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Realizing the Promise of Responsible Digital Payments for Merchants in Pakistan

The Better Than Cash Alliance, in support of its member, the Government of Pakistan, and the State Bank of Pakistan, presents Realizing the Promise of Responsible Digital Payments for Merchants in Pakistan. The report provides a series of recommendations aimed at supporting MSMEs and enabling their transition into the digital payments’ ecosystem.

Responsible Payment Digitization in the Coffee Value Chain

The Pocket Guide to Responsible Payment Digitization in the Coffee Value Chain will inform stakeholders on opportunities and tools available for payment digitization.

Reaching Financial Equality for Women (2023 edition)

A 10-point action plan for governments and businesses to prioritize women’s digital financial inclusion

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.

Improving climate resilience & disaster response through digital payments: Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable

Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable

Strengthening Digital Financial Inclusion in Government-to-Person Payments to Women: Lessons for Emerging Economies

This brief reviews the use of digital technology in G2P payments to women in India.

Climate Risk And Financial Inclusion: A Regul Atory Perspective On Risks And Opportunities

This paper outlines how inclusive green finance policies can enhance financial stability by creating a more resilient real economy and reducing risks.

Caracterización de la inclusión financiera en la República Dominicana con una perspectiva territorial y de género

Un análisis sobre cómo las normas sociales de género afectan la inclusión financiera de las mujeres en la República Dominicana.

Achieving Decent Work and Economic Growth by 2030: How Are Companies Making a Difference Through Payment Digitization?

Is the Magic Happening? A Systematic Literature Review of the Economic Multiplier of Cash Transfers

Cash transfer programs can have significant impacts on economic growth, poverty reduction, and social protection.

Open Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean: Great Opportunities, Large Challenges

Lists the benefits of open finance: increased competition, transparency, inclusion; and the challenges of ensuring privacy, security, and consumer rights.

An Introduction to Digital Tax Payment Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

The paper provides an overview of digital payment systems’ types, benefits, and challenges for tax collection in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Igniting women-led development with inclusive digital finance: G20 EMPOWER summit resounding appeal

G20 EMPOWER summit ignites the vital role of digital finance in achieving gender equality

How to prioritize women for financial equality and inclusive economies

This brief offers actionable recommendations for the key steps that policymakers and other stakeholders can take to prioritize women in their efforts toward digital financial inclusion.

Displaced and Disconnected Philippines

Research detailing the legal and regulatory barriers to accessing mobile connectivity and digital financial services faced by forcibly displaced and stateless people in the Philippines.

Road to Financial Inclusion: Rwanda’s Journey

OP-ED: Technology has placed women’s financial inclusion within reach

From coins to clicks: The Philippines' journey to digi-payments

Driving financial inclusion in the Philippines: Why last-mile communities are key to winning the battle

Bolstering Women’s Climate Resilience and Adaptation Through Financial Services

This paper reviews the current landscape of funders, academic research, and financial service providers working on the intersection of gender, climate change, and financial inclusion.