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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By Jeffrey Bower, Digital Finance Specialist, Better Than Cash Alliance …
This is the second 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.
Through Red Qiubo, Grupo Bimbo provides small businesses with the necessary technology to accept digital payments in their operations.
Development Research Group When the Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) was formed almost three years ago, about half of the world’s adult population had some type of bank account. Last week th…
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
This case study is the first to examine a shift to electronic payments in a large-scale rural business-to- business context.
Guest post by Alicia Rendon Contro, Grupo Bimbo
The Better Than Cash Alliance supports a unique initiative of the Peruvian Banker’s Association (ASBANC) that brings together banks and major telecom operators…
The Better Than Cash Alliance, hosted by UNCDF, gathered with colleagues at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Council of Governors Annual Meeting last month in Urubamba, Peru….
Study concludes Mexico’s savings and other benefits and provides tangible lessons for other nations
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.
A CGAP report analyzing the agent incentive scheme introduced in Colombia in conjunction with the payment of social cash transfers. [More information](http://cgap.org/publications/incentives…
This report describes the experience of Catholic Relief Services Haiti in employing a new mobile phone–based banking service, T-Cash. This service was adopted on a pilot basis to improve CRS…