Author: Allison C. Larmann

Essays & ArticlesMiddle East-North Africa

Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion of Refugees in Jordan – Hope or Hype?

In recent years, but especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide have increased policy support for digital financial services with the aims of making payments more efficient and making banking safer while formalizing large informal sectors. To this end, payment fees have been waived and financial service providers have been allowed to onboard new customers remotely.

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