Cutting the cost of sending money home: Fast payment systems, digital access, and the future of remittances Oya ArdicEdlira Dashi July 01, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/psd/cutting-the-cost-of-sending-money-home--fast-payment-systems--di Every month, millions of migrant workers send a portion of their earnings home to support their families — often providing the most reliable source of income those families have. These transfers are among the most personal financial acts in the global economy — a parent paying school fees, a family repairing a roof, a household keeping the lights on. But remittances can also do more than help families get by.