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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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.
Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency
Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance
Le Rwanda accélère l’adoption des paiements numériques en rejoignant l’Alliance Better Than Cash
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