Humanitarian

Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers Toolkit

The Report Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers identifies seven heightened risks resulting from the speed and scale of COVID-19 digital transfer responses.

Distributed Ledger Technology and Digital Identity: Prospects and Pitfalls Ahead

Blockchain for humanitarian action and development aid

Interview with Maha Bahou, Central Bank of Jordan “Our strategy is national, not institutional”

The role of Financial Services in Humanitarian Crises

The report provides evidence on role of financial inclusion in bringing efficiencies to emergency transfers through digital and mobile distribution channels.

How Digital Payments Are Connecting People With Opportunities To Improve Their Lives

New United Nations study finds digital payments to Ebola response workers saved lives and $10 million

Electronic transfers in humanitarian response: Good news, bad news and how-to

The IRC joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

Shifting from cash in the midst of crisis: Electronic transfers in the Democratic Republic of Congo

At a Moment’s Notice: Mercy Corps Tests and Deploys an E-Voucher System for Crises in the DRC

First There Was Cash-for-Assets – Could WFP’s New E-Payments Model be Scaled Up Too?

Catholic Relief Services Joins Better Than Cash Alliance

Better Than Cash Alliance Perspectives: The Development Community

Empowering People One Transaction at a Time

New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance