Technology and digital banking could help refugees

The average refugee is displaced for a decade. Take a moment to think about that.

Uprooted from their home. Fleeing for safety. Forced to desperately try to rebuild better lives for themselves and their families. Food, shelter and other more traditional forms of aid are vital in meeting their immediate needs in the aftermath of conflict.

But the shocking length of displacement and the fact that 60 percent of refugees are living in cities and communities – not refugee camps – mean...