Will the Pandemic Exacerbate or Mitigate the Digital Gender Gap?
COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on women must be urgently addressed through the provision of digital financial literacy and access.
Digital Payment Transactions
This factsheet argues for the need of active design and cooperation for inclusive payment transactions and makes related recommendations for stakeholders in international development cooperation.
Benchmarks on Digitalisation
Digitalizing the Route of Remittances Will Help Africa’s Recovery
Within the continent’s gloomy pandemic narrative, the formidable resilience of remittance flows into African markets is a shining light.
Financial Inclusion Via Sea Cable
Greater connectivity has the potential to advance digital finance in the Pacific islands, but governments and development partners will need to provide significant support.
Will Digital Currencies Be the Next Revolution in Financial Inclusion?
Growing interest in stablecoins and digital currencies leads us to ask some key questions about their potential for the underbanked.
Can Cash Transfers to Digital Wallets Be a Lifeline During the Pandemic?
BRAC's experience in Bangladesh shows how digital wallets can act as a tool to include low-income households, especially women, in the financial system.
Digital Solutions for the Financial Sector and Their Contribution to Sustainable Economic Development
Leveraging digital transformation for sustainable development and job creation
How Middle Eastern Merchants Can Keep Up With Pandemic-Driven Privacy, Payment Shifts
The region’s financial institutions and merchants have needed to work swiftly to support unprecedented levels of digital payments.
Digital Credit: Filling a Hole, or Digging a Hole? Evidence From Malawi
Speakers in this webinar presented the preliminary results from their study, "Estimating the Effect of Digital Credit: An Experiment with Airtel Malawi."