The Better Than Cash Alliance is a partnership of governments, companies, and international organizations that accelerates the transition from cash to digital payments in order to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Real-world experiences from micro-merchants across ASEAN that highlight the factors that build or erode trust in DFS.
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Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
Digital payments can promote broader development goals of the G20 countries, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.
The Better Than Cash Alliance, hosted by UNCDF, gathered with colleagues at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Council of Governors Annual Meeting last month in Urubamba, Peru….
The Alliance and the Gates Foundation propose digital financial services as a means for this growth to be broad-based and inclusive, especially for to women.
One Million Low-Income People to Reap Benefits of Digital Money
Women need confidential and easily accessible financial services as well as control over their finances, and electronic payments bring these features to financial products.
The case studies reveal how each country developed their programme, current delivery & payment, and the costs and benefits of using e-payments.
It’s hard to imagine a more explosive, transformative, and empowering trend than the growth of the mobile phone sector in Africa.
The discussion focused on the critical elements of Kenya’s successful transition process, the challenges and benefits of the shift.