Understanding How Consumer Risks in Digital Social Payments Can Erode Their Financial Inclusion Potential

Digital Social Payments (DSPs) offer a variety of potential benefits over traditional cash, voucher, or in-kind methods. Proponents most often cite increased efficiency, reduced leakage, and faster, more convenient and more secure payments to recip...

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Main Authors: Zimmerman, Jamie M., Baur, Silvia
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26430235/understanding-consumer-risks-digital-social-payments-can-erode-financial-inclusion-potential
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spelling okr-10986-245682021-05-25T10:54:39Z Understanding How Consumer Risks in Digital Social Payments Can Erode Their Financial Inclusion Potential Zimmerman, Jamie M. Baur, Silvia FINANCIAL SERVICES ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS CUSTOMER NETWORK FAILURES PAYMENT SERVICE POS INTERFACES VALUE CHAIN DIGITIZATION PAYMENT SYSTEM PURCHASES INFORMATION LIQUIDITY SERVICES MONITORING THIRD PARTIES PAYMENT PROVIDERS REAL TIME CUSTOMER TRUST SYSTEM FUNDS PRICE PAYMENTS SAVING DEVICES DISPUTE RESOLUTION NEW TECHNOLOGIES SAVINGS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DIGITAL BENEFICIARY FINANCIAL LOSS DISBURSEMENT USER EXPERIENCE ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS TARGETS MOBILE NETWORK DIGITAL CASH PAYMENT LIMITED ACCESS CONNECTIVITY FINANCIAL PRODUCTS WEB CUSTOMER SERVICE DATA PROTECTION GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS CALL CENTER DEBIT CARDS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TRANSACTIONS USERS PHONE EMERGING MARKETS TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION RELIABILITY FRAUD PAYMENT MECHANISMS CONTACT INFORMATION RESULTS BASIC MOBILE PHONE STAKEHOLDERS VICTIMS OF FRAUD NETWORKS SYSTEMS FAX USER INTERFACE DISBURSEMENTS ASSETS PAYMENT MECHANISM QUERIES BANK ACCOUNTS RESULT BANK CARD LOSS SECURITY BLOG INVESTMENT BUSINESS NETWORK USER INTERFACES PHONES ATM ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PAYMENT SERVICES EMERGENCY PAYMENTS MOBILE PHONES SECURE PAYMENTS IT COMMUNICATION AT GOVERNMENT CONTRACT INTERFACE CUSTOMERS REGISTRATION PAYMENT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES PIN WEB SITE IDENTIFICATION GUARANTEE PRICES RISK ASSESSMENT RISK MITIGATION FINANCIAL NETWORK Digital Social Payments (DSPs) offer a variety of potential benefits over traditional cash, voucher, or in-kind methods. Proponents most often cite increased efficiency, reduced leakage, and faster, more convenient and more secure payments to recipients. When linked to bank accounts or mobile wallets that offer store-of-value opportunities or access to additional financial services, DSPs to the bottom of the pyramid could pave a way to fuller financial inclusion. However, evidence shows that the financial inclusion benefits of DSPs have thus far been limited: most recipients withdraw 100 percent of their payment at once and by and large do not use the account again until the next transfer takes place, let alone take advantage of additional financial services that may be available to them. This lackluster use has led some to question the promise of DSPs as a financial inclusion gateway. 2016-06-17T18:50:32Z 2016-06-17T18:50:32Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26430235/understanding-consumer-risks-digital-social-payments-can-erode-financial-inclusion-potential http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24568 English en_US CGAP Brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic FINANCIAL SERVICES
ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS
CUSTOMER
NETWORK FAILURES
PAYMENT SERVICE
POS
INTERFACES
VALUE CHAIN
DIGITIZATION
PAYMENT SYSTEM
PURCHASES
INFORMATION
LIQUIDITY
SERVICES
MONITORING
THIRD PARTIES
PAYMENT PROVIDERS
REAL TIME
CUSTOMER TRUST
SYSTEM
FUNDS
PRICE
PAYMENTS
SAVING
DEVICES
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
SAVINGS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
DIGITAL
BENEFICIARY
FINANCIAL LOSS
DISBURSEMENT
USER EXPERIENCE
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS
TARGETS
MOBILE NETWORK
DIGITAL CASH
PAYMENT
LIMITED ACCESS
CONNECTIVITY
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
WEB
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DATA PROTECTION
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS
CALL CENTER
DEBIT CARDS
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
TRANSACTIONS
USERS
PHONE
EMERGING MARKETS
