Here is a great Planet Money podcast about just that: > Why does it take so long to send money from one bank account to another? http://www.npr.org/blogs/mone

Here is a great Planet Money podcast about just that: > Why does it take so long to send money from one bank account to another? http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/10/04/229224964/episode-489-the-invisible-plumbing-of-our-economy http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/10/04/229224964/episode-...