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remittance

[ri-mit-ns] / rɪˈmɪt ns /












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Treasury officials also suspended several general licenses for remittance payments and provided more sanctions-risk guidance to those who comply with Iran’s demands in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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

Big banks, which have been exploring ways to issue a stablecoin, have also intensified their competition with traditional remittance service providers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

For India - the world's top remittance recipient - the implications are serious, say experts.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025

That the panic inside Wall Street firms had begun before June 25 suggested to Michael Burry mainly that the Wall Street firms might be working with inside information about the remittance data.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

More than 10% of Armenia’s gross domestic product comes from foreign remittances, a pattern common to several post-Soviet states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

Kenya relies heavily on remittances from workers abroad.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 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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