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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This webinar is the second in the Global Learning Exchange Series on Digital Payments, hosted by the International Labor Organization (ILO), International Finance Corporation (IFC), the IFC/ILO Better Work Programme, and the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance.
Millions of garment workers and their families are severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in countries where with social protection systems are underdeveloped.
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.
Co-hosted by the Better Than Cash Alliance and CGAP, this webinar captured lessons on delivering vital G2P payments in a way that expands choice while managing liquidity and cash-out in innovative ways.
This guidance note outlines the most significant challenges that MNOs face (or likely to face) in the context of supporting the delivery of humanitarian assistance in a COVID-19 world and offers relevant recommendations to governments on how to help address or mitigate these challenges.
This paper looks at the impact of introducing debit cards for conditional cash transfers in urban areas of Mexico.
Opening new payment gateways for merchants presents risks but much greater opportunities. Striking the right balance between fostering innovative services and managing risk is crucial.
En un mundo donde la tecnología está revolucionando nuestras vidas a un ritmo sin precedentes, la digitalización de pagos es clave para impulsar la adopción de políticas públicas que promuev…
This paper investigates the impact of mobile financial services - MFS (mobile money, and mobile credit and savings) on the informal sector using data from 101 emerging and developing countries over the period 2000-15.
The book outlines a journey from enabling models of government and business to strategies for creating both financial and social inclusion and entrepreneurism as mechanisms for sustainable and inclusive growth.
This paper follows a quasi-experimental research design to assess the impact of the electronic payment system of Mexico’s Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera (POP) programme.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Philippine Government recognize digital payments as a policy priority to enable Filipinos to seize the opportunities of the digital revolution.