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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On average government revenues on the continent account for 21.4 per cent of fiscal policy spending but could digitisation of tax systems help widen this base? Rwanda is one country that has digitised collection of revenues and CNBC Africa spoke to the Minister of State in charge of the National Treasury, Richard Tusabe for more.
Despite the near-term disruption to revenue growth related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Asia’s payments sector remains positioned for long-term success and is poised for a swift return to healthy growth.
This report from FinCoNet’s Standing Committee presents findings on the use of Supervisory Technology (SupTech) by market conduct supervisors.
Mobile money accounts have spread widely in select regions of the developing world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This Research Brief focuses on the individual and household impacts of mobile money.
Digital payments can help make the sector more efficient, transparent, and secure for companies and people alike.
COVID-19 is causing unprecedented health, economic and social crises and threatens the poverty and inclusion gains that have been made over the last decade.
The Report Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers identifies seven heightened risks resulting from the speed and scale of COVID-19 digital transfer responses.
This webinar responds to the question of how governments and humanitarian agencies can manage the risks associated with COVID-19 response payments, ensure women’s inclusion, and improve communications with recipients.
New Alliance report “Success Factors in Tax Digitalization” is another powerful demonstration of how digital payments can positively impact millions of lives.
This paper sets out pathways forward to help realize the full potential of digitalization, with specific and practical recommendations.
This paper suggests pathways forward to help realize these benefits, with specific recommendations.
Mexico has been among the forerunners in tax digitalization, starting in the 1980s when it piloted digital Point of Sale (PoS) registration and invoicing.
This report presents a powerful new demonstration of how digital payments can transform millions of lives for the better.
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.
The COVID-19 crisis is having a significant and widespread effect on global payments across sectors. The most striking and potentially lasting impact is an accelerating pace of change in the industry.
We invite you to use this compendium to make digital financial inclusion a priority.
Mobile technology has the potential to transform lives in the long run, not just during the coronavirus crisis, as long as we take the right steps to ensure nobody is left behind. This article outlines ways governments can step in to ensure mobile services help the world’s most vulnerable communities fight the pandemic and access essential support.