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| − | This is a '''timeline of {{w|money transfer}}'''. | + | This is a '''timeline of {{w|money transfer}}''', attempting to describe important events in the development of the service. |
==Sample questions== | ==Sample questions== | ||
The following are some interesting questions that can be answered by reading this timeline: | The following are some interesting questions that can be answered by reading this timeline: | ||
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| + | * ¿Which was the first company to offer the service of money transfer? | ||
| + | * ¿What is the position of money transfer in chronological context compared to specific services and technologies like credit cards and ATMs? | ||
==Big picture== | ==Big picture== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| + | | Ancient times || In Ptolomean Egypt {{w|giro}}-transfer is already developed. Purchases are carried out by using transfer giro orders or cheques.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Suhr|first1=Dieter|title=The Capitalistic Cost-Benefit Structure of Money: An Analysis of Money’s Structural Nonneutrality and its Effects on the Economy|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=W13mCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=%22giro+transfer%22+%22egypt%22&source=bl&ots=eeA02UMZf3&sig=eRLaX4NFM-0qsWW84na5c8Tla7g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLzPXpsZnYAhXEg5AKHRXBAHQQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%22giro%20transfer%22%20%22egypt%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Majumdar|first1=Gautam|title=Financial Terms Simplified|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=8ywnAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=%22giro+transfer%22+%22egypt%22&source=bl&ots=8yh7QEfSiZ&sig=1TFKY1LX-fLZaGbt0UIeUdGNodM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLzPXpsZnYAhXEg5AKHRXBAHQQ6AEINjAE#v=onepage&q=%22giro%20transfer%22%20%22egypt%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref> The {{w|hawala}} system already exists since the 8th century between Arabic and Muslim traders alongside the {{w|Silk Road}} and beyond as a protection against theft. | ||
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| + | | 1871 < || Era of electronic money transfer, starting with the first transaction by {{w|Western Union}}. | ||
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| − | | | + | | 1920s || Companies such as {{w|Western Union}} and later oil companies start to issue {{w|credit card}}s.<ref name="The History of Money Transfers">{{cite web|title=The History of Money Transfers|url=http://blog.coinpip.com/money-transfer-history/|website=blog.coinpip.com|accessdate=24 December 2017}}</ref> |
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| − | | | + | | 1960s–1970s || {{w|ATM}}s emerge, following a progressive trend of “self-service” and “automation”.<ref name="The ATM is Dead. Long Live the ATM!">{{cite web|title=The ATM is Dead. Long Live the ATM!|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/atm-dead-long-live-atm-180953838/|website=smithsonianmag.com|accessdate=24 December 2017}}</ref> Early in the 1970s, Americans have already over 100 million credit cards. Overall the world would accept credit cards without many inhibitions.<ref name="The History of Money Transfers"/> |
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| 2000 < || Remittance flows to developing countries more than quadruple since 2000.<ref name="Migrant Remittances in South Asia: Social, Economic and Political Implications">{{cite book|title=Migrant Remittances in South Asia: Social, Economic and Political Implications|edition=M. Rahman, T. Yong, A. Ullah|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=-7UaBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT66&dq=%22+money+transfer%22+%22world%22+%22in+2000..2016%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNqs_wop_YAhXFS5AKHa1bA6oQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22%20money%20transfer%22%20%22world%22%20%22in%202000..2016%22&f=false|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> | | 2000 < || Remittance flows to developing countries more than quadruple since 2000.<ref name="Migrant Remittances in South Asia: Social, Economic and Political Implications">{{cite book|title=Migrant Remittances in South Asia: Social, Economic and Political Implications|edition=M. Rahman, T. Yong, A. Ullah|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=-7UaBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT66&dq=%22+money+transfer%22+%22world%22+%22in+2000..2016%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNqs_wop_YAhXFS5AKHa1bA6oQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22%20money%20transfer%22%20%22world%22%20%22in%202000..2016%22&f=false|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> | ||
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! Year !! Event type !! Details !! Country/Geographical location | ! Year !! Event type !! Details !! Country/Geographical location | ||
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| + | | c. 750–945 CE || Development || The {{w|hawala}} (''bill of exchange'' in {{w|Arabic}}) remittance system develops during the {{w|Abbasid Caliphate}}, centuries before the invention of free–market capitalism. Designed to lower the risks of commerce along the old {{w|Silk Road}}, hawala enables trade by freeing merchants from having to carry large quantities of cash along the way.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Beare|first1=Margaret E.|title=Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime and Justice|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=88ywsltbrWQC&pg=PA190&dq=%22hawala%22+%22silk+road%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiF4oa8iqLYAhXFFpAKHYq4C8AQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22hawala%22%20%22silk%20road%22&f=false|accessdate=24 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|Middle East}} | ||
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| + | | 1659 || Development || The first check is written in {{w|England}} for £400 (around $59,000 today).<ref name="From bartering and trades to Apple Pay, this is the history of how we save — and how we spend.">{{cite web|title=From bartering and trades to Apple Pay, this is the history of how we save — and how we spend.|url=https://www.finder.com/history-of-money|website=finder.com|accessdate=10 March 2018}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | ||
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| + | | 1717 || Development || The Bank of England delivers the first check written on a printed form.<ref name="From bartering and trades to Apple Pay, this is the history of how we save — and how we spend."/> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | ||
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| 1851 || Organization || {{w|Western Union}} starts operating as The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company.<ref name="Western Union Financial Services, Inc.">{{cite web|title=Western Union Financial Services, Inc.|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/western-union|website=encyclopedia.com|accessdate=5 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Wolff|first1=Joshua D.|title=Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845–1893|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=Mfd4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PP10&dq=%22in+1851%22+%22western+union%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0o5abtozYAhVCDZAKHZLUB3YQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22in%201851%22%20%22western%20union%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Byers|first1=Terri|title=Contemporary Issues in Sport Management: A Critical Introduction|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=fTVwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT601&dq=%22in+1851%22+%22western+union%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0o5abtozYAhVCDZAKHZLUB3YQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%22in%201851%22%20%22western%20union%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Cases in Leadership">{{cite book|last1=Rowe|first1=Glenn|last2=Guerrero|first2=Laura|title=Cases in Leadership|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=8YJgUl4hKZUC&pg=PA190&dq=%22in+1851%22+%22western+union%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0o5abtozYAhVCDZAKHZLUB3YQ6AEIMjAC#v=onepage&q=%22in%201851%22%20%22western%20union%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History">{{cite web|title=50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/timeline/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} | | 1851 || Organization || {{w|Western Union}} starts operating as The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company.<ref name="Western Union Financial Services, Inc.">{{cite web|title=Western Union Financial Services, Inc.|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/western-union|website=encyclopedia.com|accessdate=5 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Wolff|first1=Joshua D.|title=Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845–1893|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=Mfd4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PP10&dq=%22in+1851%22+%22western+union%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0o5abtozYAhVCDZAKHZLUB3YQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22in%201851%22%20%22western%20union%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Byers|first1=Terri|title=Contemporary Issues in Sport Management: A Critical Introduction|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=fTVwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT601&dq=%22in+1851%22+%22western+union%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0o5abtozYAhVCDZAKHZLUB3YQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%22in%201851%22%20%22western%20union%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Cases in Leadership">{{cite book|last1=Rowe|first1=Glenn|last2=Guerrero|first2=Laura|title=Cases in Leadership|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=8YJgUl4hKZUC&pg=PA190&dq=%22in+1851%22+%22western+union%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0o5abtozYAhVCDZAKHZLUB3YQ6AEIMjAC#v=onepage&q=%22in%201851%22%20%22western%20union%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History">{{cite web|title=50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/timeline/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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| − | | 1866 || || {{w|Western Union}} introduces the stock ticker.<ref name="Cases in Leadership"/> || {{w|United States}} | + | | 1866 || Development || {{w|Western Union}} introduces the stock ticker.<ref name="Cases in Leadership"/> || {{w|United States}} |
