Insights

To facilitate periodic reflections from our implementation and engagement experience, we present learning and observations to allow greater insights into the scope and impact of results. These insights are meant to promote cooperation among various stakeholders to improve efficiency in remittance markets, including strengthening the trust of migrants in digital solutions.

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Informal Remittance Flow Estimation

UNCDF’s objective in working in the area of informal remittances is to (i) better understand the evolving literature and propose methodologies and/or tools that the central banks can apply; (ii)…

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…

Migrant Money Notes

Improving AML/CFT Regulatory Frameworks to Increase Remittance Flows in the IGAD Region

This brief note is intended to be used by regulators and public authorities to improve policies, regulatory frameworks, and market and collaboration practices to enhance the flow of remittances in…

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Customizing digital remittances for blue-collar migrant workers in the UAE: Harnessing the power of customer archetypes

This second article on UNCDF's partnership with RAKBANK and Edenred focuses on demand-side research findings that draw on 355 phone surveys and 11 qualitative interviews with blue-collar migrant workers in…

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A Benchmarking Tool to Compare, Find, and Share Remittance Reporting and Analysis Systems

This article highlights the importance of collecting and generating insights from regular, detailed, and disaggregated remittance data as a vital means for economies to develop policies that support increased remittance…

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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…

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Innovations to Improve Financial Inclusion of Migrant Women and Their Families: Lessons Learned from the Private Sector

Although women make up half of the world’s 281 million migrants and international remittance recipients, there is a distinct gender disparity between who accesses and uses digital remittances and other…

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Uncovering Customer Needs to Improve Remittance Access, Usage and Financial Resilience in Bangladesh: Insights from BRAC Bank

Drawing upon UNCDF’s first article on BRAC Bank where research insights were drawn from the analysis of 4.2 million transaction records over the last 5 years, this second article links…