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Launching the UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

This resource, comprising 9 overarching principles, serves as a guide for governments, companies & international orgs embracing responsible digital payments.

Peru’s Former Minister, Carolina Trivelli, Joins Global Call to Action on Financial Equality

In this video, Peru’s former Minister of Social Development, Carolina Trivelli, speaks about specific actions to help women reach financial equality.

Launch of the Pan-African Peer Exchange Series: Digitizing Government Payments Amid COVID-19

Launch of the Pan-African Peer Exchange Series : Digitizing Government Payments Amid Covid-19 organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Better Than Cash Alliance.

Ahmed Shide, Finance Minister, outlines how Ethiopia will prioritize #financialequality for women

Mr. Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s Finance Minister, outlines 5 actions in the upcoming National Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion Strategies.

[Webinar] Reaching Financial Equality - A Call to Action

View our webinar on Reaching Financial Equality for Women report, A 10-point action plan for governments and businesses to rebuild stronger after COVID-19 by prioritizing women’s digital financial inclusion.

COVID-19: How digitisation of Rwanda's tax systems is countering fiscal spending

On average government revenues on the continent account for 21.4% of fiscal policy spending but could digitisation of tax systems help widen this base?

What powers her loom? A story of women’s digital financial inclusion from Manipur, India

This two-minute video from the United Nations-based Better Than Cash Alliance is about Romita, a widow in the North East of India who opened a bank account to receive a government loan for a power loom.

[Webinar] Public-private collaboration in COVID-19 emergency payments response: Lessons from Colombia

How has Colombia provided digital financial transfers to nearly 3 million households severely affected by the pandemic?

FinDev Webinar Laying the Groundwork for Digital Transformation

This webinar offers insights into how MFIs should approach digital transformation in a strategic way.

RTS1 – Workshop on the pre-validation of the interim study report on digitizing payments in Senegal

Media coverage on RTS1 (Senegalese Radio Broadcasting Channel) on a workshop to pre-validate landscaping study held in Dakar, Senegal on 25th March 2019.

Numérisation des paiement: Atelier de prevalidation du rapport provisoire d'étude

Dakaractu, la chaine d'information en ligne!

Uruguay incrementa el uso de los pagos digitales gracias a incentivos fiscales

Responsible Digital Finance

New guidelines on Responsible Digital Financial Services will help fintech investors and digital finance innovators seize the opportunities, mitigate the risks, and ensure that digital financial services are responsible, sustainable, and profitable. Find out more in this short video interview.

Digitization in local development workshop in Senegal (French)

Better Than Cash Alliance’s Peer Exchange Visit to India

Currency of Trust: Consumer Behaviors and Attitudes Toward Digital Financial Services in India

Voices from Ghana

Can Financial Services Lift Women Out of Poverty? #GOALKEEPERS17

When Aid Goes Digital

Watch: Making Digital Payments Safe for All