The Better Than Cash Alliance is a partnership of governments, companies, and international organizations that accelerates the transition from cash to digital payments in order to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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In this webinar, CGAP experts, Ivo Jenik and Max Mattern, discuss four basic regulatory enablers that can help promote adoption of DFS and present case studies on Ghana and Tanzania.
For Nigeria to see broad adoption of digital payments it must find ways to encourage merchants and consumers to adopt them across a range of payment use cases. This pilot study by insight2impact highlights how transactional data can support an evidence-led strategy for digital adoption.
The article advances the argument that effective participation of social grant beneficiaries in the financial services sector can be realized if personal data protection measures are taken seriously.
What measures can businesses, governments, and individuals take to make a smooth transition into the digital economy? Read this in-depth analysis by McKinsey that details the state of digitization in the country and the pace at which it is happening.
This paper shows that trust is a strong driver of mobile wallet adoption. The study also confirms the positive impact of trust on consumer's willingness to share 'information', which is crucial for co-creation of service.
The paper provides an extensive literature review of the existing global MFS industrya and discusses key learning and recommendations based on insights from ‘Easypaisa’ in Pakistan.
This study analyzes whether mobile payments are still relevant for the fintech industry by comparing three mobile payment projects – Oi Paggo in Brazil, TCASH in Indonesia, and M-PESA in Kenya.
This paper provides examples of how digitization in Kenya has supported the economy via a retail electronic payments system, financial inclusion, increased financial sector vibrancy, and pushed GDP growth with it.
This chapter provides an overview of financial inclusion around the world and discusses the empirical evidence on how the use of formal financial services significantly contribute to inclusive growth and economic development.
This paper analyzes the legal framework and actual operations of fintech in Vietnam, assesses the opportunities and challenges and proposes recommendations for better application of fintech for promoting financial inclusion.
Media release by the Government of Senegal, the Better Than Cash Alliance and MM4P
Communiqué de presse du Gouvernement du Sénégal, l’Alliance Better Than Cash et MM4P
Digitization of payments: a source of growth and inclusive development