
Faisal Khan
Contributor✓Banking & Payments Consultant
80s 🎧 | 📚 | Internet Junkie | 💵 | UNFAK | 🎷 | BTC | Vintage Collector | Arbitrageur | 🐱 Dad | Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Answer to: I’m launching a business but I can’t handle payouts, fraud, chargebacks, AML compliance, PCI compliance, and buyer/seller disputes—are there payment platforms that take on these burdens?
Answer to: Why do people choose to fund projects on Kickstarter?
Answer to: Are today’s mobile POS solutions sustainable long term, and what do they imply for banks?
Answer to: What are the latest U.S. and global statistics for consumer-to-consumer wire transfers?
Answer to: Would an ISIS-issued currency be accepted globally?
Answer to: Is Payoneer licensed as a money transmitter in every U.S. state?
Answer to: Could Pakistan follow Bangladesh’s approach and declare Bitcoin trading illegal?
Answer to: Why don’t banks and card processors let users restrict account access by IP location or country for extra security?
Answer to: Do U.S. companies use web-based electronic checks, and which payment gateways support them?
Answer to: Why do only certain websites require an extra 3-D Secure authentication step during online payments?
Answer to: Who are the top five global payments companies?
Answer to: Which banks and account types currently offer the highest interest rates?
Answer to: Banking: How often do foreign workers in the U.S. lose a large share of their earnings due to banking and transfer fees?
Answer to: What would be a strong research-paper topic related to money or financial problems?
Answer to: What would you consider the ideal payment method at a retail checkout that could replace cash?
Answer to: If a bank quietly added one cent to every customer’s account balance, what would happen?
Answer to: How difficult is it to obtain a money transmitter license?
Answer to: What exactly is a chargeback in payments?
Answer to: What are some successful mobile payment solutions, and what factors contributed to their success?
Answer to: What are some examples of Bitcoin exchanges?
Answer to: Which U.S. states contribute the least federal tax revenue?
Answer to: Can Visa debit cards with a Pakistani billing address be used for online shopping?
Answer to: How can money laundering involving as much as $6 billion occur?
Answer to: Payment Processing: What technologies and systems power gift cards?
Answer to: How does Quicken retrieve information from my bank about my loans and account balances?
Answer to: Is Mint.com secure to use, and why or why not?
Answer to: How did the U.S. and other countries negotiate taking Iranian banks off the SWIFT network?
Answer to: Why did Citibank Pakistan discontinue ecommerce gateway services, and what systemic issues make banks reluctant to offer them?
Answer to: Why do Pakistani banks currently avoid offering merchant accounts for ecommerce businesses?
Answer to: What’s the best way to move money between two bank accounts using cryptocurrency as an intermediate token, ideally at near-zero cost?
Answer to: Is there any way to create a PayPal account from Pakistan?
Answer to: What are the requirements for becoming a Western Union agent?
Answer to: Who are the top remittance aggregators, and how do they generate revenue?
Answer to: Can a digital currency be backed by or integrated with a commodity like gold?
Answer to: What opportunities and growth potential does Bitcoin have in Asia?
Answer to: What are some interesting or notable facts about the creator “Satoshi Nakamoto”?
Answer to: Are prepaid debit cards a good way to avoid reliance on traditional banks?
Answer to: Why would a consumer prefer to pay with Bitcoin instead of credit cards, debit cards, or PayPal?
Answer to: What key innovations are needed for cryptocurrencies to reach mainstream adoption?
Answer to: Is there a historical or current example of a country recognizing two currencies as legal tender at the same time?
Answer to: What fees do banks pay to connect to ATM networks or per ATM transaction?
Answer to: Which aspects of Bitcoin appeal most to everyday, non-technical users?
Answer to: Who is best positioned to disrupt the money-transfer market using Bitcoin?
Answer to: Online Banking: What’s a good way to programmatically create virtual savings “buckets” for users?
Answer to: In which U.S. state is it easiest to obtain a state banking license?
Answer to: Online Banking: What does the future of internet-based finance look like?
Answer to: Does FATCA apply to people with dual citizenship?
Answer to: What makes Bitcoin attractive or special compared with traditional options?
Answer to: How does International ACH function?
Answer to: What ever happened to Thomas Cremer’s multi-billion-dollar plan to build the world’s tallest tower in Karachi?