The entire Telcoin team would like to show our appreciation for the contributions of migrant workers across the globe by recognizing International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) this 16th of June, 2020. Today is designated to recognize the hard …
IDFR 2020: Telcoin is committed to serving those who serve others from afarRead More
Remittances to South Asia grew 6.1 percent in 2019, reaching an enormous US$122 billion, or 22% of the entire global market. That figure puts the region behind only East Asia and the Pacific (US$147B) for total remittance volume, with South Asia …
Beyond India, opportunities for a better remittance experience abound in South AsiaRead More
It was a Sunday afternoon during the long weekend and my family and I were enjoying some time at home, binge-watching Netflix. We didn’t go out that day as I was dealing with a bout of arthritis, limiting my mobility. So far the day had been relaxing …
Sending money from Canada to the Philippines the hard wayRead More
For companies like Telcoin, partnering with Africa’s mobile money platforms will contribute to even greater financial inclusion, by significantly lowering the cost to receive money directly into a digital wallet that the recipient is already using in …
Banking the unbanked of Kenya and beyond: A brief history of M-PesaRead More
As Telcoin assesses remittance market opportunities in Africa, we’re often presented with charts, figures, projections, and quotes from sources like the World Bank or the United Nations. Together, these data points paint a pretty bleak picture: …
African Remittances: A perspective from a village in UgandaRead More
We’ve created this monthly newsletter to share our latest project updates, announcements, and other relevant information regarding Telcoin and the blockchain ecosystem. As always, stay tuned to our Telegram community and announcements channels for …
Remittances to the Philippines reached a staggering US$33.5 billion in 2019, maintaining the country’s spot as the fourth largest remittance recipient globally and representing a nearly 4 percent increase in remittance flows from 2018. The vast …
BREAKING NEWS: We are very pleased to announce that the internal beta testing of live transfers (Canada EFT to Philippines GCash) has now begun and over the next week we are expanding this to a select group of testers. This brings us one step closer …
Telcoin Starts Beta Testing between Canada and PhilippinesRead More
Cheaper, faster, and more reliable digital remittances are needed now more than ever. Telcoin checks all the boxes while providing an easy onramp to the blockchain economy. The bilateral remittance industry is fraught with slow, expensive, archaic …
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes cracks in remittance industry, opportunities for cryptoRead More
Sending money to Africa can cost upwards of 10%. Telcoin will do it for a fraction of that.As of the fourth quarter of 2018, a US$200 remittance to Sub-Saharan Africa cost an average of nearly 9 percent — that’s US$18 lost to exorbitant fees …
Ripe for disruption: Sub-Saharan Africa’s outrageously expensive remittance corridorsRead More
