UA2P INDEX
The Universal Access to Payments (UA2P) Index provides insights and analysis to lay the foundations for collaboration, to ensure everyone, everywhere can have fair access to payments. Providing specific country insights and global comparison, the Index allows countries to reflect, not only on their own progress, but also that of others. This presents the opportunity for deeper analysis and the potential for countries to strengthen their strategic plans to ensure the implementation of payment infrastructure that leaves no one behind.
This is the inaugural report of the UA2P Index. It covers the 19 individual countries of the G20, providing the Index with an overview of diverse payment landscapes that cover the world’s largest economies, accounting for c.80% of global GDP and nearly two-thirds of the global population. Data has been collected for each country and fed into the Index, producing a scorecard outlining the progress made towards achieving universal access to payments and highlighting areas that could be improved.
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About UA2P
The UA2P Index is underpinned by the belief that every citizen should have universal access to payments. Whoever they are, wherever they are, they should be able to safely and conveniently receive and make payments, store and access their money. Businesses should also be able to accept payments in a secure and cost effective manner. This ensures that the pace of technological change, i.e. the rise of digital payments and automation, does not leave anyone behind. People should not be hindered in carrying out their financial lives. For some people this will involve using mobile payments and digital services, while for others it will be using cash and face-to-face options.
The UA2P Index was developed by the Universal Access to Payments Initiative, founded and operated by Enryo Consulting and Currency Research. For more information, please contact david.fagleman@ua2p.org or jens.seidl@ua2p.org.
