The use of electronic transfers (e-transfers) in cash transfer programming (CTP) has grown in the humanitarian sector and is increasingly recognised as an effective and efficient intervention in certain emergency contexts. Following recommendations made in Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) research in 2011 on e-transfers - ‘New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance’ - and demonstrated interest from the CaLP community of practice, CaLP has undertaken an additional three pieces of work in this thematic area in 2013, of which this is one. The other two pieces include the development of e-transfer guidelines and a study of factors affecting the cost-effectiveness of e-transfers compared to more manual methods.