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| 1871 || Development || {{w|Western Union}} introduces the concept of {{w|wire transfer}}, a business that would eventually replace message sending as the company’s primary business.<ref name="Western Union Financial Services, Inc."/><ref name="Cases in Leadership"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Foust Allen|first1=Charlsie|title=Ardmore|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=wMA5c1PQgasC&pg=PT160&dq=%22money+transfer%22+%22in+1900..1920%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwia5onooJ7YAhWBfpAKHUypBd8Q6AEIPTAF#v=onepage&q=%22money%20transfer%22%20%22in%201900..1920%22&f=false|accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || {{w|United States}} | | 1871 || Development || {{w|Western Union}} introduces the concept of {{w|wire transfer}}, a business that would eventually replace message sending as the company’s primary business.<ref name="Western Union Financial Services, Inc."/><ref name="Cases in Leadership"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Foust Allen|first1=Charlsie|title=Ardmore|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=wMA5c1PQgasC&pg=PT160&dq=%22money+transfer%22+%22in+1900..1920%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwia5onooJ7YAhWBfpAKHUypBd8Q6AEIPTAF#v=onepage&q=%22money%20transfer%22%20%22in%201900..1920%22&f=false|accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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| − | | 1884 || || Western Union is one of eleven stocks included in the first Dow Jones Average<ref>{{cite web|title=Western Union: A Spin-Off With Value|url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/48553-western-union-a-spin-off-with-value|website=seekingalpha.com|accessdate=5 December 2017}}</ref>, becoming one of the first companies to be ever listed on the {{w|New York Stock Exchange}}.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || {{w|United States}} | + | | 1884 || || {{w|Western Union}} is one of eleven stocks included in the first [[w:Dow Jones|Dow Jones Average]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Western Union: A Spin-Off With Value|url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/48553-western-union-a-spin-off-with-value|website=seekingalpha.com|accessdate=5 December 2017}}</ref>, becoming one of the first companies to be ever listed on the {{w|New York Stock Exchange}}.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || {{w|United States}} |
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| + | | 1918 || || {{w|Federal Reserve Bank}}s begin to move currency via telegraph. Some historians consider this as the birthplace of electric money. || | ||
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| 1940 || Organization || American money transfer company {{w|MoneyGram}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web|title=How safe is MoneyGram for international money transfers?|url=https://www.finder.com/how-safe-is-moneygram-for-international-money-transfers|website=finder.com|accessdate=5 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || {{w|United States}} | | 1940 || Organization || American money transfer company {{w|MoneyGram}} is founded.<ref>{{cite web|title=How safe is MoneyGram for international money transfers?|url=https://www.finder.com/how-safe-is-moneygram-for-international-money-transfers|website=finder.com|accessdate=5 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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| + | | 1958 || Service || {{w|Visa credit card}}s are first issued.<ref name="The History of Money Transfers"/> || | ||
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| 1962 || Organization || Online money transfer provider {{w|Moneycorp}} is established as Travelers Express Co. Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=About moneycorp|url=https://global.moneycorp.com/usa/site-links/about-us/|website=global.moneycorp.com|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Moneycorp: A review of the money transfer specialists|url=https://www.finder.com/uk/international-money-transfers/moneycorp|website=finder.com|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="MoneyCorp Review">{{cite web|title=MoneyCorp Review|url=http://internationalmoneytransfer.co/reviews/moneycorp-review/|website=internationalmoneytransfer.co|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Moneycorp – Basic Company Information|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/moneycorp/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | | 1962 || Organization || Online money transfer provider {{w|Moneycorp}} is established as Travelers Express Co. Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=About moneycorp|url=https://global.moneycorp.com/usa/site-links/about-us/|website=global.moneycorp.com|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Moneycorp: A review of the money transfer specialists|url=https://www.finder.com/uk/international-money-transfers/moneycorp|website=finder.com|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="MoneyCorp Review">{{cite web|title=MoneyCorp Review|url=http://internationalmoneytransfer.co/reviews/moneycorp-review/|website=internationalmoneytransfer.co|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Moneycorp – Basic Company Information|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/moneycorp/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | ||
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| + | | 1966 || Service || {{w|MasterCard}}s are first issued.<ref name="The History of Money Transfers"/> || | ||
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| + | | 1967 || || The first {{w|Automated teller machine}} (ATM) is invented by {{w|John Shepherd-Barron}} and is installed at {{w|Barclays Bank}} in {{w|London}}.<ref name="From bartering and trades to Apple Pay, this is the history of how we save — and how we spend."/> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | ||
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| + | | 1969 || || The first {{w|Automated teller machine}} in the United States is installed at {{w|Chemical Bank}} in {{w|Rockville Center, New York}}.<ref name="From bartering and trades to Apple Pay, this is the history of how we save — and how we spend."/> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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| 1973 || Organization || The {{w|Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication}} (SWIFT) is founded as a cooperative society under Belgian law. Today SWIFT is a nonprofit cooperative society that links member banks worldwide through a data processing and transmission network. Its messaging platform, products and services connect more than 11,000 banking and securities organizations, market infrastructures and corporate customers in more than 200 countries and territories.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction to SWIFT|url=https://www.swift.com/about-us/discover-swift?AKredir=true|website=swift.com|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Scott|first1=Susan V.|last2=Zachariadis|first2=Markos|title=The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT): Cooperative Governance for Network Innovation, Standards, and Community|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=eTnjAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=%22Society+for+Worldwide+Interbank+Financial+Telecommunication%22+%221973%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR5dLt0ozYAhWIC5AKHRCnAqsQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22Society%20for%20Worldwide%20Interbank%20Financial%20Telecommunication%22%20%221973%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Kyrtsis|first1=A.