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Forty-nine US states (sans Montana [4] [5]) regulate (i.e., require licensure for) money transmitters, although the laws vary from one state to the other. [6] Most of the states require a money transmitter surety bond with widely ranging amounts from as little as $25,000 to over $1 million and maintain a minimum capital requirement.
For example, in Armenia, which has a high remittance to GDP ratio (7−8%), [9] studies suggest that those households which receive remittances have a higher propensity to save, however, as opposed to some theoretic frameworks, these savings are not used to leverage borrowing more from the financial system as a way to grow their businesses. [78]
Remittance services of banking institutions likely account for less than 5-10% of U.S.- Latin America money transfers. Despite Large profit margins, the money transfer systems of banks were set up with large sums of money in mind, making small remittance transfers of only a few hundred dollars or less relatively inefficient and undesirable.
Remittance advice is a letter sent by a customer to a supplier to inform the supplier that their invoice has been paid. If the customer is paying by cheque , the remittance advice often accompanies the cheque.
George Washington, for example, signed warrants that ordered quartermasters to deliver money or acquire supplies. [2] These warrants were used by quartermasters to issue vouchers to acquire food, supplies, munitions, clothing, transportation, etc., for the use of the American military and to maintain Washington's headquarters.
An informal value transfer system is an alternative and unofficial remittance and banking system, that pre-dates current day modern banking systems. The systems were established as a means of settling accounts within villages and between villages. It existed as far back as over 4000 years ago and even more. [1] [2]
For example, the Bitcoin exchange Coinbase charges only 1% on all Bitcoin exchanges to legal tender. [8] Compare this to "2%-4% for traditional online payment systems, like PayPal and credit card companies, [9] or a global average of 7.49% for remittance sent through major remittance corridors. [10]
For example, in the United States, they may be referred to as "electronic checks" or "e-checks". In the United Kingdom , the term " BACS Payment", "bank transfer" and "bank payment" are used, in Canada , " e-Transfer " is used, while in several other European countries " giro transfer " is the common term.