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.
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This article situates latest trends within the evolution of Indian and Mexican social policies and discusses how on one hand financial inclusion policies allow vulnerable populations to access new rights while resulting in new ways of controlling consumer behavior.
The global economy is experiencing important technological shifts, with the rise of digital technology a key driver. This can be seen today in the rapid growth of the digital economy, broadl…
New report underscores benefits of shifting from cash to digital payments in corporate supply chains.
Leading apparel companies have collaborated with each other on the BSR Herfinance program to improve worker well-being through payroll digitization.
Joins UN-based Better than Cash Alliance to Promote Financial Inclusion and Greater Supply Chain Transparency and Efficiency…
The mobile money industry is now processing a billion dollars a day and generating direct revenues of over $2.4 billion. With 690 million registered accounts worldwide, mobile money has evol…
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
By joining our global partnership, Indonesia is committed to accelerating the transition from cash to digital payments and has encouraged fellow APEC countries to follow suit.
The paper presents detailed insights from 15 years of financial inclusion research to highlight the importance of fintech, including proposing product development ideas for Fintech players, to better serve developing world market.
This report examines the successful lessons from Kenya, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Thailand case studies of “gazelles", that leapt from limitation to innovation by successfully enabling the deployment of e-money technology.
Today, over half of the world population lives in cities. By 2050, this number will increase to two-thirds. In this context, this study looks at the net benefits associated with adopting digital payments at the city-level.
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Payday can be an ordeal for women garment workers in Bangladesh. Often, they must wait in long lines, carry wads of cash through crowded streets, or encounter a mother-in-law demanding money…
The report charts the story of mobile money covering a decade of progress, industry lessons,impact and the future of the industry.
This paper considers the impact of the regulatory environment on mobile payments as a channel for delivering inclusive financial services using Kenya, Brazil and India as case studies.
In-depth analysis shows Bangladesh making impressive strides towards a digital economy, identifies solutions for further progress…
What are the key barriers to success in the mobile phone-enabled utility space? In this report, GSMA shares key trends and insights from its work with more than 40 organizations operating primarily in our member countries in Africa and Asia.
Guest Post By the Treasury General Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Government of Afghanistan
The report attempts to understand the factors that drive awareness and interest among current non-users of digital payments in India and analyzes the experience of current users and dentify potential strategies to spur the adoption among these consumers and merchants.