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by lebuffon 1742 days ago
Yes but beyond transaction speed there is the fact that people need/want the money immediately in a form that they can spend.

These are not wealthy people. The remittance is for real goods. The last mile with money is "can I buy stuff now". Some African countries are moving fast in this area with mobile wallets but it has been slow generally. Maybe this decade...