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Women’s World Banking Joins the Better Than Cash Alliance To Further Empower Women

Women need confidential and easily accessible financial services as well as control over their finances, and electronic payments bring these features to financial products.
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World Bank Report: Digital Payments Vital to Economic Growth

Digital payments can promote broader development goals of the G20 countries, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.

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World Bank finds electronic payments a key driver of financial inclusion

700 million new accounts since 2011: The World Bank’s 2014 Global Findex findings
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How women can add $12 trillion to global economy

A new report by the World Bank, the Better Than Cash Alliance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Women’s World Banking provides insights on how digital financial services can help close the gender gap.
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Role of digital finance in an aging world

A new Better Than Cash Alliance and World Bank paper outlines factors for the financial exclusion of the elderly and explores how digital financial technology can help governments better prepare for global aging challenges.
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One year on: Alliance members reaching financial equality for women

This International Women’s day, we reflect on members’ progress towards the vital goal of reaching financial equality for women.
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New Digital Business Model Opportunity for Remittances as Banks Close MTO Accounts?

Banks are closing MTO accounts as risks increase amid a shifting regulatory environment.
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World Humanitarian Summit Edition

Good news ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit 
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Celebrating Women’s Day!

This International Women’s Day, Marks & Spencer (M&S) is joining our Alliance to help advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Digital Payments and Women

International Women’s Day Edition
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Responsible Digital Payments for Women Merchants

Alliance’s work in action
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How Digital Finance Can Contribute to the G20 Agenda on Economic Growth

The Alliance and the Gates Foundation propose digital financial services as a means for this growth to be broad-based and inclusive, especially for to women.
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For Decision-Makers!

In a new compendium, we share some really exciting evidence on this from around the world.
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Unilever joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

Leading consumer goods company and sustainability champion Unilever has committed to transition away from cash throughout its value chain.
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Gap joins our Alliance

Gap Inc. joins the Better Than Cash Alliance with a bold digitization goal
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Our 5 favorite recent digital payments stories

500 million Indian smartphone users in next 5 years: a huge market for digital payments
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Steering post offices globally towards digital financial services

The Universal Postal Union (UPU), the UN’s agency for postal services, has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance.

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What are the challenges and opportunities of responsibly digitizing humanitarian payments?

Our latest report guides humanitarians to assess if and how digital payments can be effective
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Launching the UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

Building trust, mitigating risks and driving inclusive economies
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2021 highlights: Launching and scaling responsible digital payments

Here, we share highlights of our collaboration with members despite the continuing serious challenges of COVID-19.
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