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  2. Money changer - Wikipedia

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    Money changers would assess a foreign coin for its type, wear and tear, and validity, then accept it as deposit, recording its value in local currency. The merchant could then withdraw the money in local currency to conduct trade or, more likely, keep it deposited: the money changer would act as a clearing facility .

  3. Resorts World Sentosa - Wikipedia

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    Resorts World Sentosa (abbreviation: RWS) is an integrated resort on the island of Sentosa, which is located off the southern coast of Singapore.The key attractions within RWS include one of Singapore's two casinos, Universal Studios Singapore theme park (which is the second Universal Studios theme park in Asia after Universal Studios Japan and the first in Southeast Asia) the Adventure Cove ...

  4. Sentosa - Wikipedia

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    Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. [1] The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the Keppel Harbour , and is adjacent to Pulau Brani , a smaller island wedged between Sentosa and the main island.

  5. Exchange rate - Wikipedia

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    The key currency generally refers to a world currency, which is widely used for pricing, settlement, reserve currency, freely convertible, and internationally accepted currency. Cross rate: After the basic exchange rate is worked out, the exchange rate of the local currency against other foreign currencies can be calculated through the basic ...

  6. Foreign exchange company - Wikipedia

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    Around 25% of currency transfers/payments in India are made via non-bank Foreign Exchange Companies. [5] Most of these companies use the USP of better exchange rates than the banks. They are regulated by the Foreign Exchange Dealer's Association of India (FEDAI) and any transaction in foreign exchange is governed by the Foreign Exchange ...

  7. Pan-African Payment and Settlement System - Wikipedia

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    PAPSS sends credit or debit settlement instruction to the Central Bank of the originator and the Central Bank of the beneficiary. The Central Banks settle the transaction in hard currency, using Afreximbank as the settlement agent. Once the cross-border net settlement is complete, the beneficiary receives the funds in their local currency. [10]

  8. Floating exchange rate - Wikipedia

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    A currency that uses a floating exchange rate is known as a floating currency, in contrast to a fixed currency, the value of which is instead specified in terms of material goods, another currency, or a set of currencies (the idea of the last being to reduce currency fluctuations). [2]

  9. Currency swap - Wikipedia

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    A cross-currency swap's (XCS's) effective description is a derivative contract, agreed between two counterparties, which specifies the nature of an exchange of payments benchmarked against two interest rate indexes denominated in two different currencies.