Underground Banking

The amount of money flowing in the system is growing by the day.

Underground banking. And the amount of money flowing in and out of this new system is growing by the day in fact just over a year ago roughly 156 million was parked in this underground system. Today more than 1 million people are using this new underground banking system. Underground banking systems are financial networks that operate outside of normal banking channels to transfer money internationally avoiding the fees and regulations of conventional banks.

Underground banking accounts for up to us 1 trillion annually in secretive cross border money transactions say some experts. And if you broaden the term to include shadow banking the. Currently we are open for online order pick up only on wednesdays and fridays from 3 00 6 00 pm.

Today the market for these new accounts has ballooned to over 8 billion. Underground banking is a generic term used to describe any informal banking arrangements which run parallel to but generally independent of the formal banking system. Typically used for immigrant workers transfer of money back to their countries of origin it can also be used for illegal activities.

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Underground banking where money is transferred through informal rather than formal banking sectors is a recognised method by which legitimate remittances from overseas workers are routinely transferred. Today more than 14 million are using this new underground banking system. Today it s 30 billion and experts claim the market will balloon into the trillions within the next few years.