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How to digitalize the microfinance sector? Examples from the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries

Developed by the Senegalese company GSIE Technology and the Professional Association of Decentralized Financial Systems of Senegal (APSFD-Senegal), SUNU NAFA enables even the smallest microfinance institutions to serve clients in remote rural areas. Customers can now complete transactions safely from home, saving time, reducing travel costs, and avoiding exposure to physical risks.

How has Senegal made responsible digital payments a catalyst for universal health coverage?

This study highlights Senegal’s transformative leap toward universal health coverage with SEN-CSU, a public digital platform that enables responsible and inclusive enrollment and payment for health insurance.

Scaling Responsible Digital Payments in the Indonesian Cocoa Sector

The Government of Indonesia, with the Indonesian cocoa sector and the Better Than Cash Alliance has conducted a first-of-its-kind sizing exercise to assess opportunities for digital financial inclusion for smallholder cocoa farmers.

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.

From 1% to 30%: the journey of the Philippines towards responsible digital payments

A founding member of the Better Than Cash Alliance, the Philippines has paved the path in transitioning to responsible digital payments, providing many key lessons and insights for other cou…

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.

Cash Digitization: UN Collaboration, Coordination, and Harmonization Opportunities

New digitization study recommends strengthening cash assistance collaboration across UN agencies & partners, to improve coordination and harmonization.

Improving profitability through digital payments

McLeod Russel Uganda (MRUL) cut costs and increased financial inclusion for workers after transitioning to a secure mobile payment system in Uganda.

Increasing partner loyalty through digital payments

The National Dairy Development Board digitized its payments to dairy farmers – unlocking significant business and social benefits.

Strengthening Mexico’s small merchants through digital payments

Grupo Bimbo identified digitization as a key element to help merchants remain competitive against modern retail stories in Mexico….

Increasing supply chain transparency through digital payments

Gap Inc. has helped improve factory performance and promoted worker well-being by digitizing salaries for factory workers in India.

Driving sales through digital working capital loans for small merchants

Unilever partnered with Mastercard and Kenya Commercial Bank to develop a digital working capital platform helping small merchants grow sale in Kenya, called Jaza Duka.

How Digitizing Agricultural Input Payments in Rural Kenya is Tackling Poverty: The Case of One Acre Fund

This new case study features an examination of the nonprofit organization One Acre Fund (OAF) which teaches better crop management techniques and provides inputs on credit to smallholder farmers throughout East Africa.

Digitizing Wage Payments in Bangladesh’s Garment Production Sector

This report is the first of its kind to document key data points on the costs and benefits of wage digitization from a factory perspective.

Person-to-Government Payments: Lessons from Tanzania’s Digitization Efforts

This case study explores the factors both supporting and impeding the widespread adoption of Person-to-Government (P2G) and Business-to-Government (B2G) payments in Tanzania, focusing on the period from 2012 to 2016.

Saving Money, Saving Lives: A Case Study on the Benefits of Digitizing Payments to Ebola Response Workers in Sierra Leone

This case study sets out key lessons from Sierra Leone’s experience using digital payments to help combat Ebola.

Building a Gateway to Digital Payments in Afghanistan: The World Food Programme’s E-Voucher Initiative

In Afghanistan, the World Food Programme (WFP) turned to digital payments to deliver food aid and has experienced many benefits by transitioning to e-vouchers and mobile money.

Colombia’s Coffee Growers’ Smart ID Card: Successfully Reaching Rural Communities with Digital Payments

This case study is the first to examine a shift to electronic payments in a large-scale rural business-to- business context.

Colombia’s Online E-Payments Platform: Private Sector Innovation Inspired by Government Vision

This case study draws on interviews with ACH Colombia’s management as well as representatives of PSE’s stakeholders and users.

Electronic Payments within a Limited Financial Infrastructure: Uganda’s Search for a Viable E-payments Solution to deliver Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE)