds safely without ATMs?

Answer to: How can I set up multiple payment gateways on my e-commerce site so payments route based on the customer’s location to the nearest branch?

Answer to: Why do ultra-wealthy people invest in second passports?

Answer to: How can I transfer money from Pakistan to the US if my funds are in a USD foreign currency account in Pakistan?

Answer to: Is there a currency called “Dahra”?

Answer to: Will Ripple face serious regulatory risks (as of 2018)?

Answer to: Which companies provide global payment services besides Payoneer?

Answer to: International wires are supposed to take a few days—if a wire is delayed for weeks or a month, where is the money during that time?

Answer to: Is it illegal in the US to offer remittances using cryptocurrency, and can crypto remittance services avoid the fees that regulated remittance providers pay?

Answer to: Why did my USD transfer to a USD-denominated foreign account get converted? I sent $1,000 USD to Europe; the recipient got €820, which was then converted back to $970—why did this happen if their account is in USD?