|title=Financial Markets and Organizational Technologies: System Architectures, Practices and Risks in the Era of Deregulation|page=118|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=etp8DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA118&dq=%22Society+for+Worldwide+Interbank+Financial+Telecommunication%22+%221973%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR5dLt0ozYAhWIC5AKHRCnAqsQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=%22Society%20for%20Worldwide%20Interbank%20Financial%20Telecommunication%22%20%221973%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Seeman|first1=Bharath|title=Bank Exam Pedia: Dec 2014|page=73|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=iCawBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA73&dq=%22Society+for+Worldwide+Interbank+Financial+Telecommunication%22+%221973%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR5dLt0ozYAhWIC5AKHRCnAqsQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=%22Society%20for%20Worldwide%20Interbank%20Financial%20Telecommunication%22%20%221973%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || {{w|Belgium}} | | 1973 || Organization || The {{w|Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication}} (SWIFT) is founded as a cooperative society under Belgian law. Today SWIFT is a nonprofit cooperative society that links member banks worldwide through a data processing and transmission network. Its messaging platform, products and services connect more than 11,000 banking and securities organizations, market infrastructures and corporate customers in more than 200 countries and territories.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction to SWIFT|url=https://www.swift.com/about-us/discover-swift?AKredir=true|website=swift.com|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Scott|first1=Susan V.|last2=Zachariadis|first2=Markos|title=The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT): Cooperative Governance for Network Innovation, Standards, and Community|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=eTnjAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=%22Society+for+Worldwide+Interbank+Financial+Telecommunication%22+%221973%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR5dLt0ozYAhWIC5AKHRCnAqsQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22Society%20for%20Worldwide%20Interbank%20Financial%20Telecommunication%22%20%221973%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Kyrtsis|first1=A.|title=Financial Markets and Organizational Technologies: System Architectures, Practices and Risks in the Era of Deregulation|page=118|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=etp8DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA118&dq=%22Society+for+Worldwide+Interbank+Financial+Telecommunication%22+%221973%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR5dLt0ozYAhWIC5AKHRCnAqsQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=%22Society%20for%20Worldwide%20Interbank%20Financial%20Telecommunication%22%20%221973%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Seeman|first1=Bharath|title=Bank Exam Pedia: Dec 2014|page=73|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=iCawBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA73&dq=%22Society+for+Worldwide+Interbank+Financial+Telecommunication%22+%221973%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR5dLt0ozYAhWIC5AKHRCnAqsQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=%22Society%20for%20Worldwide%20Interbank%20Financial%20Telecommunication%22%20%221973%22&f=false|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || {{w|Belgium}} | ||
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| − | | 1976 || Organization || Travelex is established.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || | + | | 1976 || Organization || {{w|Travelex}} is established.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || |
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| 1979 || || Moneycorp begins dealing in foreign exchange.<ref name="MoneyCorp Review"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Thrifty Brits abroad choose to keep their holiday cash|url=https://www.moneycorp.com/uk/media-centre/press-releases/thrifty-brits-abroad-choose-to-keep-their-holiday-cash/|website=moneycorp.com|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MoneyCorp Review|url=http://internationalmoneytransfer.co/reviews/moneycorp-review/|website=internationalmoneytransfer.co|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || | | 1979 || || Moneycorp begins dealing in foreign exchange.<ref name="MoneyCorp Review"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Thrifty Brits abroad choose to keep their holiday cash|url=https://www.moneycorp.com/uk/media-centre/press-releases/thrifty-brits-abroad-choose-to-keep-their-holiday-cash/|website=moneycorp.com|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MoneyCorp Review|url=http://internationalmoneytransfer.co/reviews/moneycorp-review/|website=internationalmoneytransfer.co|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || | ||
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| 1986 || Organization || Al-Barakat starts as a group in Saudi Arabia by Somali businessmen based there, with the main objective to act as a money transfer service for Somalis in the diaspora sending money back home. Al-Barakat is involved in the modern form of {{w|hawala}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Al Barakat Closure is Affecting Somalis|url=http://www.panapress.com/How-Al-Barakat-Closure-is-Affecting-Somalis--12-453114-32-lang2-index.html|website=panapress.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|Saudi Arabia}} | | 1986 || Organization || Al-Barakat starts as a group in Saudi Arabia by Somali businessmen based there, with the main objective to act as a money transfer service for Somalis in the diaspora sending money back home. Al-Barakat is involved in the modern form of {{w|hawala}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Al Barakat Closure is Affecting Somalis|url=http://www.panapress.com/How-Al-Barakat-Closure-is-Affecting-Somalis--12-453114-32-lang2-index.html|website=panapress.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|Saudi Arabia}} | ||
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| − | | 1987 || Organization || {{w|Ria Money Transfer}} | + | | 1987 || Organization || {{w|Ria Money Transfer}} is founded in {{w|New York}}. Today, it is one of the world's leading money transfer providers, with a local global agent network of approximately 314,000 locations in 144 countries.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Money Transfer Services|url=http://www.euronetworldwide.com/solutions/money_transfer_services_consumers.cfm|website=euronetworldwide.com|accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=RIA Money Transfer|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/ria-money-transfer/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} (serves in 144 countries) |
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| − | | 1988 || Organization || Money transfer service {{w|Transfast}} is established. It provides {{w|Automated Clearing House | + | | 1988 || Organization || Money transfer service {{w|Transfast}} is established. It provides {{w|Automated Clearing House}} transfer and {{w|wire transfer}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transfast|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/transfast-remittance/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} |
| − | }} transfer and {{w|wire transfer}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transfast|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/transfast-remittance/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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| 1990 || Statistics || The inflow of remittances worldwide is US$64 billion.<ref name="Global Migration: The Basics">{{cite book|last1=Hanlon|first1=Bernadette|last2=Vicino|first2=Thomas J.|title=Global Migration: The Basics|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=QzUsAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT116&dq=%22+money+transfer%22+%22worldwide%22+%22in+1980..2000%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ8ZHYzZ7YAhXKk5AKHT-wCQMQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref> || | | 1990 || Statistics || The inflow of remittances worldwide is US$64 billion.<ref name="Global Migration: The Basics">{{cite book|last1=Hanlon|first1=Bernadette|last2=Vicino|first2=Thomas J.|title=Global Migration: The Basics|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=QzUsAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT116&dq=%22+money+transfer%22+%22worldwide%22+%22in+1980..2000%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ8ZHYzZ7YAhXKk5AKHT-wCQMQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref> || | ||
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| + | | 1990 || Organization || Venstar Exchange is established. Headquartered in {{w|California}}, it operates [[w:Automated Clearing House|ACH transfer]], and {{w|wire transfer}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Venstar-Exchange|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/venstar-exchange/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=24 December 2017}}</ref> || | ||
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| + | | 1994 || Organization || RemitMoney is established. Powered by {{w|Axis Bank}}, Remitmoney is an online money transfer facility which enables [[w:Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRIs]] from {{w|United States}}, {{w|United Kingdom}}, {{w|Canada}}, {{w|Australia}}, {{w|Singapore}} and {{w|Euro Zone}} to send money to {{w|India}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=RemitMoney|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/remit-money/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || | ||
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| 1996 || Organization || Placid Express is established as a money transfer provider that specializes in direct money transfers with competitive exchange rates and zero to low transfer fees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Placid Express|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/placid-express/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} (it sends money to 8 different countries) | | 1996 || Organization || Placid Express is established as a money transfer provider that specializes in direct money transfers with competitive exchange rates and zero to low transfer fees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Placid Express|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/placid-express/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} (it sends money to 8 different countries) | ||
