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Industry Report

USAID: The Gender Digital Divide Working toward a global digital ecosystem for all

Analyzing the Gender Digital Divide with country examples/data from India, Senegal & Indonesia
© © Gap Inc.
In the Media

Queen Maxima gives speech about financial equality for International Women’s Day

View on Royal Central
© © Dayan Berhe / Better Than Cash Alliance
Toolkit

VoxDev Lit: Mobile Money (literature review)

Analyzing impacts and potential of mobile money on (women’s) economic empowerment, financial inclusion and poverty reduction.
© © Shutterstock / Neeraz Chaturvedi
Toolkit

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.

© © Better Than Cash Alliance
Video

[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.
© © Better Than Cash Alliance
Industry Report

Inclusive Growth: The Global Challenges of Social Inequality and Financial Inclusion

The book outlines a journey from enabling models of government and business to strategies for creating both financial and social inclusion and entrepreneurism as mechanisms for sustainable and inclusive growth.
Industry Report

Blockchain for Social Business: Principles and Applications

This paper identifies and discusses principles and applications of Blockchain that enhance trust, transparency, and auditability in Social Business (SB) activities. It outlines the challenges related to creating a native cryptocurrency for SB, and barriers to infrastructure and technology adoption by different SB stakeholders.
© ©Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Frederic Courbet
Industry Report

Designing "smart" to overcome gender bias 

Women face additional constraints because of their gender that affect their economic performance. New Oxford University Press paper suggests that specific design features - repeated micro-lending, variation in loan terms, private savings accounts, etc - in financial services can yield more positive economic outcomes for women. 
Ideas & Updates

In the IMF’s Fight Against Corruption, Digital Payments are a Powerful Weapon

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde is to be applauded for her recent leadership in the fight against corruption, and her recognition that there is an increasingly limited role for cash …
© © MIDIS
Industry Report

Mexico Proves Bill & Melinda Right on Gender Data

Over 7.3 million women gained access to financial products from 2012 to 2018 due to policies informed by sex-disaggregated data. Read the CG Dev blog on why robust gender data is crucial for…
In the Media

The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2019

View on GSMA
© Photo Credit: Nethope.org
Ideas & Updates

New Key to Help Unlock the Power of Digital Payments

Across the global policy community, the jury is now in about the power of digital payments to drive financial inclusion, particularly for women and the poor; improve efficiency and transpare…
Ideas & Updates

Dollars and Change-Podcast

Wharton Business Radio hosts Better Than Cash Alliance on the “Dollars and Change” podcast….
© © SAIIA
Industry Report

Bridging the Digital Divide and Supporting Increased Digital Trade: Scoping Study

The global economy is experiencing important technological shifts, with the rise of digital technology a key driver. This can be seen today in the rapid growth of the digital economy, broadl…
© © BSR.org
Ideas & Updates

The Digital Payments Opportunity: A Conversation

This blog was originally published on BSR.org…