Digital payments

From Rail to Real Impact: A New White Paper on Scaling Instant Payments in Africa

Instant (also known as Fast, Real-Time, or Immediate) Payment Systems (IPS) are no longer an experiment on the margins of financial infrastructure. Across Africa, they are fast becoming core national assets—foundational digital public infrastructure with the potential to accelerate financial inclusion, deepen competition, and support economic growth.

Scaling Instant Payments in Africa: Policy Choices for Central Banks

A joint white paper by AfricaNenda Foundation, Arab Monetary Fund, Better Than Cash Alliance, Integral, and the World Bank examining how central banks can address policy, regulatory, governance, trust, and market barriers to scaling inclusive instant payment systems across Africa.

How has Côte d’Ivoire integrated responsible digital payments into public hospital care?

This study highlights Côte d’Ivoire’s major step forward in modernizing its public health system with the launch of Santé CIV, an application to streamline digital health payments.

Shaping Africa’s Digital Future: A Call for Sovereign Roadmaps

With the DPI Roadmap Playbook as a guide, Africa has a unique opportunity to shape a digital future that is people-first, inclusive, and sovereign.

2024 Annual Report - Powering financial inclusion, economic growth, and digital transformation

Responsible digital payments: Powering financial inclusion, economic growth, and digital transformation

DPI Roadmap Playbook

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Transforming Ethiopia’s Health Sector: Digitizing Payments for Improved Access and Efficiency

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health launched a nationwide Digital Health Payment Initiative in August 2024, aiming to revolutionize healthcare payments by making them more efficient, transparent, and inclusive through digital financial services.

Call to Action: Health for All through Responsible Digital Payments

Despite global technological advancements, healthcare costs continue to push millions into extreme poverty every year. …

From Lagos to Abidjan: 1,000km of entrepreneurial energy in need of better digital payments

Opinion: Africa’s women and youth hold the key to unlocking One African Market

2023 Annual Report

Scaling responsible digital payments to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly financial equality for women

Digital Payments Offer Enormous Opportunity for Ethiopia, Says Better Than Cash Alliance Africa Lead

NBE governor Mihretu: Ethiopia’s journey towards digital payments and inclusive financial services

Opinion: Expanding digital payments for a more climate‑resilient Africa

How digital payments can change the lives of women in Ethiopia’s coffee industry

One single step can boost the GDP by 7%, create 4 million jobs: Report

Digital payments may help solve challenges

‘Digital payments can boost economy’

Merchant digitization emerges as one key driver for Pakistan’s inclusive economic growth in UN report

The Better Than Cash Alliance presents its most recent report, providing recommendations to support MSMEs and enable their transition into the digital payments ecosystem in Pakistan.

Digital Financial Inclusion For the Success of the One African Market

The African Union, AfCFTA, the Better Than Cash Alliance & Smart Africa, launch a call to action to drive responsible digitization for the achievement of Agenda 2063.