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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Analyzing impacts and potential of mobile money on (women’s) economic empowerment, financial inclusion and poverty reduction.
The challenges, opportunities, and priorities in designing effective tax and non-tax revenue payment digitization solutions.
Our Peer-Exchange to Brazil was part of the Alliance’s response to the knowledge needs of member countries…
Interview with World Cocoa Foundation, Paul F. Macek, Vice President for Programs
Tax digitalization, when designed and implemented effectively, can deliver major benefits for society, reduce inequalities, and contribute to the financing of the SDGs.
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 …
The World Bank expects people to send USD$581 billion in remittances in 2014, through a network of banks and money transfer operators.
Harvard Center for International Development (CID) hosts Better Than Cash Alliance on the CID Speaker Series Podcast. …
This paper follows a quasi-experimental research design to assess the impact of the electronic payment system of Mexico’s Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera (POP) programme.
Through Red Qiubo, Grupo Bimbo provides small businesses with the necessary technology to accept digital payments in their operations.
A case study on three countries Sweden, United States and India is conducted to survey variations in costs for cash and card instruments in economies that have varying extents of cash in cir…
This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…
In joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute will work to increase the number of electronic transactions undertaken throughout its global membersh…
CRS Commits to Increase Electronic Payments to Strengthen Local Economies…
This is the fourth in a series of articles written by Maura Hart on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members. These highlights capture the innovative work by governments, businesses and development organizations to fulfill their commitment to transition from cash to digital payments.
At ACDI/VOCA we see firsthand how technological innovations are revolutionizing approaches to global economic development. This is particularly true for electronic payments. Around 2.5 billi…
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The International Fund for Agricultural Development joins Better Than Cash Alliance to bring financial inclusion to rural communities
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.