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Research detailing the legal and regulatory barriers to accessing mobile connectivity and digital financial services faced by forcibly displaced and stateless people in the Philippines.
This paper reviews the current landscape of funders, academic research, and financial service providers working on the intersection of gender, climate change, and financial inclusion.
This report introduces five global databases covering account ownership, payments, digital adoption, trust, and the digital gender gap. It suggests data gaps and indicators helpful in fostering evidence-based policymaking.
The paper explains the changes in pricing policy for instant payments compared to traditional card schemes and assesses their impact on market development.
Monetary policy implications of CBDCs in diverse banking systems.
Report on Paraguay’s COVID-19 policy response, digital financial services, and women’s financial inclusion.
In many countries, growth in mobile money activity is now outpacing new registrations – a sign that the industry is maturing beyond a handful of markets.
A new vision for the implementation of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in contexts of human mobility.
Recommendations for better implementation of digital and financial programs, products, and services for women.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) analyzed the retail payments markets of Jordan to identify pain points that retail Central Bank Digital Currency (rCBDC) could address.
This ILO brief gives an overview of the different considerations to maximize the potential of digital wage payments.
A review of the main fintech payment models and a debate on the operational and financial risks as well as challenges they face.
This policy note investigates how gender equality and climate change intersect and offers recommendations for development practitioners, policymakers, and businesses.
This report looks at various faster payment systems (FPS) in the world and analyze the speeds at which payments are processed and settled.