Access to financial services is central for development and is mentioned in several goals and…
International Remittances
Mobile Money-Enabled Remittances are a Lifeline for Families of Migrant Workers
In 2019, migrants across the globe sent over US$548 billion in remittances to their families…
Western Union: Permanent Leader of Money Transfers
This blog post by SaveOnSend provides an analysis of Western Union’s chances of preserving its…
Money Transfer Startups: Race Against Time?
This blog post by SaveOnSend provides a comprehensive overview of money transfer startups.
Migration and Development Brief 33 Phase II: COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens
The economic crisis induced by COVID-19 could be long, deep, and pervasive when viewed through…
Remittances and Financial Inclusion: “Sending Money Home” in the COVID Era
CFI spoke with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) about the explosive growth of…
Covid-19 and Remittances in Africa
The spread of Covid-19 and ‘stay at home’ measures in response to it are dramatically…
Remittances in Times of Crisis: Facing the Challenges of COVID-19
On 19 March 2020, the Secretary-General of the United Nations called for an urgent and…
Is There a Case for For-Purpose Remittances?
This report from Cenfri reveals the findings from their qualitative and quantitative research with remittance…
How Cross-border Payments are Evolving
The ability to send and receive fast, transparent and trackable cross-border payments is a key…
An Analysis of Trends in Cost of Remittances Worldwide
This is the most recent report from the Remittance Prices Worldwide website. The September 2019…
Where are the flows? Exploring barriers to remittances in sub-Saharan Africa
Remittances play a critical role in facilitating financial flows to Sub-Saharan Africa. The value of formal…
Digital Remittances: Now that they’re here, where are they headed?
In this article, Xavier Martin offers a brief history of, and questions what is next…
Remittance Prices Worldwide Issue 25
This Report provides data on the cost of sending and receiving small amounts of money…
Distributed Ledger Technology And Opportunities In Correspondent Banking
Correspondent banking has evolved over the past 35 years, from automating telex processes amongst multiple…
Driving a price revolution: Mobile money in international remittances
In August 2016, the GSMA commissioned an independent data collection exercise to assess the impact…
Remittances in Africa
Remittances in Africa is a review that catalogues the main studies, policy, and technical assistance…
Facilitating Cross-Border Mobile Banking in Southern Africa
This Africa Trade Policy Note provides a description of the supply side factors influencing the…
Financial Inclusion, Mobile Banking, and Remittances in Mexico and the Philippines
Remittance senders evaluate the costs and benefits of money transfer services. Two conditions are of…
Five years of the Financing Facility for Remittances and the road ahead
More than 220 million people live outside the countries and communities they call home. The…
How money remittance has leapfrogged Africa’s financial industry
Africa presents a minefield of opportunity for fintech companies due to the lack of legacy infrastructure. The formal market…
The Cross-border Money Transfer Experience
Why would a person choose to send a regional low value remittance from South Africa…
Mobile money crosses borders: New remittance models in West Africa
A promising new model is emerging for cross-border remittances with mobile money as both the…
Remittance Prices Worldwide
This website from World Bank provides data on the cost of sending and receiving small…
Sending and receiving remittances with mobile money: Customer benefits and the potential to drive down cost
The mobile money industry plays a key role within the global remittances space. This post…
Immigrants From Latin America and Africa Squeezed as Banks Curtail International Money Transfers
This article examines the impact of banks in the United States abandoning the business of…
Migration and Development: Perspectives from the South
The relationship between migration and development is a key topic for research and policy. Earlier…
General Principles for International Remittance Services
In recent years, various organisations have tackled issues related to the important topic of international…