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Digital Planet 2017: How Competitiveness and Trust in Digital Economies Vary Across the World

Today, over half of the world population lives in cities. By 2050, this number will increase to two-thirds. In this context, this study looks at the net benefits associated with adopting digital payments at the city-level.

The Fight for Light: Improving Energy Access through Digital Payments

This report examines new business models and government initiatives for energy access that rely upon digital payments.

A handbook on regional integration in Africa: Towards Agenda 2063

The Handbook advices and informs on current dynamics, opportunities, challenges and policy options for Africa’s regional integration agenda.

Accelerating Financial Inclusion in South-East Asia with Digital Finance

Focussing on women, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the paper highlights that digital financial solutions could play a significant part in closing gaps in financial inclusion and povides insights from Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

In China, a Store of the Future—No Checkout, No Staff

Digitization Can Improve Financial Inclusion for Smallholder Farmers

In Kenya, better yields and inclusive agriculture start from your mobile wallet

One of the most important tools on Everline Wakhungu’s farm is her mobile phone….

Digital payments take farmers to land of opportunity

UN: Digitisation of Kenyan farmer payments helps tackle poverty

How Digitizing Agricultural Input Payments in Rural Kenya is Tackling Poverty: The Case of One Acre Fund

This new case study features an examination of the nonprofit organization One Acre Fund (OAF) which teaches better crop management techniques and provides inputs on credit to smallholder farmers throughout East Africa.

UN study: Digitization of Kenyan farmer payments helps tackle poverty

One Acre Fund cut payment losses and collection costs by over 80 percent, boosting farmers’ satisfaction and economic opportunity…

Interview with Maha Bahou, Central Bank of Jordan “Our strategy is national, not institutional”

Ms. Maha Bahou is the Executive Manager for Payment Systems & Domestic Banking Operations and Financial Inclusion Department at the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ)….

CURRENCY OF TRUST: Consumer Behaviors and Attitudes Toward Digital Financial Services in India

Ten key insights were gleaned from the many factors that shape the consumer context in India. Five persons helped to distill the most influential consumer desires and challenges around techn…

Digital Finance and Sustainable Water Service for all

The brief examines specific barriers to access and sustainability in the water sector, and discusses channels through which DFS can help providers overcome those barriers.

Alipay, WeChat Near $3 Trillion

UN Report: Social Network Payments Now Reach Nearly US$3 Trillion in China

Social Networks, e-Commerce Platforms, and the Growth of Digital Payment Ecosystems in China: What it Means for Other Countries

This report examines two of China’s most far-reaching applications – WeChat and Alipay – and explores their role in the development of one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated digital payments ecosystems.

UN report: Social network payments now reach nearly US $3 trillion in China

Payments on messaging and e-commerce platforms set to increase China’s GDP by $236 billion by 2025, unlocking new economic opportunities for people and small businesses…

Exchanging notes on one of the biggest ‘digital’ conditional cash transfer programs

Our Peer-Exchange to Brazil was part of the Alliance’s response to the knowledge needs of member countries

Digitizing Wage Payments in Bangladesh’s Garment Production Sector

This report is the first of its kind to document key data points on the costs and benefits of wage digitization from a factory perspective.