Announcing a New Research Agenda on Interoperable Payments

In November, the Financial Inclusion Program (FIP) at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) announced a new research agenda on interoperability. Interoperability refers to the ability to send payments across different networks. Imagine, for example, not being able to use a debit card or mobile app to pay for gas, even though the station accepts digital payments because the owner of the station uses a different bank. Over the next three years, FIP will conduct seven to eight research studies to inform policies that allow people to use their money digitally as easily as they use cash.

Read more about the research agenda in this blog post by Hussam Razi.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Welcoming Minister Cina Lawson and Russell Siegelman to the IPA Board of Directors

By Trey Beck and Annie Duflo

IPA is pleased to welcome Minister Cina Lawson and Russell Siegelman to its board of directors. They will join the current board members in overseeing IPA’s operations and charting the path forward as the organization continues to grow the evidence base in development and help governments use that evidence to create effective policies that improve lives.

Read the full announcement here.

BLOG

RECOVR Roundup Vol. 29: Social Protection in the Time of COVID-19
By Luciana Debenedetti, Jeffrey Mosenkis, Rachel Strohm

To Build a Learning Culture, Think beyond MEL Trainings: Think Behavior Change Strategies
By Loïc Watine, Julie Bélanger, and Joachim Krapels

RECOVR Roundup Vol. 28: Social Protection in the Time of COVID-19
By Luciana Debenedetti, Jeffrey Mosenkis, Rachel Strohm

“On the Existence and Gravity of Ghosts”: Education Data Challenges—and a New Book!
By Sarah Kabay

IPA IN THE NEWS

IPA Study on Mask-Wearing in The New York Times

Probable Causation Podcast Interviews Santiago Tobón on Gang Rule Study

Nation on Digital Consumer Protection Study

EVENTS

UPCOMING

Supporting Women’s Work, Entrepreneurship, and Skills Development in the Time of COVID-19: Evidence and Policy for Bangladesh
December 7 | Webinar, Bangladesh

Remittance Flows and the COVID-19 Pandemic
December 8 | Webinar, United States

Pay Me Later: How the Timing of Wage Payments Impacts Worker Financial Health
December 9 | Webinar, United States

Zambia Education Evidence Summit 2021
December (date TBD) | Webinar, Zambia

RECENT

Education Evidence 4 Action (EE4A) 4th Conference
November 25-26 | Naivasha, Kenya

Precision Policing to Reduce Gun Violence: Evidence from New York City
November 15 | Webinar, United States

IPA Presents at 2021 Philippine Economics Society Conference
November 11-12 | Webinar, Philippines

Financial Inclusion Week 2021 | Predicting Consumer Protection Risks through Administrative Data
November 3 | Webinar, United States

IPA Education Director, Sarah Kabay, Presents New Book
November 1 | Webinar, United States

Financial Inclusion Week 2021 | Chasing Risks: Keeping Up with the Evolving Consumer Challenges in Inclusive Finance
November 1 | Webinar, United States

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