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remittance

[ri-mit-ns] / rɪˈmɪt ns /












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On one hand, PayPal’s assets, which also include Venmo, Braintree and remittance products, “are deeply synergistic,” wrote Bernstein analyst Harshita Rawat.

From MarketWatch Feb. 4, 2026

PayPal launched its dollar-backed stablecoin with Paxos Trust in 2023 and has incorporated its stablecoin into its remittance service, Xoom.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

But she also never clarified whether “mobilize” referred to organizing rallies, bolstering diplomatic pressure or some other strategy to help thwart the remittance tax.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2025

The remittance tax could squeeze Indian household budgets, dampen consumption and investment, and undermine one of India's steadiest sources of foreign exchange, warns a brief by the Delhi-based Centre for WTO Studies.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2025

On the twenty-fifth of each month, the remittance reports arrived on his computer screen, and he scanned them for any upticks in delinquencies.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Originally built around low-fee, foreign-currency transactions, Revolut is widely used by international travelers and migrants sending remittances home.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

They are also suspected of receiving remittances from "foreign political organisations", police said, adding that officers had seized seditious books and documents from their shop and residence.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

Kenya relies heavily on remittances from workers abroad.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

"Kerala continued to rely heavily on remittances from abroad, which have wavered, creating mounting fiscal pressures and inadequate employment generation, especially among youth," says Ruparelia.

From BBC May 26, 2026

It was a belated admission that tens of thousands of famine-stricken North Koreans had already gone to China and that the country was increasingly dependent on their remittances.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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