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Access to and Usage of Digital Remittances: A Case Study of Ping Money in The Gambia

Ping Money is a UK-licensed remittance provider and fintech firm that offers a simple service for users to digitally send money to The Gambia in real time.  Ping Money also…

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Access to and Usage of Digital Remittances: A Case Study of SentBe

SentBe is one of the country’s fastest-growing fintech companies and was one of the first Samsung Pay partners. Founded in 2015 and currently serving more than 50 countries, the company…

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The Case for Digital Wages, Insurance, and Pensions for Migrant Financial Resilience

UNCDF aims to contribute towards the financial resilience of migrants and their families by facilitating the design and development of migrant-centric, gender-responsive, scalable, and commercially viable digital wage, insurance, and…

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Insurance and Pensions: Charting the Path for Migrant Financial Resilience

The current state of migrant insurance and pensions, although sub-optimal, presents possible opportunities and prerequisites for a comprehensive financial resilience domain for the migrants. While the existing public and private…

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Where Are We in Preparing the Building Blocks for Migrant Financial Resilience?

The existing building blocks of migrant financial resilience are a combination of international conventions, regional and bilateral agreements, unilateral government initiatives, and private sector initiatives to provide insurance and pension…

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Scaling the Next Frontiers in Migrant Insurance and Pensions

Insurance and pension play a pivotal role in ensuring financial resilience of migrants and their families. The need for such services has also become accentuated in the post-COVID-19 scenario. Although…

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The Future of Migrant Insurance and Pension

In this paper, reflecting the collective perspective of global stakeholders, UNCDF explores the possibilities of leveraging the potential of migrant insurance and pensions that can contribute to their comprehensive financial…

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Designing Gender-Smart and Migrant-Centric Digital Remittances

Adopting a migrant-centric and gender-smart approach is about taking a long-term view of the context in which the remittance business operates and understanding how deliberate and upfront investments in reaching…

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How Do Digital Remittances Contribute to Women’s Financial Health?

Results from a UNCDF survey make clear the need for more gender-smart and migrant-centric remittance products