M-money as conduit for conditional cash transfers in the Philippines. e-journal

Many developing countries provide conditional cash transfers (CCTs) for their poorest families. In the Philippines, CCT use has expanded rapidly such that in five years the amount of transfers increased by 3,300%, with PHP34 billion (US$801 million (2)) disbursed in 2013. This expansion of deliveries has complicated government logistics. In an effort to reach the poor in all areas of the countr…