Wages

State of Digital Payments in the Philippines - Highlights Report (2021 edition)

This highlights report captures the progress of payments digitalization in the country in 2019 and the first half of 2020.

IFC: Women and e-commerce in Africa

In Africa, the number of online shoppers has increased by an average of 18% every year since 2014. IFC’s report shows that closing earnings gaps between women and men on e-commerce platforms could add over $280 billion to the value of Africa’s e-commerce market.

West Africa launches new payments digitization agenda

New report: Worker payments digitization for economic recovery and decent work.

How digital wage payments can deepen social inclusion

Digitizing workers’ payments for economic recovery and decent work Example: Senegal

This study presents a unique perspective, comparing concrete experiences from large companies to small- and medium-sized businesses.

L’Afrique de l’Ouest lance un nouvel agenda de numérisation des paiements

Communiqué de presse de Better Than Cash Alliance, la Banque mondiale et l’Agence Nationale des Statistiques du Sénégal (ANSD)

West Africa launches new payments digitization agenda

Media release from the Better Than Cash Alliance, the World Bank and the National Agency of Statistics and Demography of Senegal (ANSD)

Comment améliorer les conditions de vie et de travail des éleveurs avec la digitalisation de la paie?

FAO pledges to scale up direct use of digital financial transfers

Director-General says joining the Better Than Cash Alliance is part of stimulating more innovation and financial inclusion for smallholders

La digitalisation de la paie transforme la vie économique, sociale et financière des travailleurs

Claude Fizaine: « la Compagnie Sucrière Sénégalaise (CSS) a basculé dans la numérisation des paiements de salaires »

Covid-19 G2P Cash-Transfer Payments

This brief highlights the role of cash transfers and digital distribution as a part of COVID-19 response in Colombia.

G2PX: Digitizing government-to-person payments

The G2PX initiative brings expertise across sectors to contribute to the broader agenda of improving government-to-person payments through digitization.

2020 highlights: Accelerating responsible digital payments for COVID-19 relief

The devastating social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have heightened the need for proven solutions to keep the SDGs within reach.

Employee Wellbeing, a Pillar of Stability for the Local Ecosystem

CSS is thus strongly committed to providing high-quality services to its workers and their families, both formal and informal financial services.

Helping Livestock Herders Modernize and Operate More Professionally

In 2020 Kossam SDE successfully launched payment digitization for more than 850 herders, helping to improve their living and working conditions.

Digital Payments Reduce Cash Management Costs

As part of its growth and anti-poverty policy, the Government of Senegal is carrying out several transport infrastructure projects.

Learning to Navigate a New Financial Technology: Evidence from Payroll Accounts

This working paper finds that the introduction of payroll accounts among largely unbanked factory workers in Bangladesh led to increased account use and consumer learning.

COVID-19 Exclusion Working Group (Gender) – Introduction and Strategic Enablers for Digital Payments Toolkit

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.