How to Implement
Guidance
Understand government payment needs.
Government entities can be significant users of an Inclusive IPS and have widely varying needs depending on the specific entity and jurisdiction. Early stakeholder engagement is needed to understand how the diverse conditions (e.g. existing state of digital record usage, current collections and disbursement methods, other relevant regulation, requirements to validate beneficiaries / payees) impact government needs. Government readiness to use the new system may provide early payment volumes and also helps make other end users aware of the benefits of the Scheme, promoting additional participation.
Design for government payment needs.
After cataloging the varied needs of government entities as acceptors and originators of payments, ensure that Scheme technical requirements and rules support seamless government payments to and from all types of end users.
Send payments directly to women.
When possible and appropriate, and with due consideration for women’s privacy concerns, government agencies should prioritize digital social disbursement payments into women-owned accounts.
Why It Matters
This ensures greater scale for the Inclusive IPS, and signals trust in the system, making it more useful for all people, including underserved communities.
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Women’s Inclusion
Many women’s first interaction with digital payments is a result of government disbursements (G2P), which require thoughtful design to ensure women’s needs are adequately addressed and that women build confidence and trust in digital payments.
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Safeguarding Against Intimate Partner Violence
This risk note describes the unintended consequence of intimate partner violence, which may arise as a byproduct of directing payments to women, and offers strategies…
Review Safeguarding Against Intimate Partner ViolenceDigital G2P Payments Made Directly to Women-Owned Accounts
This design note summarizes and links to three excellent reports illustrating the particular benefits of directly G2P payments to women recipients, and suggesting practical guidance…
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