A COMPARATIVE METHODOLOGY FOR MEASURING SUPPLY-SIDE DOMESTIC PAYMENT COSTS

2026

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1) This report introduces a standardized methodology for measuring domestic payment costs, crucial for understanding financial inclusion and driving policy reforms.
2) * Details a supply-side framework for measuring domestic payment costs across three dimensions: account access, cash withdrawal, and digital payment usage.
* Presents results from a pilot study in six diverse countries, analyzing costs for P2P and P2B transactions.
* Discusses data collection challenges and proposes refinements for future global monitoring of payment costs.
3) Payment costs, financial inclusion, domestic payments, methodology, pilot study

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