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| 1998 || Organization || {{w|Peter Thiel}} and {{w|Max Levchin}} found {{w|PayPal}} under the name {{w|Confinity}}, with the idealistic vision of borderless currency, free from governmental controls. PayPal would grow rapidly so as to alter the way international money transfers are completed, normalizing the online platform.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of PayPal: the history of the biggest online payment system in the world|url=https://www.techworld.com/picture-gallery/business/history-of-paypal-1998-now-3630386/|website=techworld.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Gardner|first1=James A|title=Innovation and the Future Proof Bank: A Practical Guide to Doing Different Business-as-Usual|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=dXoYuInfkP0C&pg=PT65&dq=%221998%22+%22paypal%22+%22confinity%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAh7z60JfYAhVEUJAKHQCzCy0Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%221998%22%20%22paypal%22%20%22confinity%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Gayles|first1=Kiesha|title=Amazon Paypal eBay|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=vIinBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT26&dq=%221998%22+%22paypal%22+%22confinity%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAh7z60JfYAhVEUJAKHQCzCy0Q6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%221998%22%20%22paypal%22%20%22confinity%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || {{w|United States}} | | 1998 || Organization || {{w|Peter Thiel}} and {{w|Max Levchin}} found {{w|PayPal}} under the name {{w|Confinity}}, with the idealistic vision of borderless currency, free from governmental controls. PayPal would grow rapidly so as to alter the way international money transfers are completed, normalizing the online platform.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of PayPal: the history of the biggest online payment system in the world|url=https://www.techworld.com/picture-gallery/business/history-of-paypal-1998-now-3630386/|website=techworld.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Gardner|first1=James A|title=Innovation and the Future Proof Bank: A Practical Guide to Doing Different Business-as-Usual|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=dXoYuInfkP0C&pg=PT65&dq=%221998%22+%22paypal%22+%22confinity%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAh7z60JfYAhVEUJAKHQCzCy0Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%221998%22%20%22paypal%22%20%22confinity%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Gayles|first1=Kiesha|title=Amazon Paypal eBay|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=vIinBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT26&dq=%221998%22+%22paypal%22+%22confinity%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAh7z60JfYAhVEUJAKHQCzCy0Q6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%221998%22%20%22paypal%22%20%22confinity%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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| − | | 1998 || || Viad acquires Moneygram Payment Systems.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> | + | | 1998 || Acquisition || Viad acquires Moneygram Payment Systems.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> |
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| 1998 || Organization || {{w|MoneyGram International}} is formed.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://corporate.moneygram.com/about-moneygram/history|website=moneygram.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} | | 1998 || Organization || {{w|MoneyGram International}} is formed.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://corporate.moneygram.com/about-moneygram/history|website=moneygram.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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| 2002 || Acquisition || {{w|eBay}} buys {{w|PayPal}}. This would open the gateway for online money transfers to be prevalent in many people's everyday lives.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ivantsov|first1=Evgueni|title=Heads or Tails: Financial Disaster, Risk Management and Survival Strategy in the World of Extreme Risk|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=5ukGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT213&dq=%22in+2002%22+eBay+buys+PayPal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDo_DR5JfYAhWIhZAKHRdLDNsQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22in%202002%22%20eBay%20buys%20PayPal&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Blythe|first1=Jim|title=Principles and Practice of Marketing|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=1IhIAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1310&dq=%22in+2002%22+eBay+buys+PayPal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDo_DR5JfYAhWIhZAKHRdLDNsQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%22in%202002%22%20eBay%20buys%20PayPal&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Scott|first1=Celicia|title=YouTube®: How Steve Chen Changed the Way We Watch Videos|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=oamQBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT18&dq=%22in+2002%22+eBay+buys+PayPal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDo_DR5JfYAhWIhZAKHRdLDNsQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=%22in%202002%22%20eBay%20buys%20PayPal&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=E-Retailing Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Marketplace|edition=Dixit, Shailja|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=gXmmCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA89&dq=%22in+2002%22+eBay+buys+PayPal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDo_DR5JfYAhWIhZAKHRdLDNsQ6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=%22in%202002%22%20eBay%20buys%20PayPal&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || | | 2002 || Acquisition || {{w|eBay}} buys {{w|PayPal}}. This would open the gateway for online money transfers to be prevalent in many people's everyday lives.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ivantsov|first1=Evgueni|title=Heads or Tails: Financial Disaster, Risk Management and Survival Strategy in the World of Extreme Risk|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=5ukGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT213&dq=%22in+2002%22+eBay+buys+PayPal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDo_DR5JfYAhWIhZAKHRdLDNsQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22in%202002%22%20eBay%20buys%20PayPal&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Blythe|first1=Jim|title=Principles and Practice of Marketing|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=1IhIAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1310&dq=%22in+2002%22+eBay+buys+PayPal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDo_DR5JfYAhWIhZAKHRdLDNsQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%22in%202002%22%20eBay%20buys%20PayPal&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Scott|first1=Celicia|title=YouTube®: How Steve Chen Changed the Way We Watch Videos|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=oamQBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT18&dq=%22in+2002%22+eBay+buys+PayPal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDo_DR5JfYAhWIhZAKHRdLDNsQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=%22in%202002%22%20eBay%20buys%20PayPal&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=E-Retailing Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Marketplace|edition=Dixit, Shailja|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=gXmmCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA89&dq=%22in+2002%22+eBay+buys+PayPal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDo_DR5JfYAhWIhZAKHRdLDNsQ6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=%22in%202002%22%20eBay%20buys%20PayPal&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || | ||
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| 2003 || Organization || Currency Solutions Money Transfer is established. It has offices in the {{w|United Kingdom}} and {{w|Cyprus}}. Currency Solutions is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (UK).<ref>{{cite web|title=Currency Solutions – Basic Company Information|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/currency-solutions/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | | 2003 || Organization || Currency Solutions Money Transfer is established. It has offices in the {{w|United Kingdom}} and {{w|Cyprus}}. Currency Solutions is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (UK).<ref>{{cite web|title=Currency Solutions – Basic Company Information|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/currency-solutions/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | ||
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| − | | 2003 || || Travelers Express gains full ownership of MoneyGram.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || | + | | 2003 || Acquisition || Travelers Express gains full ownership of MoneyGram.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || |
