Webinar

Better Remittances Data for Better Decisions: South to South learnings on capturing and analysing remittance data

18 & 19 April 2023 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. EST 
Zoom
In this two-day webinar series, seven central banks will share their experiences developing tools and systems to improve the collection of remittance flow data to assist central banks in the least developed countries. Furthermore, UNCDF will present key insights from two reference guides focusing on South-South learnings on capturing and analysing remittance data from central banks in two regions: Latin America and the Caribbean and the Western Balkans.
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South-South Exchange on Gender and Remittances: African Perspectives

12 April 2023 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. GMT
Zoom
This webinar—the first in a multi-part series under the Gender Colab in 2023—focused on understanding the gendered experience within South-South migration, and remittances as experienced within Africa. It explored the experience of migrant women remittance senders and women remittance recipients as customers in Africa, gaining a deeper understanding of who they are as a customer group.
Webinar

Remittances as a Gateway to Financial Resilience

14 March 2023 11:00 am UTC
Zoom
UNCDF research demonstrates a demand among remittance customers for additional financial services. This webinar presented such findings from the UNCDF partnership with the KIT Royal Tropical Institute for conducting demand-side research—assessing the financial needs and preferences of 3,000+ remittance-sending migrants and their recipient family members—to inform the development of inclusive digital remittance solutions and innovation in financial services.
Webinar

Driving Financial Inclusion for Migrant Women through Digital Remittances

14 December 2022 12:00 am UTC
Zoom
The webinar explored how gender not only influences those who migrate—including when, where, why, and how they migrate—it also affects the amount and frequency of remittances that migrants send home, as well as how the money is used. Distinguished panelists shared insights on how migrant-centric and gender-smart remittance innovations drive financial resilience for migrant women.
In-person

Insurance and Pension for Migrant Workers: Need and the Business Case

26 October 2022 12:00 am UTC
Kingston, Jamaica
The UNCDF plenary session was hosted at the International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2022 (#ICII2022) from 24-28 October 2022, where close to 250 experts from 50+ countries discussed and identified ways of accelerating growth and economic viability in inclusive insurance for emerging markets. The conference was hosted by the Munich Re Foundation, the Microinsurance Network and the Insurance Association of Jamaica.
Webinar: External

Center for Financial Inclusion’s Financial Inclusion Week On-demand Session: Data, Evidence and Innovation towards Driving Women’s Financial Inclusion and Resilience

17 to 20 October 2022 12:00 am UTC
Hosted by the Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI), the on-demand session during the Financial Inclusion Week 2022 discussed how data can provide insights that challenge assumptions and drive innovation linked to migrant women and their families' financial inclusion and resilience.
Webinar

Remittances and Financial Inclusion: Leveraging the Inclusive Innovation Framework to Drive the Flow of Formal Remittances to Ethiopia

19 October 2022 12:00 am UTC
Zoom
The webinar explored the state of migrant-centric, gender-responsive remittances and financial services in Ethiopia, coinciding with the publication of the Inclusive Innovation Country Assessment report for Ethiopia.The presentation was a culmination of an extensive research and consultation process involving stakeholder interviews, secondary research, and collaborations with the private sector for a comprehensive understanding of the commercial viability and inclusivity of remittance-related innovations that can offer financial products and services that are trusted and valued by migrants and their families, helping further deepen the financial sector in Ethiopia.
Webinar

Inclusive Innovation Strategy and Implementation to Improve Migrant Remittances for Bangladesh

17 October 2022 12:00 am UTC
Zoom
The webinar explored the state of migrant-centric, gender-responsive remittances and financial services in Bangladesh, coinciding with the publication of the Inclusive Innovation Country Assessment report for Bangladesh. The presentation was a culmination of an extensive research and consultation process involving stakeholder interviews, secondary research, and collaborations with the private sector for a comprehensive understanding of the commercial viability and inclusivity of remittance-related innovations.The webinar was meant to inform the financial sector about interventions to enable inclusive innovation across the key components of the remittance value chain and how to offer financial products and services that are trusted and valued by…
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Exploiter le cadre de l’innovation inclusive pour accroître la portée des envois de fonds numériques au Sénégal

12 October 2022 12:00 am UTC
Le webinaire a exploré l'état des transferts de fonds et des services financiers centrés sur les migrants et sensibles au genre au Sénégal, coïncidant avec la publication du rapport d'évaluation de l'innovation inclusive pour le Sénégal. La présentation a été le point culminant d'un vaste processus de recherche et de consultation impliquant des entretiens avec les parties prenantes, des recherches secondaires et des collaborations avec le secteur privé pour une compréhension complète de la viabilité commerciale et de l'inclusivité des innovations liées aux transferts de fonds. Le webinaire était destiné à informer le secteur financier sur les interventions visant à…
Webinar

Inclusive Innovation Strategy and Implementation to Improve Migrant Remittances for Senegal

12 October 2022 12:00 am UTC
Zoom
The webinar explored the state of migrant-centric, gender-responsive remittances and financial services in Senegal, coinciding with the publication of the Inclusive Innovation Country Assessment report for Senegal. The presentation was a culmination of an extensive research and consultation process involving stakeholder interviews, secondary research, and collaborations with the private sector for a comprehensive understanding of the commercial viability and inclusivity of remittance-related innovations.The webinar was meant to inform the financial sector about interventions to enable inclusive innovation across the key components of the remittance value chain and how to offer financial products and services that are trusted and valued by…