Sending $580B in '14, migrants paid 2x as much as they should in $ transfer fees(medium.com)
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Sending $580B in '14, migrants paid 2x as much as they should in $ transfer fees
https://medium.com/@briodf/sending-580bn-in-2014-migrants-paid-twice-as-much-as-they-should-have-in-money-transfer-fees-4f76c12219c3
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A lot of money is still sent via person-to-person informal means because most people in the world still don't have access to modern banking. Also, many of those people have reasons to fear persecution or confiscation and so wouldn't use banks even if the option is there. All this could be a killer-app for bitcoin if it ever stabilizes at some reasonable level.