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| 2004 || Organization || WorldFirst Money Transfer is established. It has offices in the {{w|United Kingdom}}, {{w|United States}}, {{w|The Netherlands}}, {{w|Australia}}, {{w|Hong Kong}} and {{w|Singapore}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=World First Review|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/worlds-first/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | | 2004 || Organization || WorldFirst Money Transfer is established. It has offices in the {{w|United Kingdom}}, {{w|United States}}, {{w|The Netherlands}}, {{w|Australia}}, {{w|Hong Kong}} and {{w|Singapore}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=World First Review|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/worlds-first/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | ||
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| 2005 || Organization || Halo Financial is established as a currency transfer company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Halo Financial Review|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/halo-financial/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || | | 2005 || Organization || Halo Financial is established as a currency transfer company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Halo Financial Review|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/halo-financial/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || | ||
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| − | | 2006 || || {{w|Western Union}} discontinues its telegram service.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> | + | | 2005 || Organization || Xendpay is established as a money transfer platform. It operates Credit Card/Debit Card, [[w:Automated Clearing House|ACH transfer]], and {{w|wire transfer}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xendpay|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/xendpay/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || Operates in 173 countries |
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| + | | 2006 || Service || {{w|Western Union}} discontinues its telegram service.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || | ||
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| − | | 2007 || || | + | | 2007 || Service || {{w|M-Pesa}} (M for mobile, pesa is Swahili for money), a mobile phone-based money transfer, financing and microfinancing service, launches in {{w|Kenia}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kenya sets world first with money transfers by mobile|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/mar/20/kenya.mobilephones|website=theguardian.com|accessdate=10 March 2018}}</ref> || |
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| 2008 || Organization || OrbitRemit is established as an online money transfer company. Based in {{w|Wellington, New Zealand}}, it operates Credit Card/Debit Card and [[w:Automated Clearing House|ACH transfer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=OrbitRemit|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/orbitremit/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|New Zealand}} | | 2008 || Organization || OrbitRemit is established as an online money transfer company. Based in {{w|Wellington, New Zealand}}, it operates Credit Card/Debit Card and [[w:Automated Clearing House|ACH transfer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=OrbitRemit|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/orbitremit/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|New Zealand}} | ||
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| − | | 2008 || Statistics || Worldwide remittance flows in the year reaches US$328 billion. {{w|India}}, {{w|China}} and {{w|Mexico}} are the top recipients, each receiving US$52, 41 and 26 billion respectively. || | + | | 2008 || Statistics || Worldwide remittance flows in the year reaches US$328 billion. {{w|India}}, {{w|China}} and {{w|Mexico}} are the top recipients, each receiving US$52, 41 and 26 billion respectively.<ref name="International Labour Migration: A Rights-Based Approach">{{cite web|title=International Labour Migration: A Rights-Based Approach|url=http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1086&context=intl|website=digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu|accessdate=29 December 2017}}</ref> || |
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| − | | 2010 || || | + | | 2010 || Organization || WorldRemit is founded in {{w|London}} with the goal of modernizing the money transfer process. WorldRemit users can send money from 50 countries to more than 120 countries around the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=WorldRemit Money Transfer|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/world-remit/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} |
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| 2010 || Organization || Remitly is established as a money transfer company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Remitly|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/remitly/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} | | 2010 || Organization || Remitly is established as a money transfer company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Remitly|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/remitly/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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| 2011 || Organization || Estonian developed and UK-based peer-to-peer money transfer service {{w|TransferWise}} is established in {{w|London}}.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Botsman|first1=Rachel|title=Who Can You Trust?: How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=ySsuDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT78&dq=%22in+2011%22+%22TransferWise%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieisTN-pfYAhXLjpAKHejaCskQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22in%202011%22%20%22TransferWise%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies: Diversity, Trends, and Perspectives|edition=Arnis Sauka, Alexander Chepurenko|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=XFsqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA22&dq=%22in+2011%22+%22TransferWise%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieisTN-pfYAhXLjpAKHejaCskQ6AEIPjAE#v=onepage&q=%22in%202011%22%20%22TransferWise%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Klein|first1=Joshua|title=Reputation Economics: Why Who You Know Is Worth More Than What You Have|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=sdVWAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA221&dq=%22in+2011%22+%22TransferWise%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieisTN-pfYAhXLjpAKHejaCskQ6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=%22in%202011%22%20%22TransferWise%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=pigel|first1=Ivo|title=The European Startup Revolution: Interviews With European Entrepreneurs|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=lktjCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT185&dq=%22in+2011%22+%22TransferWise%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieisTN-pfYAhXLjpAKHejaCskQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=%22in%202011%22%20%22TransferWise%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Transferwise – Basic Company Information|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/transferwise/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | | 2011 || Organization || Estonian developed and UK-based peer-to-peer money transfer service {{w|TransferWise}} is established in {{w|London}}.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Botsman|first1=Rachel|title=Who Can You Trust?: How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=ySsuDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT78&dq=%22in+2011%22+%22TransferWise%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieisTN-pfYAhXLjpAKHejaCskQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22in%202011%22%20%22TransferWise%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies: Diversity, Trends, and Perspectives|edition=Arnis Sauka, Alexander Chepurenko|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=XFsqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA22&dq=%22in+2011%22+%22TransferWise%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieisTN-pfYAhXLjpAKHejaCskQ6AEIPjAE#v=onepage&q=%22in%202011%22%20%22TransferWise%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Klein|first1=Joshua|title=Reputation Economics: Why Who You Know Is Worth More Than What You Have|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=sdVWAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA221&dq=%22in+2011%22+%22TransferWise%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieisTN-pfYAhXLjpAKHejaCskQ6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=%22in%202011%22%20%22TransferWise%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=pigel|first1=Ivo|title=The European Startup Revolution: Interviews With European Entrepreneurs|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=lktjCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT185&dq=%22in+2011%22+%22TransferWise%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieisTN-pfYAhXLjpAKHejaCskQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=%22in%202011%22%20%22TransferWise%22&f=false|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Transferwise – Basic Company Information|url=https://moneytransfercomparison.com/transferwise/|website=moneytransfercomparison.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | ||
