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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For more information on specific areas of innovation in cash technology, see the following:
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14 February 2024
AccessRC Pilot programme for Cash and Voucher Assistance in Colombia
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VideoOrganization:
Cruz Roja Colombiana, IFRCThis video produced by Colombia Red Cross demonstrates the capabilities of the AccessRC app, which was piloted in Cundinamarca, Soacha. In the use of this app, individuals were able to…
26 January 2024
Guidance for Information Management in CVA Preparedness
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GuidanceOrganization:
IFRCWith more and more National Societies providing CVA as a modality for assistance, the need for robust IM tools and systems to deliver effective, timely, scalable, and quality CVA, and…
24 January 2024
Data sharing in humanitarian CVA: Technical validation exercise lessons learned
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ReportOrganization:
ECHO, IFRC, Norwegian Red Cross, NRC, Save the ChildrenThis report highlights key lessons learned from conducting a technical validation exercise with humanitarian organizations providing cash programming in Uganda and South Sudan. Building on prior interviews and landscaping research…
26 June 2023
The use of the RedRose data management platform for Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA)
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LearningOrganization:
Cash HubThis document describes the experience of five NSs (Gambia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) who piloted the RedRose platform for Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA). This learning review aims to…
22 May 2023
Vertical integration: Sharing data on a person with a payments or messaging provider to extend services
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ReportOrganization:
ECHO, IFRC, Norwegian Red Cross, NRC, Save the ChildrenThe growth in CVA programming is enabled by the increasing adoption of mobile phones, which facilitate registration, information sharing, and payments for CVA. This use case focuses on sharing data…
22 May 2023
Individual referral: Sharing data on a person with a partner, donor or government for follow-up services
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ReportOrganization:
ECHO, IFRC, Norwegian Red Cross, NRC, Save the ChildrenIn many cases organizations collect and hold sensitive personal data on the people they are supporting. This may include names, addresses, phone numbers, biometric data, bank account information and an…
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