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FinDev Blog

Pix and the Path to Climate Resilience in Brazil

While international climate finance commitments have accelerated in recent years, little reaches local communities to support those most affected by the climate crisis. Brazil's instant payment system Pix could help change that.

Paper

Beyond Cash: The Digital Payments Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean

This report explores the rapid and transformative shift from cash-based to digital payment systems across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Guide / Toolkit

A Practitioner’s Guide to Governance of Fast Payment Systems

This guide is aimed at policy makers and system managers tasked with the challenge of setting up a governance framework for financial service providers.

Case Study

I-Futur, the Fintech That Is Redefining Digital Payment in Niger

This case study explores the partnership between UNCDF and Niger-based fintech I-Futur, highlighting the development of iPayMoney, a digital payment aggregation platform that connects and integrates services from all mobile money and digital payment providers across the country.

Paper

Integrating Fragmented Networks: The Value of Interoperability in Money and Payments

The publication examines whether interoperability can balance the benefits of network effects with market choice in digital payments, using evidence from India’s Unified Payments Interface.

News

Mojaloop Foundation Launches New Global Partner Program

This program enables the Mojaloop Foundation and partner organizations to shape the future of inclusive instant payment systems.

Paper

Earned Wage Access – A Global Study on Benefits and Risks

This study on Earned Wage Access brings a new dimension to the Global Centre’s research agenda by exploring a financial product made possible through the digitization of wage payments.

FinDev Blog

Are Instant Payment Systems Changing the Financial Inclusion Landscape in Emerging Markets?

Recent research reveals the promise of instant payment systems, finding five key ways they can push forward progress on financial inclusion - from lowering prices on transactions to enhancing competition and innovation. 

News

Interledger-NextGen Higher Education Grant Accepting LOIs

The Interledger Foundation, an advocate of open-payment technologies and interoperable payment systems, is actively seeking interest from higher education institutions to collaborate on initiatives aimed at preparing students for careers in open-payment technologies.

News

Cairo Amman Bank and Mastercard Partner to Revolutionize Cross-Border Payments in Jordan

Cairo Amman Bank partners with Mastercard to deliver faster, safer international transfers, advancing financial inclusion and Jordan’s digital economy.