Essays about: "remittance services"

Found 5 essays containing the words remittance services.

  1. 1. New entrants disrupting the traditional business model of the global remittances industry through blockchain technology

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gabriel Robles Rodríguez; [2022-08-19]
    Keywords : blockchain; financial services; global remittances; blockchain in remittances industry; financial inclusion; diffusion of innovation; technology adoption; digitalization; business model innovation; disruptive innovation; unbanked; underbanked;

    Abstract : The world is becoming increasingly digital, and technologies are emerging and evolving. Some of these technologies are considered to have disruptive potential, which is why it's important for industries and companies to keep up with the ongoing changes. One technology that is currently considered disruptive is called "blockchain. READ MORE

  3. 2. Determinants of Financial Inclusion: A Case Study of Remittance Recipients in Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Hong Dao; [2020]
    Keywords : financial inclusion; financial literacy; financial development; remittance; Vietnam; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The topic of financial inclusion has attracted attention from several researchers and policymakers in the recent years. However, there has been limited number of studies in the context of Vietnam, especially to explore the factors driving financial inclusion in the country. READ MORE

  4. 3. Out-of-pocket Health Expenditure in Nepal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Matthew Moroni; [2019]
    Keywords : Nepal; healthcare; catastrophic health expenditure; out of pocket expenditure; social capital; identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Medical care in Nepal is largely financed by the individual, and although insurance programs and subsidies exist, they are limited in coverage, amount of assistance provided, and level of enrollment. Medical needs that extend beyond basic health services, specifically following acute injury can lead to financial difficulties that may jeopardize the ability to maintain basic needs and can push people into cycles of poverty. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mobile remittance market growth : Identifying and using key drivers for country evaluation

    University essay from KTH/Hållbarhet och industriell dynamik

    Author : Nicklas Lans; Olivia Nestius Svensson; [2015]
    Keywords : mobile remittances; remittance services; mobile money; key drivers; PESTLE; mobila remittanser; remittanstjänster; mobila överföringar; drivande faktorer; PESTLE;

    Abstract : Migrants sending money to their countries of origin provide capital that has the potential to improve the long-run economic performance of many countries in the world. But the cost for sending remittances is unreasonably high, and there are a number of barriers hindering low- cost solutions, such as mobile money transfer services, to increase in scale. READ MORE

  6. 5. On the Role of Remittances in Microfinance - Creating Transnational Financial Services in El Salvador

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Åsa Hindenborg; [2007]
    Keywords : remittances; migration; El Salvador; Microfinance; Housing; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : More and more poor people regularly receive money transfers, remittances, from family members abroad as international migration increases. But since many poor and low-income people in developing countries lack access to financial services their opportunities to achieve investment goals, and thereby improve their living conditions, are limited. READ MORE