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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Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future…
PNG’s Ministries of Finance and Treasury endorse Better Than Cash Alliance membership
This diagnostic report shows that Senegal has a strong potential for digitizing payments.
Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency
This paper suggests pathways forward to help realize these benefits, with specific recommendations.
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Jordan demonstrates leadership by taking on the wage digitization agenda to advance decent work and inclusive economic growth
Director-General says joining the Better Than Cash Alliance is part of stimulating more innovation and financial inclusion for smallholders
A third of adults struggle to get by without basic financial services to protect against hardship and save for the future. Ruth Goodwin-Groen, of the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance, expl…
December 24 , 2014. Sierre Leone: Marion Sesay gossiped with her two work colleagues while they waited in the shade of a local money handler for their names to be called….
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
Ethical Tea Partnership is a membership organization working with tea companies, development organizations and governments to improve the lives of tea workers, farmers and their environment.
Eighteen-year-old Djélika Haïdara was pregnant when she fled her home in northern Mali to escape the violent aftermath of a military coup. She and her extended family were among more than 2…
World Economic Forum recognises electronic payments as a driver for financial inclusion
The following is a guest post by Sara Murray, Electronic Payments Program Manager at Mercy Corps, a Better Than Cash Alliance member….
Reposted from the original Gates Foundation blog on Impatient Optimists. Until recently, achieving financial inclusion for the world’s unbanked poor was a pressing goal with perplexing obstacles.
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.
The Republic of Moldova has joined the UN-housed Better Than Cash Alliance to make digital payments for all public services a reality by 2020. …