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remittance

[ri-mit-ns] / rɪˈmɪt ns /












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The two sides have been developing a blockchain-based overseas remittance service that recently completed technical verification, according to Hana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

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

"Remittances from India go to the poorest households in Nepal although per capita remittance is much lower than what migrants going to the Gulf or Southeast Asia sent," says Prof Sharma.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025

The average fee for a $200 remittance payment across the world was 6.18% in the third quarter of last year, the organization said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

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

Faux explained that, theoretically, yes, there are many ways that Bitcoin could serve the marginalized and oppressed: It could be used in international remittances; it could protect wealth against irresponsible governments.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Ending TPS would be a shock to El Salvador’s economy, where remittances from Salvadorans in the U.S. make up nearly a quarter of the nation’s GDP — nearly $10 billion last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

They’ve also caught on as a low-cost alternative for remittances and as an easy way for consumers in countries with high inflation to protect their spending power.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Nearly one-third of Cuba’s population relies directly on these shipments and informal remittances, Morales said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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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