Last time I had a need(this was a few years back) there was a myriad of companies you could use to send money from US to India. Some of them had major backers.

Last time I had a need(this was a few years back) there was a myriad of companies you could use to send money from US to India. Some of them had major backers. Back then Paypal wasn't really a big player in India. How much has this changed lately?