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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.

Shaping Africa’s Digital Future: A Call for Sovereign Roadmaps

With the DPI Roadmap Playbook as a guide, Africa has a unique opportunity to shape a digital future that is people-first, inclusive, and sovereign.

Transforming Ethiopia’s Health Sector: Digitizing Payments for Improved Access and Efficiency

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health launched a nationwide Digital Health Payment Initiative in August 2024, aiming to revolutionize healthcare payments by making them more efficient, transparent, and inclusive through digital financial services.

G20 Brazil Policy Options for Bridging the Last Mile

The Better Than Cash Alliance released the G20 Policy Options to Improve Last Mile Access, offering actionable public policy recommendations to tackle systemic barriers to financial inclusion.

Empowering Every Ability: Egypt's Pioneering Journey Towards Financial Inclusion

Central Bank of Egypt advances financial inclusion for persons with disabilities through targeted regulations, accessible services, and collaborative initiative

Our work in Bangladesh

Learn how the Alliance is advocating for inclusive digital payments for resilience and growth in Bangladesh.

Our work on agriculture

Learn about how the Alliance advocates for responsible payment digitization in agriculture

“If we manage to extend these digital and secure payment means, I believe we will create a better, more protected society”

Learn about the Diploma in Financial Education of the National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) of Mexico.

Scaling up Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan Tea Sector

This study lays the foundation for incorporating United Nations Principles for Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan tea sector, with the goal of increasing efficiency and improving farmers’ living incomes.

Responsible Digitization of Small Entrepreneurs in Rural India

Lessons from digitizing the Hindustan Unilever Shakti channel

How digital payments bring new economic opportunities for women in rural India

LEARNING SERIES >> Collaboration to design and implement responsible G2P payments

Working with our members to help them collaborate with the private sector to build responsible digital payments ecosystems for the underserved and excluded.

India’s leading trade union of self-employed women makes bold commitment on responsible digital payments to benefit its 2.1 million women members

India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) joins the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance

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

LEARNING SERIES >> How to unlock the big opportunity in small merchant payments digitization

Lessons from our work with members in Ghana, India, Mexico, and the Philippines

LEARNING SERIES >> Working together to prioritize merchant payment digitization and co-create solutions

Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.

This is the main barrier stopping female merchants from using digital payments

Catalyzing Responsible Digital Payments in the North East Region of India

Taking stock of the digital payments ecosystem with a 7-point action plan to expand the merchant acceptance network

Trust can conquer the final frontier in digitisation where women merchants can lead it