Jamaica Plans to Launch Central Bank Digital Currency in 2022
The government views the accelerated transition to a digital society and economy as vital to economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Growth of Digital Wallets and Contactless Payments Set to Explode
A new study has found that total spend through digital wallets will exceed $10 trillion in 2025, up from $5.5 trillion in 2020.
Coronavirus Pandemic Spawns Nigeria Banking Agent Boom
Mobile money firms across Africa are ramping up plans to bring banking to millions after the pandemic caused a surge in the use of digital financial services.
FinDev COVID-19 Update | 25 Feb - 10 Mar 2021
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past two weeks
How Can Data Open Opportunity for Women During and After COVID-19?
Hear from leaders of three financial service providers and fintechs about their successes and challenges in gathering and analyzing data in ways that specifically address the evolving needs of women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACI Worldwide and InComm Payments Partner to Digitize Cash Payments, Driving Financial Inclusion Amid the Pandemic
ACI Worldwide and InComm Payments announced a partnership that will digitize cash payments through the use of a barcode payment token.
Impact of COVID-19 on FinTechs: Bangladesh
This report presents the impact of the pandemic on the operations, revenue, and coping strategies of fintechs in Bangladesh.
COVID-19 and Women-Led MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study aims to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women-led MSMEs in 13 African countries hoping to contribute to further strengthening of outcomes for those MSMEs.
Evidence Review of Women's Groups and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Implications for Savings Groups in Africa
This brief presents emerging evidence from studies in diverse African contexts on how COVID-19 has affected savings groups and how these groups have helped mitigate the pandemic’s negative consequences in sub-Saharan Africa.
Building Capacity for Client-Centered Cash Assistance
Through this research, beneficiaries and agents respond to Indonesia’s largest cash transfer program as it pivots to provide COVID-19 emergency aid.