Improving Access to Remittances and other Financial Services through Digital Solutions in Jordan
Digi#ances
The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) are jointly implementing the project “Improving Access to Remittances and other Financial Services through Digital Solutions in Jordan” (Digi#ances). The project started in October 2015 with the aim of increasing the rate of financial inclusion by facilitating the development of digital financial services, including cross-border remittances, for the unbanked segments of the population.
Digi#ances target Groups:
The Digi#ances project has been promoting financial inclusion of low-income Jordanians and Syrian refugees without bank accounts on three different levels, as follows:
- Support for developing the national Digital Financial Service (DFS) ecosystem
- Support for enhancing the regulatory and supervisory framework for DFS
- Support for increasing awareness and literacy about digital financial services