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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As world leaders met at the U.N. General Assembly in New York last week, many discussions focused on how to ignite greater progress toward the SDGs.
by Tidar Wald, Government and Corporate Relations Specialist at Better Than Cash Alliance…
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
Crossposted from the original post that appeared in The Economist Intelligence Unit…
Re-posted from the “Beyond the Transaction” Mastercard blog
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…
At today’s webinar, experts from Paytm in India, Tigo in Tanzania and the Banking Superintendency from Peru revealed key insights on how to responsibly navigate the transition from cash to d…
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.
New report underscores benefits of shifting from cash to digital payments in corporate supply chains.
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.
Joint report by the Better Than Cash Alliance, the Center for Global Development, and the Overseas Development Institute, building on work with the International Monetary Fund in 2017.
Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.
India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) joins the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance
New data from the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 confirms the centrality of digital payments in reaching financial equality for all.
From Peru to Rwanda to India, people, governments and businesses are increasingly making their payment transactions digitally, whether by mobile phone, by card or online.
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Our Peer-Exchange to Brazil was part of the Alliance’s response to the knowledge needs of member countries…
By Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, UNCDF, Advisor, Better Than Cash Alliance