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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Based on surveys from 566 business leaders, a new VISA report finds that the top 3 (payments-related) fraud concerns are ID verification, data privacy, and transaction monitoring. It calls for taking a more holistic approach to fraud management which involves a mix of new technologies and new skills.
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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 …
Across the global policy community, the jury is now in about the power of digital payments to drive financial inclusion, particularly for women and the poor; improve efficiency and transpare…
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Leading consumer goods company and sustainability champion Unilever has committed to transition away from cash throughout its value chain.
This report provides insights from the Digital Money Index, which tracks the development of digital money readiness in 84 countries. It shows a 5.5% improvement in overall digital money readiness over the last five years.
H&M group becomes the first global fashion brand to join the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance…
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…
This paper reviews 25 countries where digitization has had great impact and reveals 10 tangible steps, or “accelerators,” that governments and companies can take to build inclusive digital economies.
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…
500 million Indian smartphone users in next 5 years: a huge market for digital payments
This review of the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme shares best practices and challenges from initiatives implemented in areas related to productive capacity, infrastructure and energy, agriculture, food security and nutrition and rural development, economy, trade, etc
Good news ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit
Did you ever wonder why there is not an International Men’s Day? There actually is such a day, by the way—it’s on November 19th, but there aren’t too many people marking it with a night off …
The purpose of this working paper is to set out the key components and stakeholders in a digital payments ecosystem (DPE).