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11/24/06 8:40AM
Further Evidence of Market Shi
The NYT reports that WalMart is getting into banking in Mexico. Here's a snippet from the article:
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 23 — Public opposition has all but killed Wal-Mart’s plans to open its own bank in... login to read the rest
The following was published today, affirming the points I made in earlier posts.
An interesting statistic: 19% of Latin Americans in the US who remit money now use banks and credit unions to do so,... login to read the rest
Duff -
I think you're wrong on a couple of your inferences with respect to how to/who might obtain consular cards, the need of recipient to have bank accounts etc. ...but the bigger point to be... login to read the rest
Duff-
I hope that you are still planning on posting your thoughts regarding the durability of WU's business model and the potential for some sort of disruptive innovation stemming from a microfinance based or formal financial... login to read the rest
One other question.
How much of the cash on WU's balance sheet is untied to remittances? There is a settlement asset that pretty neatly balances the settlement liability, but there is also some confusing language... login to read the rest
Duff -
This is a good idea, and a very interesting business. Some questions:
1. What do you make of the pricing pressure in the business? International revenue growth has been well below transaction... login to read the rest
1) Management does not break out Latin America from other international revenue. In Q2 06 Mexico transaction growth was 6% (excluding Vigo). International transactions (excluding Vigo) grew 17% in Q2 06 suggesting that... login to read the rest
Duff -
It will be interesting to see whether remittances from the US to Russia ever becomes as big as those from US to Mexico. I tend to doubt it as there just aren't enough Russian... login to read the rest
Good write-up. I haven't looked at this one but did look at the Moneygram spin a few years ago and passed.
A few things:
1) Money transfer businesses serve immigrants (some illegal) without/with limited access to banking... login to read the rest
Duff,
Have to love the unloved spin-out, coupled with sell-siders pumping FDC. However, do have some questions:
1. Although Mexico is only 10% of revenue, how much of revenue is from all of Latin America? As the... login to read the rest
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