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What to Do With Leftover Foreign Currency After Your Trip

Exchanging your foreign currency back to U.S. dollars is the worst option.

Why You Should Never Exchange Currency at the Airport

That Insane, $81M Bangladesh Bank Heist? Here's What We Know

Someone stole $81 million from Bangladesh Bank in a matter of hours, and appears to have targeted other banks that use SWIFT. How did it occur?

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

How to Actually Eat Like a Local While Traveling

Everyone says you should follow the lead of locals when traveling, but actual suggestions on how to do that tend to be vague. Here are our tips.

10 Reasons Travelers Still Need a Travel Agent

Despite the Internet, more than half of travel agents saw their revenue rise last year. Here are 10 reasons why.

What Is a Money Order?

A money order is a paper form of payment that guarantees the payee has adequate funds. Learn more about the uses and benefits of this check and cash alternative.

4 money transfer apps to use when you need something faster than a paper check

Whether you're splitting a restaurant tab or sending your roommate your share of the rent, these apps can help.

Which Online Money Transfer Service Is the Most Secure?

Dear Lifehacker,<br>Services like Venmo, Square Cash and other instant money-transfer services make sending a money to friends, splitting a check, or paying the rent easy. However, Venmo was just called out for its lax security, and now I'm spooked. Which of these apps are secure? Can I trust them?

Hacker documents show NSA tools for breaching global money transfer system

Documents and computer files released by hackers provide a blueprint for how the U.S. National Security Agency likely used weaknesses in commercially available software to gain access to the global system for transferring money between banks, a review of the data showed.

Should You Pay With a Money Order or a Cashier’s Check?

What Is A Money Order?

A money order is a form of prepaid payment that is used to send money to people as a safe alternative to cash or check. Think of it like a “prepaid check”.

How to Fill out a Money Order: Step by Step

Money orders are safe and easy to buy or cash at U.S. banks, credit unions, post offices, retailers, grocers, and convenience stores.

Why am I still charged for cards when I transfer money?

Firms are banned from levying surcharges on card payments, but some find wriggle room

It's that easy: Why you should send with Ria Money Transfer 

Sending money shouldn’t be hard. At Ria, we strive to make it as easy as possible for you to get your money where it matters. Read to find out why.

Will Apple's New Money-Transfer Idea Leave Visa and MasterCard in the Dust?

It would set a dangerous precedent for the card networks if Apple builds a new payment product that routes money around their pipes.

Does the NSA Have Tools for Breaching Global Money Transfer System?

New hacker documents show a blueprint for just that.

Can You Buy A Money Order With Your Credit Card?

Money orders provide a method of secure money transfer to friends and family members. Credit cards can be used to purchase money orders, but finding merchants who allow customers to use credit cards is difficult. Typically merchants prefer customers to use cash or a debit card to guarantee the value

I transfer money to my savings account then pretend it doesn't exist, and that strategy paid for...

Transferring money directly into a savings account and then ignoring that account means it can grow without interruption.

How to transfer money

Sending money to others is easier than ever, and you have many payment service options. What do these three activities […]