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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Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – rather than an end in itself.
By BTCA Communications Team…
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
Crossposted from the original post that appeared in The Economist Intelligence Unit…
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Transportation Series: Blog 3
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.
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post…
For the first time, new evidence from 25 countries shows how governments and companies can move away from cash, as McKinsey Global Institute reveals a potential $3.7 trillion GDP boost…
Interoperability drives global digital inclusion. Over 25% more adults access government payments, but siloed systems hinder seamless transactions.
Reposted from the original Gates Foundation blog on Impatient Optimists. Until recently, achieving financial inclusion for the world’s unbanked poor was a pressing goal with perplexing obstacles.
Budget Under-Secretary Richard Bon Moya knew he was being ambitious. The goal was to shift all the financial transactions of the Filipino Government to a digital format—and to do it in five …
In looking at ways to bring financial services to the more than two billion people outside formal financial systems, often the focus has been on piecemeal efforts to improve specific element…
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….
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
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…
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 …
Tax digitalization, when designed and implemented effectively, can deliver major benefits for society, reduce inequalities, and contribute to the financing of the SDGs.
The challenges, opportunities, and priorities in designing effective tax and non-tax revenue payment digitization solutions.
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