DPI and Modern Government-to-Person Payments Architecture

As governments around the world accelerate their digital transformation, the way public services—including cash transfers, wages, pensions, and subsidies—are delivered is fundamentally changing. Today, one in four adults in low- and middle-income economies receive government-to-person (G2P) payments. The ability to deliver these payments digitally to citizens quickly, securely, and into a formal financial account, represents an opportunity not only to reduce program costs, increase transparency, prevent leakages, and improve citizen experience. Digital delivery of G2P payments can also have positive impacts on financial sector development, financial inclusion, women’s empowerment, poverty alleviation, and other development outcomes. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is increasingly recognized as a crucial driver for a new wave of digital transformation, and it is a key building block of modern G2P architecture. By providing shared and interoperable building blocks for digital transactions—such as the capacity for digital identity verification, digital payments, and data sharing—that can be re-used across the public and private sector, DPI can help countries to quickly scale and innovate digital services.

Start: 19 November 2026, 14:00 UTC | Format: Virtual | Language: English