Blockchain for Social Business: Principles and Applications

This paper investigates the application of Blockchain technology to address some of the key challenges in the domain of Social Business (SB).

Strategies for fintechs in the Pacific 

New IMF paper outlines policy strategies to help promote financial inclusion through fintechs in the Pacific Island countries. It calls on governments to close regulatory gaps and enhance digital and financial literacy while urging fintechs to take a regional approach to overcome scalability constraints.

Early Lessons on Regulatory Innovation to Enable Inclusive FinTech

No single initiative is a silver bullet for effective regulation but direct engagement between the regulator and innovator is crucial. Read the University of Cambridge and UNSGSA report on how regulators are innovating to better respond to financial innovation.

“Botón PSE ha transformado el panorama de pagos en Colombia”

Entrevista a Gustavo Vega, Presidente de la empresa ACH Colombia

“Botón PSE has changed the payment landscape in Colombia”

Interview with Gustavo Vega, President of the clearing house ACH Colombia

How fintech is driving financial health

At a panel discussion during the recently concluded GSMA M360 Africa, Flourish's Ameya Upadhyay presented on how to harness the power of new technologies to drive access and transparency. Check out his presentation.

Fintech notes: Rise of digital money

This IMF brief takes a first stab at tackling the questions surrounding the rise of new forms of digital money. It identifies the benefits and risks and highlights regulatory issues that are likely to emerge with broader adoption of different forms of e-money.

Improving financial inclusion through data for smallholder farmers in Kenya

As mobile-based digital agricultural solutions take hold in Kenya, there is a great opportunity to use data for improving financial inclusion of smallholder farmers. Currently, this exchange of data is only happening on 1-2-1 basis. A centralized data exchange hub could h

Blockchain: Cutting through the noise

Introduction: Framing of our blog series on distributed ledger technology

Distributed Ledger Technology: What Is It and Why Do We Care?

Blockchain Series: Blog 1

Distributed Ledgers: Looking Past the Hype

Blockchain Series: Blog 2

DLT: Keep Calm and Let the Evidence Speak

Blockchain Series: Blog 3

Distributed Ledger Technology and Digital Identity: Prospects and Pitfalls Ahead

Blockchain Series: Blog 4

Distributing Production: Can Distributed Ledgers Fuel a New Wave of Supply-Chain Innovation?

Blockchain Series: Blog 5

Paying Across Borders: Can Distributed Ledgers Bring Us Closer Together?

Blockchain Series: Blog 6

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 in digital economies.

Capturing Our Impact: Harnessing Innovation for Financial Inclusion

This World Bank e-book features stories, videos, and pictures that illustrate how digital innovation not only enables access to financial services for low-income people but also serves as an enabler for delivering clean water, solar energy, education, and more. Most of the featured case studies are from our member countries!

Fintech and Financial Inclusion: Lessons Learned

CGAP worked with 18 fintech pilots across Africa and Asia. This set of case studies describes for each pilot the service that was piloted, the nature of its testing, and emerging lessons.

In South-East Asia, Grab and Gojek bring banking to the masses

Why should retailers shift to digital payments? An average digital payments user of Grab, a ride-hailing service, makes twice as many transactions than those who use cash and is 30% more likely to use several of Grab's services.

Lancement de la plateforme ‘’Sunu CMU’’