The price of sending money home

Lines of inquiry

1. 01

   How headline transfer fees and currency spreads divide the true cost of sending money home.

2. 02

   What changes in correspondent banking have meant for smaller currency corridors.

3. 03

   How fixed compliance cost per transaction can affect small, frequent transfers.

4. 04

   Where mobile money has improved the last mile and where the cross-border leg remains costly.

5. 05

   How far corridor pricing responds to regulation, competition and market structure.

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Related corridors

• Sending and investing between the United Kingdom and Ghana
• Sending and investing between the United Kingdom and Nigeria
• Sending and investing between the United Kingdom and Kenya
• Sending and investing between the United States and Nigeria

Related glossary terms

• Remittance corridor
• FX spread
• Credit portability
• Repatriation of profits
• Currency convertibility
• Capital controls
• Thin-file borrower
• Cross-border credit reporting

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