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Accelerate Adoption of Digital Remittance Solutions

October 14, 2020 Asia and Oceania, digital, remittances

Digital transformation has traditionally been a lengthy, elaborate process. Organizations must develop clear business objectives to act and react to

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Expats opt for bKash to send remittances

April 30, 2020 digital

In this worldwide ‘lockdown’ situation enforced for preventing Covid-19, expatriate Bangladeshis are relying on online-to-wallet money transfer service to send

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The African Postal Financial Services Initiative: A success story on remittances at the post office in Africa

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The African Postal Financial Services Initiative (APFSI) was led by IFAD’s Financing Facility for Remittances in partnership with the World

The future of remittances is digital

April 20, 2016July 12, 2016 digital, mobile remittances, Terrapay

The remittance industry is being digitally remastered. A growing base of customers comfortable with using mobile devices, increasing competition from

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International Financial Institutions
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The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. http://www.ifad.org

The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) CGAP develops innovative solutions through practical research and active engagement with financial service providers, policy makers, and funders to enable approaches at scale. Housed at the World Bank. http://www.globalmigrationgroup.org

The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge to support governments of member countries in their efforts to invest in schools and health centers, provide water and electricity, fight disease and protect the environment. http://www.worldbank.org/

The EU’s executive body and represents the interests of Europe as a whole (as opposed to the interests of individual countries). http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm

The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) supports economic growth and poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean through the promotion of private investment and promoting private sector development. http://www.fomin.org

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation plans, directs, implements and assesses Spain’s foreign policy and development cooperation policy, following the Government’s guidelines and applying the principle of unity of external action. http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/Ministerio/Paginas/inicio.aspx

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) lends directly to Latin-American, Central America, South American and Caribbean countries for infrastructure and civil society projects. http://www.iadb.org/en/inter-american-development-bank,2837.html

The government consists of a president, with the title of Prime Minister and several members with the title of Minister. It may also include one or more members with the title of Minister or Secretary of State. https://www.gouvernement.lu/

KNOMAD

The Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) is envisaged to be a global hub of knowledge and policy expertise on migration and development issues. http://www.knomad.org

GMG

The Global Migration Group (GMG) is an inter-agency group bringing together heads of 16 agencies for more coherent, comprehensive and better coordinated approaches to the issue of international migration. On the GMG website links to all individual agencies can be found. http://www.globalmigrationgroup.org

The Global Forum on Migration & Development in line with the September 2006 report from the UN-GA High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development (HLD) and the GFMD Operating Modalities endorsed in Brussels in 2007, the GFMD is a voluntary, informal, non-binding and government-led process open to all States Members and Observers of the United Nations, – See more at: http://www.gfmd.org/process#sthash.UBcNZKgR.dpuf.

The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for its members’ international economic cooperation and decision-making. Its membership comprises 19 countries plus the European Union. Each G20 president invites several guest countries each year. https://www.g20.org/about_G20

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