Hellobit to Launch Service to Cut International Remittance Costs by Up to Half
SAN JOSE, Calif.[DEMO2014] November 21, 2014 - San Francisco based Hellobit today debuted a service distinctly aimed at disrupting the $500+ billion a year money transfer industry used to send money home to families in emerging markets. International remittance is dominated by companies such as Western Union and MoneyGram, and used heavily to send money....
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