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World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives

The latest edition of the World Development Report from the World Bank provides a blueprint on how to harness the power of data for development, to ensure no one is left behind.
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Global cooperation to tackle digital divide

UNCTAD’s Digital Economy Report presents recent trends and discusses key policies for value creation and capture and calls for greater international collaboration.
© ©Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Frederic Courbet
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Global payments revenue reach $1.9 trillion

Payments generated $1.9 trillion in revenue last year with financial companies in Asia-Pacific taking home almost half of that amount. Read McKinsey's Global Payments Report 2019 to learn more.
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Tienda Pago’s Digital Solution for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods

This report discusses Tienda Pago’s Digital Solution for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods.
© © Pagos Digitales Peruanos (PDP)
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Early Lessons on Regulatory Innovation to Enable Inclusive FinTech

Read the University of Cambridge and UNSGSA report on how regulators are innovating to better respond to financial innovation….
© © Better Than Cash Alliance
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How to create a digital ID for inclusive development

This USAID guide aims to: 1) illustrate how investments in ID systems impact individuals and their households; and 2) provide specific how-to guidance to help donors, program managers, and M&E specialists get started in thinking about ID ecosystems.
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Emerging trends in managing payment fraud

Based on surveys from 566 business leaders, a new VISA report finds that the top 3 (payments-related) fraud concerns are ID verification, data privacy, and transaction monitoring. It calls for taking a more holistic approach to fraud management which involves a mix of new technologies and new skills.
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The age of digital interdependence

The UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation released this report. It highlights the need for inclusivity and protection of human rights to ensure a safe digital future for all and shares 5 key recommendations.  
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Consumer protection standards for digital credit 

Similar to the RDPGs, this Smart Campaign publication identifies standards for responsible digital financial services, especially credit. It aims to guide the practices of both fintechs and traditional financial service providers undergoing digital transformation. 
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How policymakers can drive uptake of digital payments

New BCG publication discusses the foundational elements that raise the chances of a successful digital journey. Laying the foundations for a cashless economy, it says, should begin with an overarching national payments agenda driven by key stakeholders, including the government. 
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Tech’s raid on the banks

Technology is shaking up the banking industry and The Economist is taking notice. This week's cover story discusses the potential risks and benefits of the “smartphone revolution in finance”…
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Digital identification: A key to inclusive growth

In this report, McKinsey Global Institute discusses the opportunities and challenges in setting up a good digital ID system. It also features case studies on Nigeria, Ethiopia and India. …
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Fintech Partnership Playbook

How can we gainfully engage the private sector to strengthen digital finance ecosystems? New USAID Playbook shares 5 objectives and 10 illustrative plays, including examples, that are extrem…
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Digital money: A journey worth taking

What four factors determine the digital money readiness of an economy? What measures can our member governments take to improve their ability to adopt digital payments widely? Read the lates…
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Unravelling the web of inclusion

In this report, Mastercard combines insights from industry players and shares 5 ‘markers’ to help with strategies to promote adoption of formal financial services.
© © Mastercard
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Building the capacity of public health programmes to become data rich, information rich and action rich

Good quality, timely data are the cornerstone of health systems, but in many countries these data are not used for evidence-informed decision making and/or for improving public health. The S…
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2017 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money

The mobile money industry is now processing a billion dollars a day and generating direct revenues of over $2.4 billion. With 690 million registered accounts worldwide, mobile money has evol…
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Digital Planet 2017: How Competitiveness and Trust in Digital Economies Vary Across the World

Today, over half of the world population lives in cities. By 2050, this number will increase to two-thirds. In this context, this study looks at the net benefits associated with adopting digital payments at the city-level.
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The Global Findex Database 2017

The Global Findex database is the world’s most comprehensive data set on how adults save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk.
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The March Towards Digital Money: Bringing The Underbanked In From The Cold

This report provides insights from the Digital Money Index, which tracks the development of digital money readiness in 84 countries. It shows a 5.5% improvement in overall digital money readiness over the last five years.