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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A new animation and working paper, developed by the Alliance, seek to better explain inclusive digital payment ecosystems.
As Nigeria rolls out one of the developing world’s most ambitious policy platforms to boost digital payments and drive greater financial inclusion, it’s important to take stock of the country’s progress to date, so that policy-makers around the world can learn from Nigeria’s experiences.
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. …
by Emilia Klimiuk and Lisa Kienzle of Grameen Foundation
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.
In key move to recover from the economic impact of the Ebola crisis, Nation joins the Better Than Cash Alliance
Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future…
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2015 —Between 2011 and 2014, 700 million people became account holders at banks, other financial institutions, or mobile money service providers, and the number of “unb…
PNG’s Ministries of Finance and Treasury endorse Better Than Cash Alliance membership
When a family member first told Mary that she could use her mobile phone to store her money, she felt that she had finally found a safe place to keep the earnings from her vegetable sales….
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.
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The Government of Senegal has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance, signaling its commitment to growing the economy and improving security and transparency through the shift to electronic pa…
Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency
For stakeholders engaged in the shift from cash to electronic payments, there is an ever-present appetite for data on progress.
Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance
The Alliance is supporting ASBANC to help launch the platform as soon as possible with the endorsement of the National Financial Inclusion Commission.
Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
The following is a guest post by Sara Murray, Electronic Payments Program Manager at Mercy Corps, a Better Than Cash Alliance member….
Kenya is moving towards emerging market status and the government’s focused strategy of creating an electronic payments economy is contributing to its growth. During a reception hosted by th…