The global economy is undergoing a rapid digital transformation that is changing many conventional notions about our behavior and preferences. This includes the way in which we, as consumers, as businesses...
The financial ecosystem is undergoing various changes caused mainly by new technologies and, in particular, digitalization. In this time of transformation, when an incident could easily undermine trust...
The World Bank Group reiterated its commitment during the 2015 Spring Meetings, along with the announcement of the commitments made by the private sector to universal financial access (UFA), including...
This note documents the experience of several countries that leveraged these tools under the Financial Inclusion Support Framework (FISF) program. FISF is a World Bank Group initiative that aims to accelerate...
The joint World Bank - International Monetary Fund (IMF) financial sector assessment program (FSAP) of 2018 recommended for the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) to pursue full interoperability of automated...
There are twenty-one ATM networks in Brazil, mostly single bank networks. Cards are the predominant payment instrument used in Brazil, with the card market being the second largest in the world. Despite...