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSACTION
RELIABILITY
FRAUD
PAYMENT MECHANISMS
CONTACT INFORMATION
RESULTS
BASIC
MOBILE PHONE
STAKEHOLDERS
VICTIMS OF FRAUD
NETWORKS
SYSTEMS
FAX
USER INTERFACE
DISBURSEMENTS
ASSETS
PAYMENT MECHANISM
QUERIES
BANK ACCOUNTS
RESULT
BANK CARD
LOSS
SECURITY
BLOG
INVESTMENT
BUSINESS
NETWORK
USER INTERFACES
PHONES
ATM
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
PAYMENT SERVICES
EMERGENCY PAYMENTS
MOBILE PHONES
SECURE PAYMENTS
IT
COMMUNICATION
AT
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
INTERFACE
CUSTOMERS
REGISTRATION
PAYMENT SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGIES
PIN
WEB SITE
IDENTIFICATION
GUARANTEE
PRICES
RISK ASSESSMENT
RISK MITIGATION
FINANCIAL NETWORK
spellingShingle FINANCIAL SERVICES
ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS
CUSTOMER
NETWORK FAILURES
PAYMENT SERVICE
POS
INTERFACES
VALUE CHAIN
DIGITIZATION
PAYMENT SYSTEM
PURCHASES
INFORMATION
LIQUIDITY
SERVICES
MONITORING
THIRD PARTIES
PAYMENT PROVIDERS
REAL TIME
CUSTOMER TRUST
SYSTEM
FUNDS
PRICE
PAYMENTS
SAVING
DEVICES
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
SAVINGS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
DIGITAL
BENEFICIARY
FINANCIAL LOSS
DISBURSEMENT
USER EXPERIENCE
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS
TARGETS
MOBILE NETWORK
DIGITAL CASH
PAYMENT
LIMITED ACCESS
CONNECTIVITY
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
WEB
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DATA PROTECTION
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS
CALL CENTER
DEBIT CARDS
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
TRANSACTIONS
USERS
PHONE
EMERGING MARKETS
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSACTION
RELIABILITY
FRAUD
PAYMENT MECHANISMS
CONTACT INFORMATION
RESULTS
BASIC
MOBILE PHONE
STAKEHOLDERS
VICTIMS OF FRAUD
NETWORKS
SYSTEMS
FAX
USER INTERFACE
DISBURSEMENTS
ASSETS
PAYMENT MECHANISM
QUERIES
BANK ACCOUNTS
RESULT
BANK CARD
LOSS
SECURITY
BLOG
INVESTMENT
BUSINESS
NETWORK
USER INTERFACES
PHONES
ATM
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
PAYMENT SERVICES
EMERGENCY PAYMENTS
MOBILE PHONES
SECURE PAYMENTS
IT
COMMUNICATION
AT
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
INTERFACE
CUSTOMERS
REGISTRATION
PAYMENT SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGIES
PIN
WEB SITE
IDENTIFICATION
GUARANTEE
PRICES
RISK ASSESSMENT
RISK MITIGATION
FINANCIAL NETWORK
Zimmerman, Jamie M.
Baur, Silvia
Understanding How Consumer Risks in Digital Social Payments Can Erode Their Financial Inclusion Potential
relation CGAP Brief;
description Digital Social Payments (DSPs) offer a variety of potential benefits over traditional cash, voucher, or in-kind methods. Proponents most often cite increased efficiency, reduced leakage, and faster, more convenient and more secure payments to recipients. When linked to bank accounts or mobile wallets that offer store-of-value opportunities or access to additional financial services, DSPs to the bottom of the pyramid could pave a way to fuller financial inclusion. However, evidence shows that the financial inclusion benefits of DSPs have thus far been limited: most recipients withdraw 100 percent of their payment at once and by and large do not use the account again until the next transfer takes place, let alone take advantage of additional financial services that may be available to them. This lackluster use has led some to question the promise of DSPs as a financial inclusion gateway.
format Brief
author Zimmerman, Jamie M.
Baur, Silvia
author_facet Zimmerman, Jamie M.
Baur, Silvia
author_sort Zimmerman, Jamie M.
title Understanding How Consumer Risks in Digital Social Payments Can Erode Their Financial Inclusion Potential
title_short Understanding How Consumer Risks in Digital Social Payments Can Erode Their Financial Inclusion Potential
title_full Understanding How Consumer Risks in Digital Social Payments Can Erode Their Financial Inclusion Potential
title_fullStr Understanding How Consumer Risks in Digital Social Payments Can Erode Their Financial Inclusion Potential
title_full_unstemmed Understanding How Consumer Risks in Digital Social Payments Can Erode Their Financial Inclusion Potential
title_sort understanding how consumer risks in digital social payments can erode their financial inclusion potential
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26430235/understanding-consumer-risks-digital-social-payments-can-erode-financial-inclusion-potential
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