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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.

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Responsible Digital Payments Guidelines

The report identifies eight good practices for engaging with clients who are sending or receiving digital payments and who have previously been financially excluded or underserved.

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Electronic transfers in humanitarian response: Good news, bad news and how-to

By taking cash out of the equation, electronic transfers promise a faster, more secure and more transparent (so less corruptible) means of getting help.

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Responsible Digital Payments: Reducing the risks that come with new opportunities

From Peru to Rwanda to India, people, governments and businesses are increasingly making their payment transactions digitally, whether by mobile phone, by card or online.

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Responsible Digital Payments Guidelines

Below are the questions we often get asked about our Responsible Digital Payments Guidelines:…

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Share Your Thoughts: What Are “Responsible” Digital Payments?

The Better Than Cash Alliance and UNCDF participated a meeting of the Responsible Finance Community of Practice (CoP) on June 25th 2013 in Berlin, Germany.

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Five Ways Digital Payments Are Coming to the Rescue in Emergencies

The ability to make and receive payments electronically has emerged, in recent years, as a technology hero during natural disasters and health pandemics. At a time when more people than ever…

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Watch: Making Digital Payments Safe for All

At today’s webinar, experts from Paytm in India, Tigo in Tanzania and the Banking Superintendency from Peru revealed key insights on how to responsibly navigate the transition from cash to d…

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Leading global experts priotize key measures to optimize digital finance for world's poorest people

ANTALYA, Turkey - How are phones and cards changing the ways the global poor access and manage their money, and what should governments and financial institutions do to ensure innovative pr…

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The Digital Payments Opportunity: A Conversation

This blog was originally published on BSR.org…

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Kenya’s Shift to Electronic Payments, an Example of Courageous Government

Kenya is moving towards emerging market status and the government’s focused strategy of creating an electronic payments economy is contributing to its growth. During a reception hosted by th…

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UN Secretariat set to boost digital payments within UN system

On behalf of the United Nations’ Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Ms. Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Controller, announced that the UN Secretariat had just jo…

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Exchanging notes on one of the biggest ‘digital’ conditional cash transfer programs

Our Peer-Exchange to Brazil was part of the Alliance’s response to the knowledge needs of member countries…

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In India, digital payments are changing the game for women entrepreneurs

This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post

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In the IMF’s Fight Against Corruption, Digital Payments are a Powerful Weapon

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde is to be applauded for her recent leadership in the fight against corruption, and her recognition that there is an increasingly limited role for cash …

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Central Bank of Jordan Launches Second National Financial Inclusion Strategy

The Central Bank of Jordan commits to adopting the UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

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LEARNING SERIES >> Government ownership and leadership over digitization – critical to driving and scaling up digital payments

Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority

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Closing the gender gap in mobile phone access and use

Guest post by Shireen Santosham, GSMA Connected Women

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LEARNING SERIES >> What will it take for small merchants to embrace digital payments?

Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.

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Is Cash the Enemy of Financial Inclusion?

The Better Than Cash Alliance, hosted by UNCDF, gathered with colleagues at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Council of Governors Annual Meeting last month in Urubamba, Peru….