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LEARNING SERIES >> Catalyzing action on digital payments: Insights from national transformation journeys

Lessons from developing diagnostics and strategies with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Philippines, and Senegal

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New United Nations study finds digital payments to Ebola response workers saved lives and $10 million

Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
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Interview with Maha Bahou, Central Bank of Jordan “Our strategy is national, not institutional”

Ms. Maha Bahou is the Executive Manager for Payment Systems & Domestic Banking Operations and Financial Inclusion Department at the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ)….
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Ethiopia’s National Digital Payments Strategy 2021-2024

An inclusive digital payment ecosystem is a key enabler to make Digital Ethiopia a reality by 2025 and advance the Sustainable Development Goals

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Digital payments are key implementation tool for Global Goals, say EU leaders

During this year’s European Development Days (EDDs), digital technologies and the digitization of payments emerged as key enablers for the implementation of the SDGs.

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Une nouvelle étude des Nations unies révèle que les paiements numériques versés aux équipes d'intervention contre Ebola ont permis de sauver des vies et d'économiser 10 millions de dollars

L'expérience de la Sierra Leone montre qu'il est crucial de se préparer tôt aux paiements numériques avant l'émergence d'une crise.
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Kenya's National Payments Strategy 2022-2025

The 2022-2025 strategy envisages a secure, fast, efficient and collaborative payments system that supports financial inclusion and innovations for all Kenyans.
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New United Nations Study: Digital payments could boost tax revenue by nearly US$500 million each year and drive economic modernization in Tanzania

Findings illustrate how the private and public sector could work together to modernize economies, improve transparency and support financial inclusion and growth.
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Lessons from implementing P2G payments strategies

This GSMA study shares lessons from Orange’s work in West and Central Africa on implementing Person-to-Government (P2G) payment strategies.

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Sierra Leone commits to digital payments to encourage growth

In key move to recover from the economic impact of the Ebola crisis, Nation joins the Better Than Cash Alliance
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Sierra Leone: Digitizing revenue collection is the next frontier

By Alfred Akibo-Betts and Tenzin Keyzom Massally

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Senegal: tech helps boost access to health to leave poverty behind

This blog post was originally published in the Action 2030 Blog on unsdg.un.org.
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Sudan embraces digital payments to build a more inclusive economy

Sudan Joins United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to Drive Financial Inclusion and Transparency

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Kenya’s Shift to Electronic Payments, an Example of Courageous Government

Kenya is moving towards emerging market status and the government’s focused strategy of creating an electronic payments economy is contributing to its growth. During a reception hosted by th…
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Senegal: Digitizing payments could add FCFA 104 billion to GDP every year

Media release by the Government of Senegal, the Better Than Cash Alliance and MM4P…
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Looking Ahead - Ethiopia launches new digital payments strategy to catalyze inclusive growth

To speed up Ethiopia’s journey towards digital transformation, the Government of Ethiopia is launching today the first-ever digital payments strategy.
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Cashless Nigeria – Leading by example

As Nigeria rolls out one of the developing world’s most ambitious policy platforms to boost digital payments and drive greater financial inclusion, it’s important to take stock of the country’s progress to date, so that policy-makers around the world can learn from Nigeria’s experiences.
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Senegal’s commitment to digitizing payments at local level is setting an example for the region

Senegal has just announced a new partnership to accelerate the country’s transition from cash to digital payments, improving local governance and service delivery for its citizens.
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Lessons from Rwanda: Harnessing public-private partnerships to drive payment digitization

By Oswell Kahonde and Juan Blanco

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Moldova pledges to digitize payments for all public services, joins Better Than Cash Alliance

The Republic of Moldova has joined the UN-housed Better Than Cash Alliance to make digital payments for all public services a reality by 2020. …
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