Cash technology
Digital technology has the potential to transform the way in which cash programmes operate. Mobile payment platforms are already demonstrating how new technologies can have a great impact on efficiencies and convenience for people receiving cash assistance. This is just one example of the potential for the use of technology in this sector.
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21 April 2026
Prepared for the Future: How National Societies Are Embedding Cash Readiness
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510This article from 510 explores how National Societies are embedding cash readiness to strengthen preparedness and deliver faster, more effective humanitarian responses.
20 April 2026
From Crisis to Cash in Ethiopia: An Inside Scoop on 121’s Largest Cash Programme to Date
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510This article from 510 examines how Sudan’s humanitarian cash programmes adapted as conflict, displacement, and climate shocks reshaped operational realities. By adopting the 121 digital platform, the Sudanese Red Crescent…
20 April 2026
When Crisis Shifts, Your Systems Must Too: Sudan’s Digital Cash Transformation, Powered by 121
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510This article from 510 explores how Sudan’s humanitarian response evolved as crisis conditions disrupted traditional cash delivery, so the Sudanese Red Crescent Society adopted the 121 digital platform to provide…
27 August 2025
Service Provider Utilization Flow for CVA
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Cash Hub, IFRCThis document outlines the flow for engaging and utilizing service providers (SPs) within the IFRC’s Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) framework. It supports National Societies (NS) in understanding how to…
31 July 2025
Monsoon Pilot 2024: Digital & Blockchain Technologies in Anticipatory Action
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Danish Red Cross, IFRC, Nepal Red Cross SocietyIn September 2024, the readiness stage was activated for Nepal’s Babai and Karnali River Basins, prompting anticipatory actions in Bardiya and Kailali districts. To improve coordination, transparency, and accountability during…
28 May 2024
Experience in Piloting the AccessRC Self-Registration Tool in Colombia
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Cruz Roja ColombianaThe Colombian Red Cross (CRC) in conjunction with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) developed a pilot project to validate the AccessRC self-registration application in…
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