Infrastructure

Grupo Bimbo joins the Better Than Cash Alliance to help small businesses in Mexico boost profits

Through Red Qiubo, Grupo Bimbo provides small businesses with the necessary technology to accept digital payments in their operations.

An infrastructure approach to improving Financial Inclusion

The Better Than Cash Alliance is introducing an occasional series on innovations that have the potential to reduce costs in digital payments. The first in this series is an article by Ryan Z…

Electronic transfers in humanitarian response: Good news, bad news and how-to

By taking cash out of the equation, electronic transfers promise a faster, more secure and more transparent (so less corruptible) means of getting help.

The IRC joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is pleased to join the Better Than Cash Alliance, in support of our commitment to provide essential services within the first 72 hours of crisis.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development joins Better Than Cash Alliance

The International Fund for Agricultural Development joins Better Than Cash Alliance to bring financial inclusion to rural communities

What Apple Pay Adds to the Electronic Payments Landscape

Guest post by Marcos Bader…

Forum Highlights Global Standards For Responsible Digital Finance

Forum Highlights Global Standards For Responsible Digital Finance…

World Bank Report: Digital payments vital to economic growth

Gates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action steps

New Digital Business Model Opportunity for Remittances as Banks Close MTO Accounts?

The World Bank expects people to send USD$581 billion in remittances in 2014, through a network of banks and money transfer operators.

The Financial Action Task Force cautions on the use of virtual currencies

Is Cash the Enemy of Financial Inclusion?

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….

Women’s World Banking Joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

One Million Low-Income People to Reap Benefits of Digital Money

Catholic Relief Services Joins Better Than Cash Alliance

CRS Commits to Increase Electronic Payments to Strengthen Local Economies…

WSBI contributes its expertise to the Better Than Cash Alliance in shifting cash to electronic payments

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…

Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion Key to Poverty Alleviation and Economic Growth, say World Leaders

Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion Key to Poverty Alleviation and Economic Growth, say World Leaders…

Digital payments as transformative as new vaccines?

News from BTCA financial inclusion UN General Assembly week event

Share Your Thoughts: What Are “Responsible” Digital Payments?

At the Better Than Cash Alliance Secretariat we are starting to think what responsible digital payments mean for our members and stakeholders and want to ask your opinion. 

Joining Central Bankers to Focus on Innovations in Consumer Payments

The World Bank and the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) recently hosted the Third Meeting of the CPSS – World Bank Retail Payments Forum in Perugia, Italy.

The Global Movement of Electronic Payments at WEF

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this morning, the Better Than Cash Alliance hosted a roundtable discussion with Juan Jiménez Mayor, Prime Minister, Republic…

Is Cash the Enemy of the Poor?

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.