Editing Money order (section)

==International==
An international money order<ref>[[The New York Times]] has articles dated 1902, 2002,  regarding the history of international money orders.{{cite news |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1902/03/28/archives/international-money-order-extension.html |title=International Money Order Extension |date=March 28, 1902}}</ref> is very similar in many aspects to a regular money order except that it can be used to make payments abroad. With it, a buyer can easily pay a seller for goods or services if they reside in another country. International money orders are often issued by a buyer's bank and bought in the currency that the seller accepts. International money orders are thought to be safer than sending currency through the post because there are various forms of identification required to cash an international money order, often including a [[signature]] and a form of [[identity document|photo identification]].

When purchasing an international money order, it is important to ensure that the specific type of money order is acceptable in the destination country.  Several countries are very strict that the money order be on pink and yellow paper and bear the words "international postal money order". In particular, [[Japan Post]] (one of the largest banking institutions in the world) requires these features. Most other countries have taken this as a standard when there is any doubt of a document's authenticity.

Foreign workers often use this method for reliably sending money "home".<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/14/business/mexicans-send-dollars-home-and-us-companies-profit.html |title=Mexicans Send Dollars Home and U.S. Companies Profit |date=September 14, 1996}}</ref>