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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by aianus on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @01:08AM (#20220949)
> Try TransferWise.

TransferWise doesn't work any faster than SWIFT -- if anything it's usually slower. They don't have any magic way to put money into your account on a "bank holiday" either.

I imagine Libra won't take Sundays off, at least.

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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by astrange on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @02:56AM (#20221346)
Yeah, but it's a lot cheaper. Japanese banks are happy to take more than Sundays off anyway - some of them don't have 24/7 ATMs.
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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by CaptainZapp on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @09:44AM (#20223254)
> some of them don't have 24/7 ATMs.

And a lot (if not most) of them will not accept foreign cards, even if the ATM is accessible.

7/11 to the rescue, however.

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