This resource summarizes an impact assessment of Mercy Corp's "Tabangko" Electronic Cash Transfer program, designed to deliver emergency cash assistance to households in the Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The program used a mobile banking platform for cash transfers intended to meet immediate needs of typhoon-afflicted households and to familiarize beneficiaries with a secure and formal method of storing and accessing funds. The summary describes the context, methodology, research question and key findings of the impact assessment.