Innovation infrastructure

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

VoxDev Lit: Mobile Money (literature review) Toolkit

Analyzing impacts and potential of mobile money on (women’s) economic empowerment, financial inclusion and poverty reduction.

COVID-19: Making the case for robust digital financial infrastructure

In this report, the relationship between financial infrastructure and the performance of disbursement programs in their design ambition and how well they delivered is assessed.

COVID-19: Making the case for robust digital financial infrastructure

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 Sustainable Development Goals 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.

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.

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.

The next frontier in Asia payments

Despite the near-term disruption to revenue growth related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Asia’s payments sector remains positioned for long-term success and is poised for a swift return to healthy growth.

FinCoNet: SupTech Tools for Market Conduct Supervisors Toolkit

This report from FinCoNet’s Standing Committee presents findings on the use of Supervisory Technology (SupTech) by market conduct supervisors.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: The Impact of Mobile Money on Poverty Toolkit

Mobile money accounts have spread widely in select regions of the developing world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This Research Brief focuses on the individual and household impacts of mobile money.

Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers Toolkit

The Report Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers identifies seven heightened risks resulting from the speed and scale of COVID-19 digital transfer responses.

Success Factors in Tax Digitalization

This report presents a powerful new demonstration of how digital payments can transform millions of lives for the better.

Igniting SDG Progress Through Digital Financial Inclusion

We invite you to use this compendium to make digital financial inclusion a priority.

Sudan embraces digital payments to build a more inclusive economy

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

Ethiopia Maps Out Digital Payment Strategy

Webinar recording > Managing Liquidity and Cash-Out for Social Payments During COVID-19

This webinar captured lessons on delivering vital government-to-person (G2P) payments that expands choice.

Managing Liquidity and Cash-Out for Social Payments During COVID-19

This webinar captured lessons on delivering vital G2P payments in a way that expands choice while managing liquidity and cash-out in innovative ways.

Ghana Launches New Policies to Speed Up Financial Inclusion and Digital Payments to Transform the Economy

Public and Private Sector Collaboration is Critical for Success