Questions

Which altcoin is best suited for sending remittances to family back home?

What are the best categories of online payment methods for businesses or consumers?

How can someone transfer money from Nigeria to Pakistan?

Who moved 195,000 BTC (about $147M at the time) on November 22, 2013?

If you were to launch a payments startup one year from now, what kind of business would you build?

What is the best way to transition from investment banking into the tech industry?

I make about $700/month profit after four years—what should I do next to grow?

Is there a directory of small investment businesses in Pakistan, and who are they?

Has anyone tried launching prepaid shopping cards in Pakistan that work across multiple online stores?

Since ACH and card payments can be reversed or charged back, is there any electronic payment method in the U.S. that is truly irreversible?

What are good resources for learning Bitcoin, and why are they recommended?

Why don’t Pakistani online businesses accept Bitcoin payments?

What is the difference between a pay-through account and a correspondent account?

What distinguishes banking products from banking services?

Which companies provide reputable high-risk merchant accounts?

Online Payments: How can NGOs in India accept donations from abroad?

If you sell B2B services on credit without established terms, is it reasonable to request a formal 12-month cash flow projection?

What would happen if everyone’s bank balance globally increased by $1 million USD instantly—would this be beneficial, dangerous, or both?

In the U.S., are credit cards essentially necessary to live a normal life compared with debit cards or cash?

Which U.S. bank is best for a startup offering money transmission services like PayPal?

If we don’t hold U.S. MSB coverage across most states or an EU EMI license, which partner company is best to work with to offer a digital wallet or micropayments solution?

Does the size or scale of a business impact whether it is considered a money transmitter?

What does a stronger U.S. dollar mean for the economy?

How could Facebook payments influence global remittances for businesses?

How do commercial banks insure archived or offsite-stored records and documents, and what insurance policies do they use?

How frequently do hackers attempt to access online bank accounts, and what is the average number of daily attempts per account?

Is launching a small ISO payment-gateway reseller business a good opportunity in a smaller European market?

Where can I obtain detailed data on incoming remittances to countries such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh?

What trends will shape the future of worker remittances from the Middle East to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and the Philippines?

If I’m a licensed MSB outside the U.S., can I legally operate an online service offering transfers from the U.S. to my country?

Remittances: How are AML/KYC responsibilities divided for online transfers from the U.S. to foreign countries?

Money Transfers: Can a Western Union transfer sent to one country be picked up in another?

Online Payments: Is it acceptable to use a friend’s U.S. bank account to receive funds for my startup?

Why aren’t transit cards accepted for general-purpose payments?

Does PayPal sometimes hold users’ funds without clear justification?

Does every dollar that exists digitally also have a corresponding physical form somewhere?

How many credit cards do you typically carry in your wallet?

Is PayPal better led by an executive from a company like AmEx or by a startup-style CEO?

What is the purpose of offshore banking, and what is the rationale behind it?

As a publisher wanting to launch an online bookstore, which payment gateway should I use and what steps should I follow to set up a proper site for selling books?

What is the difference between Visa and Interac?

Why are there two different logos printed on my debit card?

How does the payment-processing industry function end-to-end?

Will Apple Pay push mobile payments into the mainstream?

Money Laundering: What do sanctions regulations say about receiving funds from Sudan into the UK?

How does a company become an ACH processor that submits ACH transactions on behalf of merchants?

What is the best Bitcoin platform or service currently available in Pakistan?

What are the licensing costs for Visa and Mastercard for both issuing and acquiring operations?

If you could place all your savings into one investment for the next 30–50 years, which investment would maximize returns?

How do banks detect counterfeit currency notes?

How can someone make money while traveling by exploiting differences in exchange rates?

How do countries transfer billions of dollars to each other?

How might Pakistan’s current political situation affect gold prices and the PKR exchange rate over the coming year (2015)?

Is there a SaaS platform that handles ACH payments?

What is likely to be Facebook’s overall payments strategy?

How do Pakistani software companies manage recurring payments when no local e-payment infrastructure exists?

How did you earn your first billion dollars?

How long should an international bank transfer sent via SWIFT take, and why do some transfers take 3–5 days instead of the expected 1–2 days?

What is the term for accepting payments on someone else’s behalf?

If an ACH network offers multiple settlement cycles per day, are participants required to submit files for each cycle?

Are there any open-source software solutions designed specifically for the money transfer industry?

How can a company obtain its own bank routing number and issue account numbers?

Is a peer-to-peer money-transfer app considered a product or a service?

Why haven’t mobile payment systems achieved broader consumer adoption?

How can someone make online purchases without using a credit card?

What is the best bank card for sending or accessing money globally?

Which payment methods do people in Pakistan commonly use to pay for Facebook ad campaigns?

What is the best POS system to use with a BigCommerce store?

What is the best way to store Bitcoins securely?

If U.K. regulation can legitimize Bitcoin, when might the U.S. formally legitimize it as well?

What could be done to make the banking sector in your country more innovative?

How serious a threat is Bitcoin to remittance giants like Western Union and MoneyGram?

In which countries do people prefer to use cash exclusively rather than bank cards?

Monetization: What can 1 BTC buy in your local area or country?

Why do international wire transfers cost so much and require so much time to complete?

Why can international bank transfers take days or weeks when emails move in seconds?

What are the key regulations governing mobile payments and virtual currencies?

What are some of the world’s main tax havens?

What rules apply when transferring money from a foreign bank to a U.S. bank if the account holder is on a temporary work visa with a valid SSN?

How many bank branches exist worldwide?

Is PayPal’s withdrawal limit legally permitted?

Does the phrase “Payment Due Upon Completion” specify cash or check payment, or does it simply mean payment is required once the work is finished?

What is the best method to determine the historical value of currency, such as the worth of 1,000 francs in France in 1830?

What are the key differences between a core banking system and a billing system?

What is the absolute cheapest way for an online business to move $1 between two users?

Online Payments: What does it take to start a Square-like payments company in the Middle East?

How can I convert cryptocurrencies into Indian rupees, and is there any way to do this via PayPal?

I have 5 rupees—how can I become a millionaire?

When users receive free virtual currency that then circulates, is it similar to a government printing additional banknotes?

What are some foreign-language movies with mind-bending plot twists?

What is required to become a Visa or Mastercard issuer?

Where do the large fines paid by banks mostly end up being used?

Are Visa Checkout and MasterPass genuine threats to PayPal, and how should PayPal respond?

How do remittance cards function for sending and receiving money?

What are the differences between a management information system (MIS) and a transaction processing system (TPS)?

Online Payments: My ATM-only card number (not a debit card) was used for a PIN-less debit, and the bank says that shouldn’t be possible—how could this have happened?

Which Bitcoin trading exchanges in India provide an API?

Which government is most likely to be the first to formally recognize Bitcoin as a currency?

Bitcoin Startups: What are the strengths and weaknesses of Expresscoin right now?

What are the most effective practical ways to shift from using credit cards to using cash?