Digital financial inclusion

Both humanitarian cash transfers provided directly by WFP - as well as Government-to-Person payment schemes increasingly supported by WFP - can provide first-time access to, and use of, formal financial services to unbanked and underserved populations and their businesses. When deliberately designed to do so, cash transfers can thereby contribute to longer-term objectives such as digital financial Inclusion and women’s economic empowerment. Access to financial services such as payments, savings, credit and insurance - together with financial education and consumer protection - help women and men better cope with shocks, build their financial resilience and invest in their futures.