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Page 1 Implemented by Improving Access to Remittances and other Financial Services through Digital Solutions February 12, 2016, KNOMAD Workshop Lotte Nordhus, GIZ Mayada El-Zoghbi, CGAP

Page 2 Implemented by Background for the Study: German DC project Improving Access to Remittances and other Financial Services through Digital Solutions  Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)  Implemented by: GIZ  Special initiative to support hosting communities and refugees  Funding: EUR 2.3 million  Timeframe:

Page 3 Implemented by Objectives  Improve the access of refugees and low-income Jordanians to digital payments/financial services  Increase the usage of digital payment/financial services by the target group  Improve the quality of digital payment/financial services for the target group (cost-effectiveness, meeting demand, efficiency, consumer protection)  Improve the legal environment of international and domestic digital payment/financial services (KYC, cards, mobile, internet)

Page 4 Implemented by Research (CGAP) Policy, Regulatory Advice Dialogue, Knowledge Sharing Pilot (PPP) Financial Education Planned Activities

Page 5 Implemented by Context/Case  Syrian refugees and low income Jordanians receiving remittances from inside and outside Jordan  Hosting communities: focus on urban areas (Amman, Mafraq, Irbid)

Page 6 Implemented by Financial characteristics of the target group  Only 25% of Jordanians have a bank account  Refugees are not allowed to open bank accounts  High mobile penetration for both Jordanians and refugees  Low level of financial literacy, unbanked/financially underserved  Culture of informal saving among Syrian refugees  Female headed households are more likely to receive remittances and to invest the money sustainably Financial services in use  Cash assistance/social transfers through card-based and iris-scan systems  Exchange office services to send and receive remittances -> both internal and international P2P transfers are cash-based  Informal channels to send and receive remittances Context/Case

Page 7 Implemented by Formalizing and digitizing payment services: Potentials and challenges for the project PotentialsChallenges -Gateway for broader financial inclusion; thus usage of and access to further financial services -Accessible -Transparency: AML/CFT -Private sector open for market innovations -Central Bank has established platform for national digital payments -Consumer behavior/trust in services could prevent take-up (e.g. moving from cash to digital) -Informal channels widespread/difficult adoption of formal channels -Consumer protection/data privacy -Regulation for international digital payments -Licences/take-up for digital services

Page 8 Implemented by Comprehensive Baseline Study (CGAP)  Market assessment in Jordan (micro-level analysis: supply and demand) Potential Methods: Demand surveys and focus group discussions  Analysis of economic behavior of the target group in Jordan (micro-level analysis: choices and usage) Potential Methods: interviews and focus group discussions

Page 9 Implemented by  Analysis of the economic and regulatory environment in Jordan for digital cross-border remittances (macro- and meso- level analysis) Potential Methods: desk research, analysis of regulation and legal framework documents, expert interviews  Analysis of international remittances corridors, market assessment on the sending side (sending country analysis) Potential Methods: secondary data analysis, remittances services market assessment for selected focus corridors Comprehensive Baseline Study (CGAP)

Page 10 Implemented by Potential challenges for data generation Access to the target group and trust  Remittances and financial issues as a sensitive topic: e.g. refugees do not want to talk about financial issues due to fear of getting less cash assistance  Informal transfer systems: people providing informal services would put their business at risk when they talk about it Researchers  Finding trained researchers/companies with local knowledge/ experience on both refugee and remittances issues Secondary Data  little data on financial inclusion of refugees  No reliable data on volume of remittances sent to and from Syria (both formal and informal)  Different official statements with regard to refugees (e.g. on the number of persns residing in Jordan)

Page 11 Implemented by Questions? Recommendations for data generation and analysis? Thank you very much!