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This case study presents how McLeod Russel Uganda (MRUL) cut costs and increased financial inclusion for workers after transitioning to a secure mobile payment system in Uganda.
The objective of this research is to determine the best options for implementation of bank electronic payroll systems for vessel owners and fishers as the practice is now mandatory by law.
Today, nearly the entire adult population in Sweden uses a digital BankID for more purposes than only financial ones. Issuing identity documents is commonly perceived as a task for state authorities, but in Swedish society banks have played a dominant…
This guide, developed for the United States of America, provides policymakers with a comprehensive source of information concerning payroll cards. The American Payroll Association’s model payroll card legislation is included in the appendix.
This slide deck discusses how mobile phones can contribute to financial inclusion.
This paper is an assessment of the limitations of the electronic Wage Protection System (WPS) introduced in four of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The widespread practice of withholding wages has led to the GCC states introducing a…
The period from the 1950s to the late 1970s saw an almost uniform decline of cash-to-GDP ratios in industrial countries. A closer look at the German payment system suggests that the factor causing such a change was a shift towards…
This paper reviews evidence on the benefits and challenges faced by governments migrating from cash to digital (electronic) government-to-person (G2P) payments. When supported by an appropriate consumer financial protection framework, digital payments enable confidential and convenient financial services, which can…
The journey from cash to electronic payments in Bangladesh’s garment sector is gathering pace as garment production factories discover how digitizing wages can save time, reduce costs, increase transparency and empower workers by improving their access to finance. In short,…
This manual presents the current state of mobile financial services for garment workers in Bangladesh and the challenges of adopting digitized payments. It covers subjects such as environmental contexts, tips for mitigating challenges, registering accounts and selecting service providers.