Other Resources

Innovations for Poverty Action. 2023. “Transaction Cost Index: Year 1 Comparative Report.”

https://poverty-action.org/publication/transaction-cost-index-year-1-comparative-report

This report presents results from the first year of IPA’s research on transaction costs. The Transaction Cost Index initiative aims to measure the real costs of using mobile money in low- and middle-income countries. This included the pilot phase of the data collection on digital financial services with a focus on mobile money.providers.

Innovations for Poverty Action. 2025. “Transaction Cost Index: Year 2 Comparative Report.”

https://poverty-action.org/transaction-cost-index-year-2-comparative-report

This report presents results from the first year of IPA’s research on transaction costs. The Transaction Cost Index initiative aims to measure the real costs of using mobile money in low- and middle-income countries. This included the pilot phase of the data collection on digital financial services with a focus on mobile money.providers.

Annan, Francis, William Blackmon, Xavier Gine, Brian Mwesigwa, and Arianna Zapanta. 2023. “Transaction Cost Index (TCI).” Harvard Dataverse

https://doi.org/doi:10.7910/DVN/ESPXFK

This refers to all datasets and materials related to the Transaction Cost Index reports.

The World Bank. “Remittance Prices Worldwide.”

http://remittanceprices.worldbank.org

This World Bank-led initiative provides data on the cost of sending and receiving small amounts of money from one country to another. It served as the inspiration for the data collection of digital financial services’ pricing.