“Barclays bank is closing about 100 UK accounts held by cash transfer businesses, over fears they are being used for money laundering. The businesses are vital for Somali expatriates sending remittances back home, where banking facilities have collapsed. Aid workers say the service is a ‘lifeline’ for 40% of the Somali population, who rely on the transfers. It is feared that the cash transfer business could now go underground. Barclays is the last major UK bank that still provides such money transfer services to Somalia, which has an estimated 1.5 million of its nationals living overseas.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23255853
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