Digital Payments Resources

The Trust Quotient: An ASEAN Policy Toolkit for Unlocking Responsible Digital...

Call to Action: Responsible Digital Payments to Accelerate Climate Action

Scaling Responsible Digital Payments in the Indonesian Cocoa Sector

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Digital Payments Offer Enormous Opportunity for Ethiopia, Says Better Than Cash...

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COVID-19: How digitisation of Rwanda's tax systems is countering fiscal spending

On average government revenues on the continent account for 21.4% of fiscal policy spending but could digitisation of tax systems help widen this base?

Industry Report

Learning to Navigate a New Financial Technology: Evidence from Payroll Accounts

This working paper finds that the introduction of payroll accounts among largely unbanked factory workers in Bangladesh led to increased account use and consumer learning.

Industry Report

The next frontier in Asia payments

Despite the near-term disruption to revenue growth related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Asia’s payments sector remains positioned for long-term success and is poised for a swift return to healthy growth.

FinCoNet: SupTech Tools for Market Conduct Supervisors

This report from FinCoNet’s Standing Committee presents findings on the use of Supervisory Technology (SupTech) by market conduct supervisors.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: The Impact of Mobile Money on Poverty

Mobile money accounts have spread widely in select regions of the developing world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This Research Brief focuses on the individual and household impacts of mobile money.

Ideas & Updates

The Cost of Cash to Ghana’s Cocoa Sector

Digital payments can help make the sector more efficient, transparent, and secure for companies and people alike.

COVID-19 Exclusion Working Group (Gender) – Introduction and Strategic Enablers for Digital Payments

COVID-19 is causing unprecedented health, economic and social crises and threatens the poverty and inclusion gains that have been made over the last decade.

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Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers

The Report Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers identifies seven heightened risks resulting from the speed and scale of COVID-19 digital transfer responses.

In the Media

Digitising tax could raise $300bn annually for developing counties, says report

[Webinar] COVID-19 Payments: Managing Risks, Ensuring Women’s Inclusion, and Communicating Clearly

This webinar responds to the question of how governments and humanitarian agencies can manage the risks associated with COVID-19 response payments, ensure women’s inclusion, and improve communications with recipients.

Tax Digitalization in Indonesia: Success Factors and Pathways Forward

This paper sets out pathways forward to help realize the full potential of digitalization, with specific and practical recommendations.

Tax Digitalization in Rwanda: Success Factors and Pathways Forward

This paper suggests pathways forward to help realize these benefits, with specific recommendations.

Tax Digitalization in Mexico: Success Factors and Pathways Forward

Mexico has been among the forerunners in tax digitalization, starting in the 1980s when it piloted digital Point of Sale (PoS) registration and invoicing.

Success Factors in Tax Digitalization

This report presents a powerful new demonstration of how digital payments can transform millions of lives for the better.