Empowering women farmers is key to ensuring the whole cocoa community thrives. Responsible digital payments and productivity enhancement programs represent a powerful lever to build a sustainable, thriving and climate-smart cocoa industry. It allows more trust, transparency, security, better access to information, financial inclusion, and higher incomes for all involved
Honorable Joseph Boahen Aidoo,
Chief Excecutive of Ghana Cocoa Board
Digital payments, when provided responsibly, have the potential to promote decent work by enabling millions of female and male workers around the world to have better control over their wages and benefits.
Mr. Guy Ryder, Director-General,
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Shifting from cash to digital payments is critical to building the foundation for future investments in the world’s poorest countries. There is only one way to go about this transition: ensuring payments are made responsibly and responsively to people’s needs.
Ms. Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary,
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
The digital revolution offers Indonesia an opportunity to fast-track our economic development, and importantly, to ensure that our economic growth is inclusive. Digital financial services are an important facet of this revolution. It is imperative that Indonesian women, who are key economic agents, have equal access to digital financial products and services that cater to their needs and aspirations.
Her Excellency Sri Mulyani Indrawati,
Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, by promoting financial inclusion and developing digital payments, is a key priority for the Central Bank of Jordan. We reaffirm our commitment to reducing the gender gap and supporting the active participation of women in the formal economy of Jordan.
Dr. Adel al-Sharkas,
Governor, Central Bank of Jordan
Digital finance is on the march, and the COVID-19 pandemic has now accelerated the move from physical to virtual banking. As the world moves from cash to digital payments, all stakeholders must support responsible practices to help build a digital future that treats everyone fairly – especially women – while driving down poverty and spurring inclusive economic growth.
Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator,
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
