Fast payments and digital ID: Making everyday payments safer, simpler, and more efficient Guillermo Galicia RabadanHarish Natarajan February 26, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/psd/fast-payments-and-digital-id--making-everyday-payments-safer--si Imagine this situation - María runs a small grocery shop, and one afternoon she receives a message asking her to pay a supplier urgently through the country’s fast payment system. The name looks familiar. The payment request looks real. She sends the money. Minutes later, she realizes it was a scam. The money is gone. © 2026 World Bank Group,