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Why are global brands digitizing payments?

Around 40 companies and organizations share insights and lessons on how digitizing supply chain payments has a profound impact on global businesses, economies, and individuals.

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Côte d'Ivoire > Women merchants' contribution to economic recovery to be boosted by new policy guidance note

How will digitization of merchant payments improve women’s financial inclusion and economic resilience?

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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

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Unilever joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

Leading consumer goods company and sustainability champion Unilever has committed to transition away from cash throughout its value chain.

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G20 endorses the Alliance’s guidance note

G20 finance ministers call for open and inclusive digital payments infrastructures

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Data proves power of digital payments

Full financial inclusion is possible through digital payments

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Senegal’s Prime Minister launches new payment digitization agenda

The Prime Minister made this announcement at the Council of Ministers last week, where he presented a new study on payment digitization to His Excellency the President of the Republic, Macky Sall.

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Digital payments and Public Financial Management

A new Center for Global Development policy paper explores the linkages between digitalization of payments and effective PFM systems.

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World Bank Report: Digital Payments Vital to Economic Growth

Digital payments can promote broader development goals of the G20 countries, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.

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Governments using digital payments to drive Sustainable Development Goals

The Tanzanian President, Finance Ministers and high level delegates are leading SDG progress by digitizing payments and accelerating financial inclusion.

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West Africa launches new payments digitization agenda

New report: Worker payments digitization for economic recovery and decent work.

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Register! E-learning opportunity > UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

Learn about the 9 principles and receive a digital certificate!

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2020 highlights: 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 SDGs within reach.

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Governments opt for digital payments amid COVID-19

In this e-blast, we give a quick round-up of how our members, new ones and old, are turning to digitization in their battles against COVID-19.

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Celebrating Women’s Day!

This International Women’s Day, Marks & Spencer (M&S) is joining our Alliance to help advance the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Kenyan’s Ministry of Finance, explains the keys to a successful shift from cash to electronic payments.

The discussion focused on the critical elements of Kenya’s successful transition process, the challenges and benefits of the shift.

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Ghana Country Diagnostic is out!

Ghana has made significant gains, including almost 100 percent government payments to people and payments within the government now processed digitally.