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Links

This section contains a list of sites in the field of Remittances. To add a site to this list please send an email to paymentsystem@worldbank.org

Topical Links

  • AML/CFT. Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of the Terrorism. This website is maintained by the World Bank Group.
  • DEC. Is the research and development arm of the World Bank.
  • DFID. Research & Projects. Statistics. The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.
  • FATF. Is an inter-governmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of national and international policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
  • Migrant-Remittances. Studies, reports and statistical data on remittances. Created by the Inter-American Development Bank.
  • United Nations/Statistics Division. UNSD - The United Nations Statistics Division - The Statistics Division is committed to the advancement of the global statistical system. We compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.

Other Links

  • A Technical Guide to Remittances. The Credit Union Experience. Discusses the current operating environment for remittances, provides an overview of WOCCU's IRnet service and details how WOCCU has facilitated mass remittance distributions by partnering with money transfer operators.
  • ePayCom. Interchange Network which looks at the added benefits, opportunities and requirements for introducing cards into the remittance product. The introduction of cards – in particular the prepaid card, into the remittance process is enabling banks to offer a better value proposition to their existing customer base and the ability to bring the un-banked migrant worker into the banked sector.
  • Livelihoods Connect – Hot Topics: Remittances. This webpage maintained by DFID includes conferences, papers, newsletters and links.
  • microLINKS – Remittances & Transfers. This site maintained by USAID includes documents related to remittances.
  • Send Money Home Addresses a chronic lack of information available to diaspora wishing to send money back to friends, family, and communities. This site is supported by DFID.

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