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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22 May 2023
Enabling dignified humanitarian assistance through safe data sharing landscape mapping
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ECHO, IFRC, Norwegian Red Cross, NRC, Save the ChildrenThe landscape mapping report is divided into five separate reports. The overview report covers high-level drivers and challenges, opportunities for improving the interoperability of systems and data sharing in the…
27 March 2023
Uganda: Dignified Identity in cash assistance to flood affected women in Bukedea District
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IFRC, Uganda Red CrossThe Uganda Red Cross and the IFRC, with support from the Dignified Identity in Cash Assistance (DIGID) Consortium, explored opportunities and risks of digital credentials to establish eligibility for cash…
27 March 2023
Kenya: Dignified Identity in migration context for continuity of healthcare
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IFRCThe Kenya Red Cross Society and IFRC with the support of the Dignified Identity in Cash Assistance (DIGID) Consortium explored opportunities and risks of digital credentials to establish eligibility for…
27 March 2023
Dignified Identities in humanitarian action: Journey and reflection
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American Red Cross, ICHA, IFRC, Innovation Norway, Kenya Red Cross, Norwegian Church Aid, Norwegian Red Cross, Save the Children, Uganda Red CrossThis report summarizes the journey and achievements of the Dignified Identity in Cash Assistance (DIGID) consortium to develop, test and validate the humanitarian digital identity concept it launched in 2019…
10 March 2023
Dignified credentials to access humanitarian cash assistance in migration: lessons learnt from Uganda
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American Red Cross, DIGID, IFRC, Innovation Norway, Norwegian Church Aid, Norwegian Red Cross, NRC, Save the Children, Uganda Red CrossAs part of the Dignified Identity in Cash Assistance in the context of migration, a field pilot was implemented in the Bukedea District in Uganda to explore opportunities and risks…
10 March 2023
Dignified Identities in healthcare and migration: lessons from Kenya
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American Red Cross, DIGID, ICHA, IFRC, Kenya Red Cross, Norwegian Church Aid, Norwegian Red Cross, Save the ChildrenAs part of the Dignified Identity in Cash Assistance in the context of migration, a field pilot was implemented in the Kalobeyei refugee integrated settlement in Kenya to explore opportunities…
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