This paper analyzes the potential for fintech to facilitate cheaper and more efficient remittances, and to enhance … financial inclusion in Central America. Digital remittances remain nascent in the region, primarily reflecting behavioral … alliances between traditional and fintech operators, digital remittances can further reduce transaction costs and reach those …

Remittances constitute a significant safety net for millions of households in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC … of remittances. The recovery of remittances was accompanied by a modest and temporary increase in the interest in digital …

out of digitalisation while minimising its risks? This is especially urgent as the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated our …

The global coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has impacted all life dimensions internationally, in particular global …

facilitating remittances as well as the role of remittances in alleviating vulnerabilities induced by the pandemic. Using … finds that households that used DFS were significantly more likely to receive remittances. Consistent with literature, the … study also finds that households that received remittances were significantly less likely to be vulnerable …