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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Findings illustrate how the private and public sector could work together to modernize economies, improve transparency and support financial inclusion and growth.
In wealthy countries, most people conduct their financial activity in digital form; money and value is stored virtually and transferred instantaneously with a touch of a button.
Find out how mobile payments are better than cash for Kenyan farmers
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…
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.
Focussing on women, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the paper highlights that digital financial solutions could play a significant part in closing gaps in financial inclusion and povides insights from Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde is to be applauded for her recent leadership in the fight against corruption, and her recognition that there is an increasingly limited role for cash …
By BTCA Communications Team…
In Addis Ababa, the vibrant Ethiopian capital, lies a busy Somali community market where Bisharo runs a small shop.
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Ingreso Solidario is a COVID-19 social protection programme in Colombia benefitting 3 million households. It shows digital payments can be rapidly dispersed across multiple channels.
Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
The Alliance Learning Series is developed to promote a culture of active sharing of learnings with members and other key stakeholders.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – rather than an end in itself.
Ms. Maha Bahou is the Executive Manager for Payment Systems & Domestic Banking Operations and Financial Inclusion Department at the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ)….
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Media release by the Government of Senegal, the Better Than Cash Alliance and MM4P…
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post…