Love & Death: Agents vs. Digital
May 25, 2020
It seems that the world is convinced that one of the teachings that this COVID-19
10 Most
Creativity in Times of Hibernation
April 18, 2020
Read my blog inspired by the article written in Medium by fintech author John Biggs
Remittance Community Task Force: Enfrentando los desafios del COVID-19
March 31, 2020
El anuncio del 19 de marzo del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Sr. Antonio
A new decade for us
January 30, 2020
Coinciding with the celebration of the 10 year anniversary of IMTC conferences we are faced
laBITconf 2019 en su séptima Edición
December 23, 2019
LaBITconf, la conferencia latinoamericana de Bitcoin y Blockchain es probablemente una de las conferencias que
IMTC WORLD 2019 – We celebrated Ten Years!
December 18, 2019
This past November in Miami, we celebrated 10 years of IMTC, with an event that
Africa — The Latest Fintech Frontier, If Not the Last
October 31, 2019
Global payment and remittance companies constantly search for a competitive advantage: service enhancements, promotions, industry
The Growth of Migrant Services
October 21, 2019
Migrant Services Providers, from Travel & Foreign Exchange, to Remittances, airtime (top-ups), bill payment and
Latin America: Migration, Remittances and Market Impact
October 14, 2019
Both social and economic trends in Latin American and Caribbean countries are increasingly shaped by
Nigerian Diaspora and Remittances: Transparency and Market Development
August 21, 2019
Nigerians can be found in most countries of the world. Nigerians are numerous in the
Cash & Digital: black clouds or blue skies?
May 26, 2019
La semana pasada, en la conferencia anual de ESTA, European Cash Management Association (Asociación de
Four industry trends that are reshaping the industry
May 10, 2019
The Money Transfers & Remittances industry is a relatively young industry. Started in the early
IMTC ASIA 2018 SUMMARY
October 5, 2018
Analyzing the results of IMTC ASIA 2018 in Manila September 19-21, the first thing that
Digital vs. Cash, are we getting it all wrong?
June 10, 2018
This article was conceived after discussing with colleagues in the industry why the payments world
Preparing for IMTC ASIA 2018 in September
May 7, 2018
Last week, May 2-5, myself, Hugo Cuevas-Mohr and Olivia Chow, from Yokip Consulting, our partner
THE FUTURE OF PAYMENTS: MTOs, PIs, REMTECH & THE BLOCKCHAIN
March 3, 2018
PART ONE: Cash: Is the payments king dying? or is the king creating its own separate
CHILE: WHERE MIGRANTS BECOME AN EVERYDAY SURPRISE
February 13, 2018
In my recent visit to Chile, where I traveled to make sure the country would
THE GEOPOLITICS OF PAYMENTS, THE NO-DEAL FOR MONEYGRAM AND THE LOOMING TRADE WAR
January 16, 2018
The news [1] January 2nd didn’t come as a surprise for the industry as President Trump has
MSBA Names New Chairman and Board
January 15, 2018
In a recent Press Release, the Money Services Business Association (MSBA) – the US trade
Estimating the Volume of the Industry
December 19, 2017
For IMTC WORLD in Miami this past November, I decided to present my estimates on
QUÉ NOS DEJÓ EL 2017
December 19, 2017
QUÉ NOS DEJÓ EL 2017 y cómo vemos a la industria en el próximo año. En
The Antimonopoly Prosecutor in Chile sides with MSBs on Bank Account Closures
November 13, 2017
We thank our colleague Carlos Grossman, for the report out of Chile where the Antimonopoly
The Evolving Relationship Between Banks and MSBs
November 12, 2017
As you recall from the earlier blog, there are many reasons for MSBs to be
MONEYGRAM’S CFIUS SITUATION
October 17, 2017
Let’s first remember. In April 15, 2017, Alibaba’s financial affiliate Ant Financial (Ant) agreed to
A Shout-Out for a Great Event in Nairobi, Kenya
October 4, 2017
On Friday, September 22nd, we closed our first Africa Conference. As I mentioned to all
DE-RISKING AND THE GREAT UNBANKING CHALLENGE
July 29, 2017
How De-Risking is changing the face of Financial Services worldwide In July 6th & 8th
Las Remesas Familiares y el De-risking en México por Salvador Velázquez
July 25, 2017
Los migrantes mexicanos en los EEUU son los mexicanos de primera clase. Es en general
THE UNBANKED AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NBFIS IN THE US
July 11, 2017
How the financial crisis, the evolution of Banking and Unbanking and the rise of technology
Money transfer comparison sites
June 28, 2017
The more I learn about money transfer comparison websites, the more I am fascinated by
Remittances are down and Money Transfers are up?
May 2, 2017
Last week, The Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD1) published its Migration and Remittances