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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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…
Blockchain Series: Blog 5
ANTALYA, Turkey - How are phones and cards changing the ways the global poor access and manage their money, and what should governments and financial institutions do to ensure innovative pr…
Interoperability drives global digital inclusion. Over 25% more adults access government payments, but siloed systems hinder seamless transactions.
Gates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action steps
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…
Making cash history: How digital payments can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Blockchain Series: Blog 1…
Transportation Series: Blog 3
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post…
Forum Highlights Global Standards For Responsible Digital Finance…
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…
The World Bank expects people to send USD$581 billion in remittances in 2014, through a network of banks and money transfer operators.
This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…
A 10-point action plan for governments and businesses to prioritize women’s digital financial inclusion
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.
Below are the questions we often get asked about our Responsible Digital Payments Guidelines:…
By BTCA Communications Team…
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.