Digitizing for Inclusion
As the transition from cash to digital financial services accelerates around the world, greater understanding is developing on how to manage this shift, what is needed to deliver impact, and the importance of increased collaboration across private and public sectors.
Due to the severe disruption resulting from COVID-19, the garment sector is currently in a precarious position with continued uncertainty for workers, many of whom have lost their jobs. Although the pandemic forced many factories to suspend their production, it has also emphasized the need for the industry as a whole to move away from a predominantly cash-based system. While the broader concern about the future of the garment sector and the security of jobs remains, digital wages have played a critical role in ensuring that workers were paid in the short-term.
Many lessons have been learned over the past few months. This report shares five lessons and insights from the Digital Wages program that can be valuable to everyone working collectively to scale digital financial services across multiple use cases, including wages and government payments.
