Digital Payments Resources

Webinar Recording > Public-Private Collaboration in COVID-19 Emergency Digital Payments Response

Guest speakers highlighted Colombia’s experience in providing digital transfers to nearly 3 million households in record time.

Webinar invite > Public-Private Collaboration in COVID-19 Emergency Digital Payments Response

How has Colombia provided digital financial transfers to nearly 3 million households severely affected by the pandemic? What steps has the government taken to reach over 1 million households, who are first-time users of mobile money?

Webinar recording > Managing Liquidity and Cash-Out for Social Payments During COVID-19

Co-hosted by the Better Than Cash Alliance and CGAP, this webinar captured lessons on delivering vital government-to-person (G2P) payments in a way that expands choice while managing liquidity and cash-out in innovative ways.

Responsible Digital Payments during COVID-19

This webinar demonstrated how integrating the Responsible Digital Payments Guidelines in payment responses is possible at a time like this, and why it is an important building block for recovery.

Leveraging Digital Financial Solutions to Promote Formal Business Participation

This paper explores economic informality and how it relates to digital financial inclusion. It focuses specifically on the potential role that digital financial services–including those accessed through mobile phones and the internet can play in encouraging businesses to formalize their operations.

Digital Payments Adoption and the Demand for Cash: New International Evidence

Cash remains in high demand despite measures by governments to keep funds digital. This Central Bank of Colombia study finds that economic growth and lower interest rates have a role to play.

Should graduation programmes replace the more conventional cash transfers?

What comes after unconditional cash transfers? Does the inclusion of some form of graduation programs offer a more sustainable solution to poverty? Read this blog to learn more about the deb…

How one platform connects cities and boosts small businesses

How can platform approaches drive the digitization of cities? Learn how CIVICO and Accion are helping customers and small businesses, in Bogota, Mexico City, and Santiago, connect and transact.

Uruguay impulsa pagos digitales con incentivos fiscales

El Gobierno de Uruguay albergó a otros países miembro de la Alianza Better Than Cash para compartir sus experiencias en cómo fomentar el uso de los pagos digitales a través de incentivos fiscales.