It also allows payments to be sent via a simple address, such as a mobile phone number. Reflecting its complexity, the platform is still ramping up and additional services will come on line over the next few years.
As far as the government's services are concerned, it will allow the government to make emergency payments at any time to assist individuals and households in distress. DHS currently makes in excess of 1,000 emergency payments each day across the country, more in the immediate wake of a natural disaster.