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Latin America's Changing Remittance Landscape

By Leonie Rauls

New flows of people are opening up new remittance corridors.

This article is adapted from AQ's special report on migration

Remittances are a $100 billion industry in Latin America, with money traditionally coming to the region from the United States and Europe. But the unprecedented level of intraregional migration is fostering completely new corridors, with flows now originating from countries like Costa Rica and Chile. The demand is also meeting with new ideas about supply: tech-based financial services like digital wallets and online transfers that...

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