Master Agents are tasked with building and managing a network of retail agents on behalf of the MFSP. They need to have strong entrepreneurial drive, because in order to achieve success they need to be...
The methodology detailed in this Guide includes two components: (1) qualitative analysis and (2) quantitative analysis (Figure 1). There are advantages and disadvantages of these two approaches. For example...
This instrument aims to collect quantifiable data on electronic payments acceptance among merchants in a given jurisdiction and is one of three related data collection instruments detailed in the EPA assessment...
The World Bank (WB) has been monitoring closely the developments of Fast Payment Systems (FPS) by central banks and private players across the globe. This comprehensive study of FPS implementations across...
As innovation in retail payments continues and the systems evolve, effective governance of them becomes more complicated and increases in importance. Retail payment systems are essential for the economy...
The World Bank (WB) has been monitoring closely the developments of fast payment systems (FPS) by central banks and private players across the globe. This comprehensive study of FPS implementations across...
Today, digital technologies provide the on-ramp for many people in emerging markets to access and use financial services. Digital payments provide safe and efficient ways to send money home, receive or...
Governments worldwide are designing and implementing new institutional and technology approaches for providing integrated government-to-business (G2B) services, recognizing the many benefits that can be...
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...
The Latin America and the Caribbean Payments Week (LAC-PW) is a biennial summit of senior staff of central banks covering payment and settlement systems. Securities commissions and multilateral bodies...
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...