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| − | | 2012 || || | + | | 2012 || Organization || {{w|Azimo}} is established. Headquartered in {{w|London}}, it operates [[w:Automated Clearing House|ACH transfer]] and {{w|wire transfer}}. Azimo has over 270,000 cash pick-up locations and a presence in 20,000 banks globally.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azimo|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/azimo/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} (operates in over 190 countries) |
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| 2012 || Statistics || The inflow of remittances worldwide reaches an estimated US$533 billion in the year.<ref name="Global Migration: The Basics"/> Officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries are an estimated US$401 billion in the same year.<ref name="Migrant Remittances in South Asia: Social, Economic and Political Implications"/> || | | 2012 || Statistics || The inflow of remittances worldwide reaches an estimated US$533 billion in the year.<ref name="Global Migration: The Basics"/> Officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries are an estimated US$401 billion in the same year.<ref name="Migrant Remittances in South Asia: Social, Economic and Political Implications"/> || | ||
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| − | | | + | | 2014 || Organization || Pangea Money Transfer is established as a money transfer company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pangea Money Transfer|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/pangeamoneytransfer/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || Operates in 15 countries across Asia & Latin America including {{w|India}}, {{w|China}}, {{w|Mexico}} and the {{w|Philippines}} |
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| − | | | + | | 2014 || Organization || bridge21 is established. It enables businesses and individuals to send money between the {{w|United States}} and {{w|Mexico}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=bridge21|url=https://www.compareremit.com/money-transfer-companies/bridge21/|website=compareremit.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || |
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| − | | 2014 || Organization || | + | | 2014 || Organization || Wave is founded by Drew Durbin and Lincoln Quirk, two engineers from Brown University and Harvard University; with the purpose to make sending money to Africa as easy and affordable as sending a text.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our story|url=https://www.wave.com/about/|website=wave.com|accessdate=10 March 2018}}</ref> || {{w|Tanzania}}, {{w|Uganda}}, {{w|Ghana}} |
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| − | | | + | | 2017 || Acquisition || {{w|Alibaba}} affiliate company {{w|Ant Financial}} acquires MoneyGram.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alibaba’s Ant Financial may have won the bidding war for MoneyGram after upping its offer to $1.2B|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/16/ant-financial-moneygram-1-2-billion/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ant Financial to try again for U.S. approval of MoneyGram deal: source|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-moneygram-intl-m-a-ant-financial/ant-financial-to-try-again-for-u-s-approval-of-moneygram-deal-source-idUSKCN1BR00M|website=reuters.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=China’s Ant Financial Pushes U.S. to Approve MoneyGram Deal|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-15/china-s-ant-is-said-to-be-renewing-u-s-review-of-moneygram-sale|website=bloomberg.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ant Financial Resubmits To CFIUS For MoneyGram Buy Approval|url=https://www.pymnts.com/news/partnerships-acquisitions/2017/ant-financial-resubmits-request-to-cfius-to-buy-moneygram/|website=pymnts.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Big data, Chinese surveillance, and Donald Trump could keep China’s biggest payments company from entering the US|url=https://qz.com/985572/alibaba-affiliate-ant-financials-acquisition-of-moneygram-would-give-it-a-massive-amount-of-us-personal-data/|website=qz.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/> || |
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| − | | | + | |2017 || || {{w|MoneyCorp}} acquires {{w|Commonwealth Foreign Exchange}}, q US-based corporate international payments business.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moneycorp to acquire US-based Commonwealth Foreign Exchange|url=https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/69186/moneycorp-to-acquire-us-based-commonwealth-foreign-exchange|website=finextra.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Moneycorp Goes After SMEs With Corporate FX Acquisition|url=https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2017/moneycorp-commonwealth-fx-acquisition-us-sme-cross-border-payments/|website=pymnts.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Vaish|first1=Esha|title=Britain's Moneycorp targets U.S. market with Commonwealth FX purchase|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-commonwealth-fx-m-a-moneycorp/britains-moneycorp-targets-u-s-market-with-commonwealth-fx-purchase-idUSKBN18614X|website=reuters.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Moneycorp buys Commonwealth Foreign Exchange for US boost|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-commonwealth-fx-m-a-moneycorp/britains-moneycorp-targets-u-s-market-with-commonwealth-fx-purchase-idUSKBN18614X|website=bankingtech.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref> || |
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| − | | | + | | 2017 || Organization || The OFX Group consolidates services under the global brand OFX from prior and existing brands OzForex, UKForex, USForex, CanadianForex, NZForex, Tranzfers and ClearFX.<ref name="50 Milestones in International Money Transfer History"/><ref>{{cite web|title=OFX Hires Mike Kennedy as President, North America|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171012005336/en/OFX-Hires-Mike-Kennedy-President-North-America|website=businesswire.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> || |
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| + | == Numerical and visual data == | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Google Scholar === | ||
| + | |||
| + | The following table summarizes per-year mentions on Google Scholar as of August 11, 2021. | ||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="sortable wikitable" | ||
| + | ! Year | ||
| + | ! "money transfer" | ||
| + | ! "wire transfer" | ||
| + | ! "giro transfer" | ||
| + | ! "remittance" | ||
| + | ! "transfer payment" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | 1950 || 2 || 1 || || 180 || 5 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | 1960 || 3 || 2 || || 275 || 16 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | 1970 || 14 || 6 || 3 || 497 || 58 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | 1980 || 49 || 32 || 2 || 1,190 || 164 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | 1990 || 68 || 81 || 2 || 1,230 || 253 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | 2000 || 317 || 222 || 9 || 1,980 || 455 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | 2010 || 2,010 || 599 || 8 || 6,260 || 1,170 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | 2020 || 4,520 || 661 || 17 || 9,310 || 1,340 |
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Money transfer google schoolar.png|thumb|center|700px]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Google Trends === | ||
| + | |||
| + | The image below shows {{w|Google Trends}} data for Money transfer (Search term), from January 2004 to March 2021, when the screenshot was taken. Interest is also ranked by country and displayed on world map.<ref>{{cite web |title=Money transfer |url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Money%20transfer |website=Google Trends |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Money transfer gt.png|thumb|center|600px]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Google Ngram Viewer === | ||
| + | |||
| + | The chart below shows {{w|Google Ngram Viewer}} data for Money transfer, from 1800 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Money transfer |url=https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Money+transfer&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3 |website=books.google.com |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Money transfer ngram.png|thumb|center|700px]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Wikipedia Views === | ||
| + | |||
| + | The chart below shows pageviews of the English Wikipedia article {{w|Money transfer}}, on desktop, mobile-web, desktop-spider, mobile-web-spider and mobile app, from July 2015 to February 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Money transfer |url=https://wikipediaviews.org/displayviewsformultiplemonths.php?page=Money+transfer&allmonths=allmonths-api&language=en&drilldown=all |website=wikipediaviews.org |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
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| + | [[File:Money transfer wv.png|thumb|center|400px]] | ||
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| + | * [[Timeline of PayPal]] | ||
| + | * [[Timeline of Square]] | ||
| + | * [[Timeline of Stripe]] | ||
| + | * [[Timeline of mobile telephony]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:27, 24 March 2024
This is a timeline of money transfer, attempting to describe important events in the development of the service.
