Financial services

2023 Highlights Newsletter

This year, members and partners, in collaboration with our Secretariat team, moved the responsible payment digitization agenda forward across sectors, from agriculture and trade to health and decent work.

Diokno showcases PH’s digitalization progress

Digital Payments Hold the Key to Climate Resilience

How to shape inclusive financial ecosystems with interoperable QR codes

Interoperability drives global digital inclusion. Over 25% more adults access government payments, but siloed systems hinder seamless transactions.

Governments make fresh call for ‘responsible’ digital payments in climate-change fight

Call to Action: Responsible Digital Payments to Accelerate Climate Action

Urgent measures needed to address climate vulnerability impacting 3.6 billion people, particularly women and marginalized groups.

The State Of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems In Africa

The report assesses the landscape of 32 instant payment systems in Africa, measuring their performance on criteria such as interoperability, use cases, channels, and governance.

Financing Programs for Women's Financial Inclusion and Access to Finance for Women MSMEs

The survey identifies current public development banks practices, trends and innovations in financing programs targeting women’s financial inclusion.

Accelerating The SDGs Through Digital Public Infrastructure: A Compendium of The Potential of Digital Public Infrastructure

A list of examples of how digital public infrastructure (DPI) can accelerate the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Positive progress on digital wages

New data confirms that adopting digitization promotes decent work and economic growth and reduces inequality.

Generation Equality Accountability Report 2023

The report shows that the Generation Equality initiative has mobilized new funding, partnerships, policies, programs, and advocacy initiatives to accelerate change and deliver results for women and girls.

Developing an Agent Registry System as a RegTech Tool in the Philippines

This document is a case study of the development of an Agent Registry System (ARS), by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, as a regulatory Technology tool in the Philippines.

The DPI Approach: A Playbook

Provides a blueprint to help countries kickstart their journeys concerning the technology, governance, and community components of DPI, based on the common framework & insights from consulted countries.

One single step can boost the GDP by 7%, create 4 million jobs: Report

Digital payments may help solve challenges

‘Digital payments can boost economy’

تجارتی ڈیجیٹلائزیشن رپورٹ:اقوام متحدہ پاکستانی جامع اقتصادی ترقی کی ایک اہم محرک

بیٹر دان کیش الائنس اپنی تازہ ترین رپورٹ پیش کرتا ہے، جس میں MSMEs کو سپورٹ کرنے اور پاکستان میں ڈیجیٹل ادائیگیوں کے ماحولیاتی نظام میں ان کی منتقلی کو فعال کرنے کے لیے سفارشات فراہم کی گئی ہیں۔

Merchant digitization emerges as one key driver for Pakistan’s inclusive economic growth in UN report

The Better Than Cash Alliance presents its most recent report, providing recommendations to support MSMEs and enable their transition into the digital payments ecosystem in Pakistan.

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.