Resources by Ali Asad Rashid

Articles and Case Studies

Remittances and Financial Inclusion: Understanding the needs of migrants residing in South Korea

UNCDF’s second article on SentBe draws insights from the demand-side research conducted with SentBe’s migrant customers from Bangladesh and the Philippines, highlighting the heterogeneity of financial behaviours, including remittance patterns,…

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Key Drivers to the Access of Digital Remittances: A Case Study of TerraPay Remittance Flows to Sub-Saharan Africa

UNCDF partnered with TerraPay, a global cross-border payment network, to study the growth of digital remittance channels in Sub-Saharan Africa in the IGAD, ECCAS, and ECOWAS regions. This article presents…

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Expanding and Digitizing IME Pay’s Women and Migrant Customer Base in Nepal: Consumer Archetypes, Research Findings, and Pilot Projects

UNCDF’s second research insights article on IME Pay delves deep into the access to and usage of remittances in Nepal, exploring how remittances contribute to recipients’ improved financial inclusion and…

Articles and Case Studies

Integrating Remittance and Mobile Wallet Services: A Case Study of IME Pay in Nepal

IME Pay is Nepal’s top remittance company, and in 2017, with technical assistance from UNCDF, it developed a digital mobile wallet for domestic users to send and receive money. It…