Re: Proposal: SPI as international money transfer service
mmlacak <mmlacak@gmail.com> wrote: [...]
> What we do need, beside a good will, is a convenient, reliable,
> affordable international money transfer service. [...]
> They all aren't up to a general community benefit in long term.
Mutual banking services exist in England, variously called things like
cooperatives, credit unions and building societies. They exist for the
benefit of their members (not the general community, but near enough for
me) and some provide international money transfer more cheaply than you
describe, charging only for their own operational expenses and are as
traceable as the systems used allow.
If such institutions or services do not exist in your country, then I
suggest trying to create them. The ICA www.ica.coop may help.
I don't think turning SPI into one is a good idea, as it doesn't
necessarily involve free software, but I'd support SPI using one instead
of its current banking providers, based on what I've seen of them.
Hope that helps,
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