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IMF Links Financial Inclusion and GDP Growth
The fifth annual Financial Access Survey released by the International Monetary Fund is the most comprehensive global source of data on financial access and usage - incorporating mobile mone…
10 Better Than Cash Alliance members featured in the Brookings Scorecard on digital financial inclusion
Watch: Measuring progress on financial and digital inclusion
Kenya, a Better Than Cash Alliance Member, ranked first on [the Brookings Scorecard](http://www.broo…
Assessing risk in digital payments (Gates)
Since digital payments form the foundation for digital financial services, an approach to managing and regulating their risk is the first step. Significant literature exists that outlines th…
Federal Reserve strategies for improving the US payment system
According to the Federal Reserve’s recent paper, [“Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System”](https://fedpaymentsimprovement.org/wp-content/uploads/strategies-improving-us-payment-sy…
Faster, cheaper and better regional payment integration
[SWIFT Institute researchers found](http://www.swiftinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/SWIFT-Institute-Working-Paper-No-2014-005-Cross-border-LVP-Regional-Integration-Lipis_v4-FINAL.pd…
IMF Fiscal Transparency Code aligns with BTCA goals
What do you think of the IMF’s new Fiscal Transparency Code for governments? Marco Cangiano, …
Digitizing merchant payments in Bangladesh
Better placement of marketing materials can help boost usage of digital payments in small merchants. What are some other ways to drive usage? Read this IFC report that is based on feedback and learnings from early adopters of bKash in Bangladesh.
The Solidaridad Visa Prepaid Card Brings Relief to Dominican Citizens in Need
Millions of people in the Dominican Republic struggle with poverty and hunger. In the past, distributing food, fuel and medicine was slow, expensive and often didn’t reach the intended recip…
Building a Mobile Money Distribution Network in Papua New Guinea
The report looks at the opportunity to build a nation-wide electronic money network in PNG, where 90% of the population was unbanked. It highlights the cost and opportunities to public and …
World Bank Presents Outcomes of the Global Payment Systems Survey 2010
The underlying foundation of a country’s financial system – including all institutions, information, technologies, rules and standards that enable financial intermediation – is its “financia…
