{"id":9094,"date":"2025-09-20T11:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verypay.ch\/?p=9094"},"modified":"2025-09-20T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:00:03","slug":"counting-the-real-cost-of-cash-why-going-digital-makes-economic-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verypay.africa\/fr\/counting-the-real-cost-of-cash-why-going-digital-makes-economic-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9valuer le co\u00fbt r\u00e9el de l&#039;argent liquide\u00a0: pourquoi la num\u00e9risation est \u00e9conomiquement judicieuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9098 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-5-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-5-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-5-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-5-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-5-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-5-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-5-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-5-670x335.jpg 670w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-5.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">L&#039;argent liquide para\u00eet simple. Il circule librement, il est familier et, de prime abord, il semble \u201c gratuit \u201d. Mais \u00e0 y regarder de plus pr\u00e8s, l&#039;argent liquide est loin d&#039;\u00eatre bon march\u00e9. Ses co\u00fbts cach\u00e9s, visibles et invisibles, p\u00e8sent lourdement sur les m\u00e9nages, les entreprises et les gouvernements \u00e0 travers l&#039;Afrique.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Chez VeryPay, nous consacrons beaucoup de temps non seulement \u00e0 r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 la mani\u00e8re dont l&#039;argent circule, mais aussi \u00e0 son co\u00fbt r\u00e9el. Lorsque l&#039;on compare les chiffres, l&#039;argument en faveur des paiements num\u00e9riques est non seulement convaincant, mais ind\u00e9niable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Les co\u00fbts cach\u00e9s que supportent les m\u00e9nages<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Pour un parent qui paie les frais de scolarit\u00e9 en esp\u00e8ces, la d\u00e9pense se limite rarement aux seuls frais eux-m\u00eames. Elle comprend aussi les heures de trajet, le prix des transports et le manque \u00e0 gagner li\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#039;absence au travail. Dans les zones rurales, ces co\u00fbts indirects peuvent repr\u00e9senter entre 10 et 15 % du montant total.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Les paiements num\u00e9riques \u00e9liminent une grande partie de ces obstacles. En quelques clics sur leur t\u00e9l\u00e9phone, les parents \u00e9conomisent sur les d\u00e9placements, gagnent du temps et ont la garantie que leur paiement est bien re\u00e7u, enregistr\u00e9 et tra\u00e7able. Cette tranquillit\u00e9 d&#039;esprit a aussi une valeur \u00e9conomique.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Pourquoi les entreprises perdent plus qu&#039;elles ne le pensent<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Pour les entreprises, la gestion des esp\u00e8ces engendre des inefficacit\u00e9s. Les commer\u00e7ants doivent assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des fonds, effectuer des rapprochements bancaires manuels et faire face au risque permanent de vol ou de d\u00e9tournement. Sur les march\u00e9s \u00e9mergents, les petites entreprises perdent chaque ann\u00e9e entre 2 et 51 milliards de dollars de revenus du seul fait des risques li\u00e9s \u00e0 la gestion des esp\u00e8ces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Les syst\u00e8mes num\u00e9riques changent la donne. Ils simplifient le rapprochement bancaire, r\u00e9duisent les pertes et cr\u00e9ent des historiques de transactions qui facilitent l&#039;acc\u00e8s au cr\u00e9dit. Un petit commer\u00e7ant qui vivait autrefois au jour le jour avec des paiements en esp\u00e8ces dispose d\u00e9sormais des donn\u00e9es n\u00e9cessaires pour demander un microcr\u00e9dit, reconstituer ses stocks et d\u00e9velopper son activit\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Les gouvernements et le prix de l&#039;opacit\u00e9<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9096 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-3-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-3-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-3-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-3-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-3-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-3-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-3-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-3-670x335.jpg 670w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-3.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Les gouvernements paient \u00e9galement un lourd tribut \u00e0 l&#039;argent liquide. Dans les \u00e9conomies o\u00f9 jusqu&#039;\u00e0 901\u00a0000 milliards de transactions restent informelles, les bases fiscales se r\u00e9duisent, les subventions disparaissent et la planification devient al\u00e9atoire. L&#039;\u00e9mission, le transport et la s\u00e9curisation de la monnaie physique co\u00fbtent chaque ann\u00e9e des millions aux banques centrales.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">La transformation num\u00e9rique favorise la transparence. Elle \u00e9largit l&#039;assiette fiscale sans augmenter les taux d&#039;imposition et r\u00e9duit les d\u00e9tournements de fonds dans les programmes de subventions. Pour les gouvernements qui cherchent \u00e0 financer les \u00e9coles, les h\u00f4pitaux et les infrastructures, la num\u00e9risation n&#039;est pas seulement une question d&#039;innovation\u00a0: c&#039;est une n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 budg\u00e9taire.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Pourquoi c&#039;est important pour l&#039;inclusion financi\u00e8re<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Le v\u00e9ritable co\u00fbt du paiement en esp\u00e8ces n&#039;est pas seulement financier\u00a0: il repr\u00e9sente aussi des opportunit\u00e9s manqu\u00e9es. Chaque transaction en esp\u00e8ces est une donn\u00e9e qui dispara\u00eet dans l&#039;\u00e9conomie informelle. Chaque m\u00e9nage non bancaris\u00e9 est un m\u00e9nage priv\u00e9 d&#039;acc\u00e8s au cr\u00e9dit, \u00e0 l&#039;assurance et \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9pargne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Les paiements num\u00e9riques changent la donne. Ils cr\u00e9ent des enregistrements. Ces enregistrements cr\u00e9ent des historiques de cr\u00e9dit. Et les historiques de cr\u00e9dit ouvrent la voie \u00e0 une finance inclusive. Cette r\u00e9action en cha\u00eene peut transformer le destin de millions de familles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>La voie \u00e0 suivre<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9095 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-2-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-2-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-2-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-2-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-2-670x335.jpg 670w, https:\/\/verypay.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Digital-2.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Pour l&#039;Afrique, l&#039;abandon des esp\u00e8ces n&#039;est pas une question de commodit\u00e9, mais d&#039;\u00e9conomie. Un continent qui devrait accueillir un quart de la population mondiale d&#039;ici 2050 ne peut se permettre les inconv\u00e9nients li\u00e9s \u00e0 l&#039;utilisation des esp\u00e8ces.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">C&#039;est pourquoi, <a href=\"https:\/\/verypay.africa\/fr\/\">Tr\u00e8s Payer<\/a>, Nous concevons des solutions qui tiennent compte \u00e0 la fois du micro et du macro-\u00e9chelle. De la facilitation des transactions hors ligne dans les \u00e9coles et les march\u00e9s \u00e0 l&#039;aide apport\u00e9e aux institutions pour g\u00e9rer des flux transparents et auditables, notre objectif est de r\u00e9duire l&#039;impact n\u00e9gatif des transactions en esp\u00e8ces sur les \u00e9conomies africaines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Car l&#039;avenir de la finance ne se r\u00e9sume pas \u00e0 aller plus vite. Il s&#039;agit d&#039;aller plus intelligemment, \u00e0 moindre co\u00fbt et de mani\u00e8re plus inclusive. Et cet avenir est d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e0 notre port\u00e9e.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cash feels simple. 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