Electronic G2P Payment Systems and Financial Inclusion: Affordability, Profitability and Use in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and South Africa 

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In a number of countries, two separate, but potentially complementary policy agendas have emerged in the past five years: governments have sought to increase the use of electronic means for government payments and to promote greater financial inclusion. While the two agendas have by no means converged yet, in practice they have often been translated into a single headline objective: to increase the proportion of recipients of government social cash transfers who receive payment directly into a bank account. CGAP's research in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and South Africa has shown that the number of people receiving G2P payments electronically via delivery into their bank accounts is increasing, making these systems more affordable for governments, convenient for recipients and potentially profitable for banks.

Please join us for an event on March 21, when co-authors David Porteous and Sarah Rotman will discuss findings from the recent CGAP Focus Note, Social Cash Transfers and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Four Countries. A reception will follow the event.

Agenda

Opening Remarks
Tilman Ehrbeck, CEO, CGAP

Discussion of Findings
David Porteous, Managing Director, Bankable Frontier Associates
Sarah Rotman, Associate Microfinance Analyst, CGAP

Commentary and Analysis
Mansoora Rashid, Sector Manager, Social Protection, Human Development Department, Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank
Gaiv Tata, Director, Africa Region & Financial Inclusion Global Practice, Finance & Private Sector Development, The World Bank