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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This case study is the first of a series of Better Than Cash Alliance case studies examining the how and why of shifting to electronic payments.
Digital financial inclusion offers real hope to help us get back to achieving the SDGs by 2030
This paper explores economic informality and how it relates to digital financial inclusion. It focuses specifically on the potential role that digital financial services–including those accessed through mobile phones and the internet can play in encouraging businesses to formalize their operations.
As McKinsey Global Institute reveals a potential $3.7 trillion GDP boost in emerging economies, the report outlines how Peru can continue to advance its digital finance agenda …
The COVID-19 crisis is having a significant and widespread effect on global payments across sectors. The most striking and potentially lasting impact is an accelerating pace of change in the industry.
Entrevista a Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, Gerente General de Pagos Digitales Peruanos (PDP)
How has Colombia provided digital financial transfers to nearly 3 million households severely affected by the pandemic?
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
Study concludes Mexico’s savings and other benefits and provides tangible lessons for other nations
The case studies reveal how each country developed their programme, current delivery & payment, and the costs and benefits of using e-payments.
This webinar captured lessons on delivering vital government-to-person (G2P) payments that expands choice.
This case study draws on interviews with ACH Colombia’s management as well as representatives of PSE’s stakeholders and users.
In Brazil, the trucking industry has relied on a paper-based “freight letter” system for paying truck drivers’ salaries. Aside from operational inefficiencies, this method subjected cargo co…
In the first of The Better Than Cash Alliance Case Study Series to be released, researchers identify the many billions that are estimated to be saved by the Mexican government each year.
This is one in a series of case studies that was made possible by a grant from the Government of the United Kingdom’s DFID to the CGAP in support of the work of the Better Than Cash Alliance.
This CGAP research paper describes the key challenges Davivienda, a Colombian bank faced through the journey to delivery G2P payments over mobile: how the service delivery model had to be ad…
This paper considers the impact of the regulatory environment on mobile payments as a channel for delivering inclusive financial services using Kenya, Brazil and India as case studies.
The Alliance is supporting ASBANC to help launch the platform as soon as possible with the endorsement of the National Financial Inclusion Commission.