The German price comparison portal ‘www.GeldtransFAIR.de’, which obtained World Bank certification in 2014, is currently being redesigned to make it more user-friendly. The new website (including a mobile version) is to be launched in 2018.

The German Development Cooperation is working with the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) to implement a project on Improving Access to Remittances and other Financial Services through Digital Solutions to increase access to and usage of needs-based digital remittances services for refugees and Jordanians in hosting communities. As part of the project, Germany will conduct a study on current developments in the digital remittances market and new business models of RSPs (i.e. mobile network operators, FinTechs) and a study on remittances practices of Syrians in Germany. 

The GIZ Programme “Migration for Development” supports migrant organization in their development projects, business activities (training for entrepreneurship when returning in countries of origin).