Contents
Sample questions
The following are some interesting questions that can be answered by reading this timeline:
- ¿Which was the first company to offer the service of money transfer?
- ¿What is the position of money transfer in chronological context compared to specific services and technologies like credit cards and ATMs?
Big picture
| Time period | Development summary |
|---|---|
| Ancient times | In Ptolomean Egypt giro-transfer is already developed. Purchases are carried out by using transfer giro orders or cheques.[1][2] The hawala system already exists since the 8th century between Arabic and Muslim traders alongside the Silk Road and beyond as a protection against theft. |
| 1871 < | Era of electronic money transfer, starting with the first transaction by Western Union. |
| 1920s | Companies such as Western Union and later oil companies start to issue credit cards.[3] |
| 1960s–1970s | ATMs emerge, following a progressive trend of “self-service” and “automation”.[4] Early in the 1970s, Americans have already over 100 million credit cards. Overall the world would accept credit cards without many inhibitions.[3] |
| 2000 < | Remittance flows to developing countries more than quadruple since 2000.[5] |
Full timeline
| Year | Event type | Details | Country/Geographical location |
|---|---|---|---|
| c. 750–945 CE | Development | The hawala (bill of exchange in Arabic) remittance system develops during the Abbasid Caliphate, centuries before the invention of free–market capitalism. Designed to lower the risks of commerce along the old Silk Road, hawala enables trade by freeing merchants from having to carry large quantities of cash along the way.[6] | Middle East |
| 1659 | Development | The first check is written in England for £400 (around $59,000 today).[7] | United Kingdom |
| 1717 | Development | The Bank of England delivers the first check written on a printed form.[7] | United Kingdom |
| 1851 | Organization | Western Union starts operating as The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company.[8][9][10][11][12] | United States |
| 1866 | Development | Western Union introduces the stock ticker.[11] | United States |
| 1871 | Development | Western Union introduces the concept of wire transfer, a business that would eventually replace message sending as the company’s primary business.[8][11][13][12] | United States |
| 1884 | Western Union is one of eleven stocks included in the first Dow Jones Average.[14], becoming one of the first companies to be ever listed on the New York Stock Exchange.[12] | United States | |
| 1918 | Federal Reserve Banks begin to move currency via telegraph. Some historians consider this as the birthplace of electric money. | ||
| 1940 | Organization | American money transfer company MoneyGram is founded.[15][12] | United States |
| 1958 | Service | Visa credit cards are first issued.[3] | |
| 1962 | Organization | Online money transfer provider Moneycorp is established as Travelers Express Co. Inc.[16][17][18][19] | United Kingdom |
| 1966 | Service | MasterCards are first issued.[3] | |
| 1967 | The first Automated teller machine (ATM) is invented by John Shepherd-Barron and is installed at Barclays Bank in London.[7] | United Kingdom | |
| 1969 | The first Automated teller machine in the United States is installed at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, New York.[7] | United States | |
| 1973 | Organization | The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is founded as a cooperative society under Belgian law. Today SWIFT is a nonprofit cooperative society that links member banks worldwide through a data processing and transmission network. Its messaging platform, products and services connect more than 11,000 banking and securities organizations, market infrastructures and corporate customers in more than 200 countries and territories.[20][21][22][23][12] | Belgium |
| 1976 | Organization | Travelex is established.[12] | |
| 1979 | Moneycorp begins dealing in foreign exchange.[18][24][25][12] | ||
| 1980 | Organization | Xpress Money is established as a money transfer company.[26] | |
| 1985 | Organization | The British Securities and Investments Board Ltd ("SIB") is incorporated. SIB would change its name to Financial Services Authority in 1997. The FSA regulates the financial services industry in the United Kingdom.[27][28][29][12] | United Kingdom |
| 1986 | Organization | Al-Barakat starts as a group in Saudi Arabia by Somali businessmen based there, with the main objective to act as a money transfer service for Somalis in the diaspora sending money back home. Al-Barakat is involved in the modern form of hawala.[30] | Saudi Arabia |
| 1987 | Organization | Ria Money Transfer is founded in New York. Today, it is one of the world's leading money transfer providers, with a local global agent network of approximately 314,000 locations in 144 countries.[12][31][32] | United States (serves in 144 countries) |
| 1988 | Organization | Money transfer service Transfast is established. It provides Automated Clearing House transfer and wire transfer.[33] | United States |
| 1990 | Statistics | The inflow of remittances worldwide is US$64 billion.[34] | |
| 1990 | Organization | Venstar Exchange is established. Headquartered in California, it operates ACH transfer, and wire transfer.[35] | |
| 1994 | Organization | RemitMoney is established. Powered by Axis Bank, Remitmoney is an online money transfer facility which enables NRIs from United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Euro Zone to send money to India.[36] | |
| 1996 | Organization | Placid Express is established as a money transfer provider that specializes in direct money transfers with competitive exchange rates and zero to low transfer fees.[37] | United States (it sends money to 8 different countries) |
| 1996 | Organization | Currencies Direct is established as a money transfer company. It has offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, India, China, South Africa, and the United States.[38][39] | United Kingdom |
| 1998 | Organization | Peter Thiel and Max Levchin found PayPal under the name Confinity, with the idealistic vision of borderless currency, free from governmental controls. PayPal would grow rapidly so as to alter the way international money transfers are completed, normalizing the online platform.[40][41][42][12] | United States |
| 1998 | Acquisition | Viad acquires Moneygram Payment Systems.[12] | |
| 1998 | Organization | MoneyGram International is formed.[43] | United States |
| 1998 | Organization | Australian online foreign exchange and payments company OFX is founded as OzForex.[44][45] | Australia |
| 1999 | Organization | Moneydart is founded. It operates ACH transfer. Moneydart is powered by UAE Exchange.[46] | |
