The World On eCash: Information Is Borderless. Money Isn't. Yet.
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India already solved payments. I send ₹1 to anyone on UPI in seconds and don't think about it once. Scan the QR, tap, done. That's what payments are supposed to feel like.
The moment money leaves India, it falls apart.
Banks get involved. Exchange rates. Settlement delays. Remittance fees. Payment processors. Forms. Compliance. Suddenly you've time travelled twenty years back.
Which makes no sense. The internet doesn't stop at a border. Money still does.
The rest is for readers.
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