UNHCR Ecuador employs cash-based interventions (CBI) as part of its protection and solutions strategy. Since 2023, UNHCR has streamlined its cash interventions through direct implementation, enhancing efficiency and the best use of resources. Cash distributions are facilitated through prepaid bank cards provided by Banco Pichincha, the main Ecuadorian bank and a key UNHCR partner. A gender-sensitive approach prioritizes women for payment distribution methods. The use of cash is integrated across the different UNHCR interventions, primarily providing multipurpose assistance for basic needs. The annual post-distribution monitoring (PDM) ensures alignment with the evolving needs of recipients. Data from 2023 indicates positive impacts on recipients' well-being, yet diminishing funds limit coverage, especially against rising living costs. Hence, multipurpose cash is largely allocated for rent and food. Cash assistance is integrated into protection areas like child protection, education, and livelihoods. Cash is also used in the Safe Mobility Offices (SMOs) Initiative to support targeted cases to avoid drop out. UNHCR's CBI programmes are also implemented through partner organizations like NRC, FUDELA, AISOS, and HIAS, which provide cash support for documentation, community activities, livelihoods, and during resettlement procedures. The primary goal for implementing cash initiatives is to alleviate immediate needs and achieve sector-specific objectives while mitigating the risk of resorting to negative coping strategies among forcibly displaced people.