| 2000 | Organization | Confinity merges with X.com (founded by Elon Musk) to become PayPal.[47][48][49][50] | |
| 2001 | Statistics | Western Union is the largest regulated money transfer business, with 124,000 agencies worldwide having completed 109 million transfers in the year, amounting to over US$40 billion.[51] | |
| 2001 | Organization | Remit2India is founded. Headquartered in Mumbai, it operates sending money to over 90 banks in India.[52] | India |
| 2001 | Organization | Global Reach Partners Corporate FX & Money Transfer is originally established as 4 separate brand names: Corporate FX, Private FX, Smart FX and Travel FX, which would merge into Global Reach Partners in 2012.[53] | |
| 2001 | Organization | Xoom Corporation is established as a digital money transfer provider. It pay bills and reload mobile phones from the United States to 52 countries, including China, India, Guyana, Pakistan, Mexico and the Philippines. Xoom operates Credit Card/Debit Card and ACH transfer.[54] | United States (operates in over 50 countries) |
| 2002 | Acquisition | eBay buys PayPal. This would open the gateway for online money transfers to be prevalent in many people's everyday lives.[55][56][57][58][12] | |
| 2003 | Organization | Currency Solutions Money Transfer is established. It has offices in the United Kingdom and Cyprus. Currency Solutions is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (UK).[59] | United Kingdom |
| 2003 | Acquisition | Travelers Express gains full ownership of MoneyGram.[12] | |
| 2004 | Organization | WorldFirst Money Transfer is established. It has offices in the United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.[60] | United Kingdom |
| 2004 | Organization | Tor Currency Exchange Ltd ("TorFX") is established to provide foreign exchange and international payments to companies and individuals. TorFX would expand across the globe, including Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, India, the United States, Spain, Portugal and France.[61][62][63][64][65] | |
| 2005 | Organization | OFX Money Transfer is established. It has global offices in Auckland, Sydney, Toronto, San Francisco, Hong Kong and London.[66] | |
| 2005 | Organization | Halo Financial is established as a currency transfer company.[67] | |
| 2005 | Organization | Xendpay is established as a money transfer platform. It operates Credit Card/Debit Card, ACH transfer, and wire transfer.[68] | Operates in 173 countries |
| 2006 | Service | Western Union discontinues its telegram service.[12] | |
| 2007 | Service | M-Pesa (M for mobile, pesa is Swahili for money), a mobile phone-based money transfer, financing and microfinancing service, launches in Kenia.[69] | |
| 2008 | Organization | OrbitRemit is established as an online money transfer company. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, it operates Credit Card/Debit Card and ACH transfer.[70] | New Zealand |
| 2008 | Statistics | Worldwide remittance flows in the year reaches US$328 billion. India, China and Mexico are the top recipients, each receiving US$52, 41 and 26 billion respectively.[71] | |
| 2010 | Organization | WorldRemit is founded in London with the goal of modernizing the money transfer process. WorldRemit users can send money from 50 countries to more than 120 countries around the world.[72] | United Kingdom |
| 2010 | Organization | Remitly is established as a money transfer company.[73] | United States |
| 2011 | Organization | Estonian developed and UK-based peer-to-peer money transfer service TransferWise is established in London.[74][75][76][77][78] | United Kingdom |
| 2011 | Acquisition | Western Union acquires foreign exchange company Travelex.[12] | |
| 2012 | Organization | Azimo is established. Headquartered in London, it operates ACH transfer and wire transfer. Azimo has over 270,000 cash pick-up locations and a presence in 20,000 banks globally.[79] | United Kingdom (operates in over 190 countries) |
| 2012 | Statistics | The inflow of remittances worldwide reaches an estimated US$533 billion in the year.[34] Officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries are an estimated US$401 billion in the same year.[5] | |
| 2014 | Organization | Pangea Money Transfer is established as a money transfer company.[80] | Operates in 15 countries across Asia & Latin America including India, China, Mexico and the Philippines |
| 2014 | Organization | bridge21 is established. It enables businesses and individuals to send money between the United States and Mexico.[81] | |
| 2014 | Organization | Wave is founded by Drew Durbin and Lincoln Quirk, two engineers from Brown University and Harvard University; with the purpose to make sending money to Africa as easy and affordable as sending a text.[82] | Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana |
| 2017 | Acquisition | Alibaba affiliate company Ant Financial acquires MoneyGram.[83][84][85][86][87][12] | |
| 2017 | MoneyCorp acquires Commonwealth Foreign Exchange, q US-based corporate international payments business.[88][89][90][91] | ||
| 2017 | Organization | The OFX Group consolidates services under the global brand OFX from prior and existing brands OzForex, UKForex, USForex, CanadianForex, NZForex, Tranzfers and ClearFX.[12][92] |
Numerical and visual data
Google Scholar
The following table summarizes per-year mentions on Google Scholar as of August 11, 2021.
| Year | "money transfer" | "wire transfer" | "giro transfer" | "remittance" | "transfer payment" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 5 | |
| 1960 | 3 | 2 | 275 | 16 | |
| 1970 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 497 | 58 |
| 1980 | 49 | 32 | 2 | 1,190 | 164 |
| 1990 | 68 | 81 | 2 | 1,230 | 253 |
| 2000 | 317 | 222 | 9 | 1,980 | 455 |
| 2010 | 2,010 | 599 | 8 | 6,260 | 1,170 |
| 2020 | 4,520 | 661 | 17 | 9,310 | 1,340 |
Google Trends
The image below shows Google Trends data for Money transfer (Search term), from January 2004 to March 2021, when the screenshot was taken. Interest is also ranked by country and displayed on world map.[93]
Google Ngram Viewer
The chart below shows Google Ngram Viewer data for Money transfer, from 1800 to 2019.[94]
Wikipedia Views
The chart below shows pageviews of the English Wikipedia article Money transfer, on desktop, mobile-web, desktop-spider, mobile-web-spider and mobile app, from July 2015 to February 2021.[95]
Meta information on the timeline
How the timeline was built
The initial version of the timeline was written by User:Sebastian.
Funding information for this timeline is available.
What the timeline is still missing
Some sources that can be used for initial event lists:
More sources:
Timeline update strategy
See also
- Timeline of PayPal
- Timeline of Square
- Timeline of Stripe
- Timeline of mobile telephony
- Timeline of Bitcoin
External links
References
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