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Migrant workers sent $650bn overseas last year – what it means

People living abroad are sending more money to their families at home, but how do money transfers work?

Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2024

Western Union Resumes Remittance Service To Cuba After Outage

Western Union resumes remittance service to Cuba, aiding families in need with vital financial support.

Top News · May 10, 2024

The Paradox of Remittances in Mexico: A Win for AMLO, But Not for Everyone on The Street

Foreign exchange rates and food basket inflation have eroded the purchasing power of millions of Mexicans at the receiving end of wire transfers

Latin Times · Apr 2, 2024

Before he became an American icon, Lou Gehrig came of age in Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn. — The 10-word telegram sizzled through the Western Union wires from Hartford to Manhattan and must have dropped in like a hand grenade in the Yankees’ offices on 42nd Street.

Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2023

Can crypto really fix remittances?

The Moneygram CEO explains the lasting power of cross-border payment incumbents.

Fortune · Jun 20, 2023

Arizona-Led Effort Spies on Americans' Financial Transactions

Thousands of local, state, and federal law-enforcers have access to sensitive financial data.

Reason · Jan 20, 2023

Western Union resumes limited money transfers to Cuba

Western Union says it has resumed remittance services between the U.S. and Cuba in a limited capacity after two years of the essential economic lifeline being severed

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Liverpool eye £10m boost in 2023 as parity with Chelsea and Manchester United sought

Liverpool are in discussions over their sleeve sponsorship deal from next season onwards

Liverpool Echo · Dec 21, 2022

Immigrants sue ICE for spying on their financial records

A U.S. senator recently revealed that for years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement secretly spied on wire transfers of more than $500 to or from California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico without probable cause or a warrant.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 12, 2022

Why I hung up on the person who said he kidnapped my child

LOS ANGELES — I was driving home on the 110 Freeway when the music on the radio was interrupted by a phone call. The number displayed on my dashboard was (111) 111-1111 — an obvious fake. I should have let it go straight to voicemail, but for some reason I…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 8, 2022