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Financial Inclusion, Digital Payments and Their Impact on Income and Tax Revenue Around the World

Using various global datasets, this study quantifies the effect of financial inclusion and digital payments on income and individual government tax revenues to be an additional $4.1 trillion in the world economy.

Is Cash the Enemy of the Poor?

In wealthy countries, most people conduct their financial activity in digital form; money and value is stored virtually and transferred instantaneously with a touch of a button.

The Global Movement of Electronic Payments at WEF

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this morning, the Better Than Cash Alliance hosted a roundtable discussion with Juan Jiménez Mayor, Prime Minister, Republic…

Bridging the Digital Divide and Supporting Increased Digital Trade: Scoping Study

The global economy is experiencing important technological shifts, with the rise of digital technology a key driver. This can be seen today in the rapid growth of the digital economy, broadl…

Testing the Waters: Digital Payments for Water and Sanitation

Water providers are shifting to digital payments to reduce expenses and streamline delivery. In this report, CGAP and GSMA share lessons learned from 25 organizations, including the challeng…

One Acre Fund Study

Find out how mobile payments are better than cash for Kenyan farmers

Alipay, WeChat Near $3 Trillion

China cashing out as mobile payment soars (AFP)

China cashing out as mobile payment soars (The Business Times)

China Breakthroughs: Pay it forward on cashless society

Governments can use digital financial technologies to fight corruption

Governments can fight corruption by joining the digital payment revolution

Digital systems hasten service delivery

Senegal: Digitizing payments could add FCFA 104 billion to GDP every year (CNBC)

Senegal: Digitizing payments could add FCFA 104 billion to GDP every year

La numérisation des paiements permettrait d’injecter 104 milliards de FCFA par an au PIB du Sénégal

Country Diagnostic: Peru

This Diagnostic Study shows that Peru has a powerful opportunity to drive financial inclusion and continue modernizing its economy through further reforms to support digitization of payments.

Country Diagnostic: Bangladesh

This Diagnostic Report shows Bangladesh is making significant strides toward a digital economy, and outlines specific policy measures that can underpin further digitization of payments into the future.