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Some time ago I had to deposit £20 in order to open an account in another country, which I could accept :) but them storing photo of my ID... makes me feel bad. I would send it if it was used as mean to confirm my data and then erased. If they store it I'm trying to evaluate risk I'm taking...

Most companies farm the ID check out to a third party. At this point, I just assume my ugly picture is going to be leaked or sold. If you don't want this, then you should look at other ways of sending money around the world.

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