The Better Than Cash Alliance is a partnership of governments, companies, and international organizations that accelerates the transition from cash to digital payments in order to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The report highlights UNDP’s role as a leading organization in enhancing digital public infrastructure and driving the digital agenda at the country level, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A report by the CALP Network analyzing the trends, challenges, and opportunities of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in humanitarian aid.
A guide for developing and implementing a national financial inclusion strategy.
The report assesses the landscape of 32 instant payment systems in Africa, measuring their performance on criteria such as interoperability, use cases, channels, and governance.
The survey identifies current public development banks practices, trends and innovations in financing programs targeting women’s financial inclusion.
A list of examples of how digital public infrastructure (DPI) can accelerate the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The report shows that the Generation Equality initiative has mobilized new funding, partnerships, policies, programs, and advocacy initiatives to accelerate change and deliver results for women and girls.
This document is a case study of the development of an Agent Registry System (ARS), by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, as a regulatory Technology tool in the Philippines.
Provides a blueprint to help countries kickstart their journeys concerning the technology, governance, and community components of DPI, based on the common framework & insights from consulted countries.
This brief reviews the use of digital technology in G2P payments to women in India.
This paper outlines how inclusive green finance policies can enhance financial stability by creating a more resilient real economy and reducing risks.
Un análisis sobre cómo las normas sociales de género afectan la inclusión financiera de las mujeres en la República Dominicana.
Cash transfer programs can have significant impacts on economic growth, poverty reduction, and social protection.
Lists the benefits of open finance: increased competition, transparency, inclusion; and the challenges of ensuring privacy, security, and consumer rights.
The paper provides an overview of digital payment systems’ types, benefits, and challenges for tax collection in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
This brief offers actionable recommendations for the key steps that policymakers and other stakeholders can take to prioritize women in their efforts toward digital financial inclusion.
Research detailing the legal and regulatory barriers to accessing mobile connectivity and digital financial services faced by forcibly displaced and stateless people in the Philippines.
This paper reviews the current landscape of funders, academic research, and financial service providers working on the intersection of gender, climate change, and financial inclusion.
This report introduces five global databases covering account ownership, payments, digital adoption, trust, and the digital gender gap. It suggests data gaps and indicators helpful in fostering evidence-based policymaking.
The paper explains the changes in pricing policy for instant payments compared to traditional card schemes and assesses their impact on market development.