
Faisal Khan
Contributor✓Banking & Payments Consultant
80s 🎧 | 📚 | Internet Junkie | 💵 | UNFAK | 🎷 | BTC | Vintage Collector | Arbitrageur | 🐱 Dad | Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Answer to: How do so many Pakistanis have PayPal accounts if PayPal doesn’t operate in Pakistan?
Answer to: How and where can I network with companies that rent or lease money-transmitter licenses?
Answer to: How hard is it to correct a mistaken transaction at a Pakistani bank?
Answer to: What could be the implications if Microsoft applied for MSB (Money Services Business) status?
Answer to: Why haven’t Asia-based online remittance startups like TransferWise become prominent?
Answer to: Which payment processors can a SaaS startup in Thailand use?
Answer to: Why do acquiring banks for card processing avoid serving money-transfer and remittance businesses, and which acquirers do work with companies like Remitly and WorldRemit?
Answer to: How long should someone wait between transferring two $10,000 amounts to the U.S. to avoid reporting issues?
Answer to: What are effective ways to accept credit-card payments when customers manually enter their card numbers?
Answer to: Is there a difference between a mobile wallet and a digital wallet?
Answer to: Who invented the ATM, and in what way?
Answer to: If we charge customers’ credit cards worldwide and then wire funds to other users (minus a service fee) like Airbnb, do we need money-transfer licenses (MSB/MST) in the U.S. or Europe?
Answer to: How can I build a basic online banking system from scratch?
Answer to: Which regions of the world are underserved yet rapidly expanding their online presence?
Answer to: What systems do banks typically use to maintain and reconcile customer accounts?
Answer to: How did banks send funds to other banks before the telegraph was introduced around 1832?
Answer to: If you could redesign SWIFT today, what would you change and how would you build it?
Answer to: How costly is it to transfer money from Europe to the United States?
Answer to: Are there any “startup banks” today?
Answer to: How do you develop an app that connects directly to users’ checking and savings accounts?
Answer to: How can I legally build a multi-currency NS/RTGS system based on banks’ current accounts?
Answer to: What is PayPal’s main purpose or core function?
Answer to: Does PayPal allow payments for travel-related products?
Answer to: Is it safe to send credit card details by email?
Answer to: I have been scammed out of money online—how can I make the other party repay me?
Answer to: Are there technology startups operating in Pakistan?
Answer to: Which countries are largely card-only where you can pay almost everywhere with a credit card?
Answer to: What are the biggest fintech challenges in New York City, and what would help companies address them?
Answer to: How do banks move money between themselves?
Answer to: Are all U.S. dollar transactions routed through the United States?
Answer to: What are some promising startup ideas that can be launched in developing countries today?
Answer to: Has Nick Szabo responded to the LikeInAMirror blog post claiming he might be Satoshi Nakamoto?
Answer to: What major factual mistakes has Noam Chomsky allegedly made?
Answer to: Where can I learn the fundamentals of Bitcoin?
Answer to: What is the most effective way for an India-registered company to accept card payments from the U.S.?
Answer to: How does the hawala system for moving money actually work?
Answer to: Do any banks conduct direct sales by phone, and if so, how do they verify an existing customer’s identity?
Answer to: What do you read each week to stay informed about virtual currencies?
Answer to: What is the difference between a digital wallet and a shopping cart in how payments are initiated and processed?
Answer to: In your view, is internet banking the best way to manage banking needs?
Answer to: If a wire transfer sent to my account is recalled by the sender, can the funds be pulled back without my consent?
Answer to: What are the differences between ACH, SEPA, and RTGS payment systems?
Answer to: In the U.S., how can a non-resident non-citizen open a bank account online?
Answer to: How does Xoom authorize payments from a sender’s bank account?
Answer to: What happens if a government or billionaire buys and holds 90% of litecoins, artificially reducing supply?
Answer to: Who are the leading global thought leaders in payments?
Answer to: What are the pros and cons of an EU member state building a national debit-card payment scheme?
Answer to: How do large banks and financial institutions benefit from participating in microfinance?
Answer to: What additional infrastructure is needed to boost real-world acceptance of cryptocurrencies?
Answer to: Are online payment services regulated by governments and financial authorities?