Money transfers are very attractive when funds are going to the less
> developed world, where the recipients probably do not have bank
> account either. WU (no idea whether it's the same company or just
> someone who bought the name) is still a big player in that.
Also useful, especially before ATM cards [were useable] eveywhere, to send money to a traveler who had run out of money or had an emergency. Wes Leatherock snipped-for-privacy@aol.com snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com