How the Pandemic Triggered a Digital Revolution in Money Transfers

In the Philippines, working abroad is not only a material choice – it is a national imperative. Bereft of job opportunities at home, young Filipinos see a life overseas as their only opportunity for reliable and lucrative employment. In so doing, however, few forget their obligations to the families and communities they leave behind. In 2019, some $33.5bn was sent home by roughly 2.2 million Filipinos working abroad, now domestic workers in Italy, construction workers in Japan, or sailors in the Arctic.