Bank of Italy research suggests stablecoins aren't necessarily cheaper for remittances

AI Summary A mystery-shopping experiment found that exchange fees, foreign exchange spreads and banking rails mean stablecoin remittances are often no cheaper than traditional transfer means. fulltext: 180 chars | fulltext source: rss-fallback | summary method: extractive Original: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/01/bank-of-italy-research-suggests-stablecoins-aren-t-necessarily-cheaper-for-remittances Source: CoinDesk