Cross-Border Payments

What is Remittance-as-a-Service (RaaS)?

Why are remittance inflows slowing down in the Philippines?

What’s the most affordable way to send money from the UK to Mauritius?

Is it standard practice to pay remittance charges upfront?

I want to get into the remittance business for Nigeria – how do I get started?

Foreign Exchange: When the rupee is falling, is it preferable to remit U.S. dollars or euros to India?

What opportunities exist for U.S. or European startups within the remittances sector?

Has anyone used or reviewed the remittnet.cu.cc money-transfer site?

What’s the fastest service for sending remittances to India?

Does Xoom use the official exchange rate for international transfers?

How many agents does MoneyGram operate in the U.S., Mexico, and worldwide?

What’s the most affordable way to send large recurring international transfers?

What’s the best fully online service to send money from the UK to India?

What’s the cheapest way to send money from the U.S. to Russia?

What’s the most effective way to send money online?

Why are MoneyGram domestic transfers often pricier than international transfers?

Why are domestic MoneyGram transfers often more expensive than international ones?

What’s the best method to send money from Croatia to the U.S.?

What exactly occurs when money is sent through Western Union compared to a service like XOOM? How do they differ?

Money Transfers: Is Dwolla usable for cross-border transactions?

Where can I obtain data on the total volume of money moving through international remittance pathways?

Do remittance providers require exclusive agreements with their international partners or agents?

Money Transfers: What share of the U.S. domestic market do Western Union and MoneyGram hold?

How much remittance revenue is sent to Africa annually?

Money Transfers: Which startups offer remittance services from the US/UK to India?

Which types of remittance services do you personally use?

Is it possible to send remittances using prepaid debit cards?

Money Transfers: How does Western Union offer a zero-fee transfer option?

Money Transfers: How much commission does a Western Union or MoneyGram agent earn per transaction?

How does international remittance operate step-by-step, such as sending money from the U.S. to Europe?

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

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

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

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

Why have cross-border money transfer startups become so popular recently?

Is there any service that allows truly free international transfers, and if not, why not?

What is the most efficient way to send money from the UAE to India?

What tracking occurs when sending money through Western Union or MoneyGram?

How do remittances from the Middle East to India affect the rupee’s value?

How does Western Union determine the purpose of transferred funds?

What can be done to significantly increase remittance inflows into Pakistan?

What happens to a Western Union transfer if I lose my identification before picking it up?

Money Transfers: How does the MoneyGram network operate?

How does a remittance agent make money when send and receive amounts differ? For example, sending AUD 1,000 to the US from Australia, and when $100,000 USD is sent from US to Australia?

Could a remittance provider like Western Union be classified as a marketplace?

How exactly do remittance companies and money changers operate and make money?

How do money transfer firms like Xoom and Western Union operate behind the scenes?

How does an international remittance transfer actually work step by step, and who are the parties involved?

How do remittance transfers function from sender to receiver?

Are there APIs that support building remittance services to Nepal, India, and the rest of Southeast Asia?

In remittances, what does a “free send” pricing model actually mean?

What is the best dataset available on global remittance flows and average remittance costs?

Do P2P remittance firms like TransferWise require large amounts of capital to sustain their very low pricing?

What information does a typical remittance slip contain?

Besides the fixed transfer fee per transaction, what other revenue streams do MTOs and remittance agents have?

How do remittance cards function for sending and receiving money?

Why haven’t Asia-based online remittance startups like TransferWise become prominent?

What is the Pakistan Remittance Initiative and what does it do?

How do Western Union and MoneyGram operate behind the scenes?

What are the main barriers for Skype to enter the remittance market?

Can TransferWise’s P2P matching model work only in two-way corridors, or can it also work in one-way remittance corridors from developed to developing countries?

What are the demographics of Western Union users sending money from the U.S. to Asia, and is the experience smooth or painful for senders and recipients?

What is an outward remittance?

Can I use Western Union to send money into my Payoneer account?

What is Western Union?

What kinds of profit margins do remittance companies typically earn?

Immigrants & Remittances: Why do people keep sending money back “home” for decades?

What is the cheapest way to send money from Europe to India?

How can I send money to my home country from Saudi Arabia?

What can be done when an incoming remittance is sent with an incorrect account number?

How does Western Union’s Money in Minutes service work?

How exactly do Western Union and other instant money transfer services operate?

How do card networks like Visa, AmEx, and Mastercard handle cross-border transactions?

How do remittances impact the country where the immigrant is employed?

Are services like P2PCash or Abra close to disrupting the international remittance market?

Who are the top remittance aggregators, and how do they generate revenue?

What are the requirements for becoming a Western Union agent?

What are the steps involved in setting up a remittance or money transfer business?

Which startups are currently active in the money transfer and remittance space?

How can you verify whether a Western Union tracking number is valid, and what does one look like?

How can I check the status of a Western Union money order?

How difficult would it be to seriously disrupt Western Union’s core business?

What alternatives exist to 2Checkout for Pakistani ecommerce businesses facing high cross-border fees?

Will remittance fees ever realistically fall to zero?

What is inward remittance, when is it used, and are certificates issued for past inward remittances?

What types of locations typically cash Western Union money orders?

What is the cheapest way to send money from the UK to Mauritius?

What are the most common mistakes startups make when entering the international remittance market?

How many MoneyGram agents operate in the US, Mexico, and worldwide?

What is the most cost-effective way to make recurring international transfers of large amounts?

What is the most efficient way to send money over the internet?

Why does MoneyGram often charge more for domestic US transfers than for international ones?

What is the difference between sending money via Western Union and services like Xoom?

What’s the cheapest way to send money from the US to India?

Can Dwolla be used for cross-border transactions?

Why can’t newer money transfer services (like TransferWise/Wise and WorldRemit) send money from some emerging markets where demand exists?

What’s Western Union’s value proposition versus competitors or alternative transfer methods?

Can you view all money transfers made through a specific Western Union account over multiple years?

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

Which remittance corridors rely heavily on hawala networks?

Is it possible to send money anonymously through Western Union?

What’s the fastest way to send money to the Philippines besides Western Union, MoneyGram, and Xoom?

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

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

What factors make remittance systems complicated?

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

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

Can individuals send money directly to my Payoneer account?

What factors cause foreign remittances to rise or fall?

How is TransferWise able to process international transfers so quickly?

Are MoneyGram and Western Union owned by the same parent company?

Are money transfers like Western Union taxed by the US government?

Why does McKinsey report cross-border flows in the hundreds of trillions of dollars?

What legal position do individuals have when operating like MoneyGram or Western Union?

Could Venmo realistically replace Western Union?

How can someone send money to another person without revealing all personal details?

How can governments influence remittance inflows and outflows?

Is TransferWise generally better than other remittance services?

Why did remittances to low- and middle-income countries peak in 2018?

Why do people still fall victim to Western Union scams?

What should be entered in SBI remittance instructions for foreign transfers?

How do remittances benefit national economies?

Which countries receive the highest volume of remittances globally?

Is there profit potential in launching a remittance business focused on Somalia?

How large is the global market for small-value remittances?

How can PRC be issued in Pakistan for a Western Union remittance?

Why are international remittance fees so expensive?

What laws and regulations govern international remittances, and how do they differ across countries?

What are remittances and how do they contribute to the economy of the developing world?

What defines a RaaS (Remittance-as-a-Service) Provider, and how does it differ from a traditional money transfer company?

Who coined the term "Remittance-as-a-Service" or RaaS?