Published on the Global Forum on Migration and Development Web Portal (https://www.gfmd.org)

Date Shared: 
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 16:00
Title: 

Mobile Phone- based Remittances

Countries and areas: 
Philippines
Thematic Area: 
Remittances
Tags: 
Remittances, Technology and Migration, Diaspora Empowerment and Engagement
Summary: 

Mobile phone-based remittance systems are employed by a number of providers, including Smart Communications, Inc. and Globe Telecoms. They allow remitters to transmit money by using their beneficiaries' mobile phones. 

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2007- RT 2.1 'Improving the formalization of transfers and reducing their cost.'

Link: 

https://publications.iom.int/system/files/pdf/mobile_money.pdf

See, for example:

Source (retrieved on 04/17/2026 - 11:52): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/1939