Western Union (NYSE: WU) Archives

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Google Pay enters remittance market

A recent upgrade to Google Pay, or GPay, allows users to send peer-to-peer (P2P) payments to individuals but not businesses in other countries. Alphabet plans to add full cross-border remittances to Google Pay.

Cryptocurrency

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Is Stellar Lumens a Good Cryptocurrency Investment?

Therefore, Lumens is useless in its ultimate goal as a gateway to the financial system for the unbanked. Stellar looks more like a blockchain software solutions company than a platform.

This has translated into a lot of value for Stellar Lumens. The XLM had a Coin Price of 27.3¢ and a Market Capitalization of $5.123 billion on July 20, 2018. That produced a 24-Hour Market Volume of $142.18 million on the same day.

Cryptocurrency

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Litecoin Visa is planned

The Uquid Visa might be a real game changer because its plastic cards will be shipped free all over the world, and allow unlimited ATM withdrawals.

Opportunities

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Airbnb is in the Tax Collection Business

The popular home-sharing platform has agreed to start collecting resort or hotel-room taxes on behalf of Miami-Dade County, The South Florida Business Journal reported. The agreement will net Miami-Dade County around $8 million in new tax rental each year.

Long Ideas

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Is Western Union Doomed or an Income Value?

Western Union is making a lot of money and generating a lot of float for its size. It’s also easy to see why its stock value is going up. Ycharts reported that investors were rewarded with a dividend yield of 3.13% and a return on equity of 63.2% on September 16, 2016.