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UNCDF - Impact capital for DevelopmentAbout Why How We Work Our Partners Our Team Pressroom Resources Research Insights Tools About Why How We Work Our Partners Our Team Pressroom Resources Research Insights Tools Menu Making Remittances Count We build a stronger case for the role of remittances towards improved foreign exchange, private sector investment, and as a gateway for financial inclusion of migrants towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Learn About Our Work Empowering Migrants to Maximize Impact We go beyond making recommendations—and implement market-based interventions towards enabling regulatory changes, strengthening open digital payment ecosystems, and financing migrant-centric and gender-responsive innovations. See Our Impact Solutions from Real-world Experts We are a global team of economists, regulators, data scientists, gender specialists, and payments and banking professionals. The intersection of migrants and finance is our unique expertise. Meet Our Team Our Latest Resources Our comprehensive library of actionable research and insights is updated regularly, offering resources to a broad constituency of our partners who are interested in deepening their understanding of remittance markets and migrants’ financial needs, constraints, and aspirations. Research Our long-form resources include flagship and exploratory reports, as well as regional and country diagnostics rooted in pragmatic and empirical research. Country and Regional Diagnostics Sudan Payment Infrastructure Assessment Report: Regional Harmonization of Remittance Policies in IGAD The payment infrastructure assessment report for Sudan continues the country’s policy diagnostic assessment as part of UNCDF’s wider project with the IGAD Secretariat on harmonizing remittance policies in the Intergovernmental… Read More Insights Our short-form insights include reflections, articles, and case studies infused with interdisciplinary learnings from the public and private sectors. Notes Informal Remittance Flow Estimation UNCDF’s objective in working in the area of informal remittances is to (i) better understand the evolving literature and propose methodologies and/or tools that the central banks can apply; (ii)… Read More Tools Our user-friendly and platform-agnostic tools are developed for the public and private sectors to be empowered with practical steps to lead change. Reference Guides Survey Strategy and Questionnaire on Estimating Informal Remittances Most countries have good data on remittances sent/received through intermediaries licensed and regulated by national authorities, such as central banks. However, data collection on informal remittances, particularly in LDCs, is… Read More Country and Regional Diagnostics Sudan Payment Infrastructure Assessment Report: Regional Harmonization of Remittance Policies in IGAD The payment infrastructure assessment report for Sudan continues the country’s policy diagnostic assessment as part of UNCDF’s wider project with the IGAD Secretariat on harmonizing remittance policies in the Intergovernmental… Read More Notes Informal Remittance Flow Estimation UNCDF’s objective in working in the area of informal remittances is to (i) better understand the evolving literature and propose methodologies and/or tools that the central banks can apply; (ii)… Read More Reference Guides Survey Strategy and Questionnaire on Estimating Informal Remittances Most countries have good data on remittances sent/received through intermediaries licensed and regulated by national authorities, such as central banks. However, data collection on informal remittances, particularly in LDCs, is… Read More Partner Spotlight We don’t simply make recommendations for improvement – we work directly with partners to implement solutions, developing products and services that strengthen the financial resilience of migrants and their families. See Our Partners Private Sector SympliFi Working In: UK Key Topic: Inclusive Innovation SimplyFi is a digital lending platform that provides migrants with the possibility to guarantee loans in their home country for themselves or family. Its mission is to empower migrants to improve the livelihood of their families back home, beyond just sending remittances. With support from UNCDF, SympliFi is implementing the digital migrant-backed loan project that allows migrants based in the UK and EU to help their relatives back home access credit locally for income generating uses, instead of sending remittances. They serve as guarantors by providing a cash collateral on the loan so that their relatives can access affordable credit from a Microfinance Institution (MFI) in their home country. Our Events Members of our team regularly share learnings and experiences from regional contexts at global platforms to reinforce best practices that are considerate of local challenges. There are currently no upcoming UNCDF events. Explore our archive of past events for recordings, presentations, and other resources from our team of remittance experts — and check back to find out where we’ll be next. Past Events UNCDF - Impact capital for Development UN Capital Development Fund 2 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 United States +1-212-906-6565 migrantmoney@ uncdf.org @UNCDFDigital @UNCDFDigital is a pillar of UNCDF ’s Inclusive Digital Economies practice area, which works to promote digital finance that leaves no one...