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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Ms. Maha Bahou is the Executive Manager for Payment Systems & Domestic Banking Operations and Financial Inclusion Department at the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ)….
Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future…
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.
For stakeholders engaged in the shift from cash to electronic payments, there is an ever-present appetite for data on progress.
With 37 percent of the value of all payments now made digitally, Ghana is on course to be a leader in the region, with great potential to expand economic opportunities for businesses
In Addis Ababa, the vibrant Ethiopian capital, lies a busy Somali community market where Bisharo runs a small shop.
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.
Digital payments can help make the sector more efficient, transparent, and secure for companies and people alike.
For Nigeria to see broad adoption of digital payments it must find ways to encourage merchants and consumers to adopt them across a range of payment use cases. This pilot study by insight2impact highlights how transactional data can support an evidence-led strategy for digital adoption.
The participation of many underprivileged social clusters in the financial services sector has invariably been problematic in South Africa. This may be attributed to the country’s laws and p…
As the world gets a progress report from the World Bank, the Alliance outlines 10 key reasons to be optimistic about the journey toward full financial inclusion.
This diagnostic measures the current state of the transition from cash to electronic payments by estimating volumes and values of payments made in Nigeria, as well as assessing the likelihood of further movement by looking at payment use cases associated with each key shift stage.
This diagnostic measures the current state of the transition to electronic payments by estimating volumes and values of payments made in Malawi, as well as assessing the likelihood of further movement by looking at payment use cases associated with each key shift.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
This study lays the foundation for incorporating United Nations Principles for Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan tea sector, with the goal of increasing efficiency and improving farmers’ living incomes.
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
This paper suggests pathways forward to help realize these benefits, with specific recommendations.
The roundtable saw the participation of 20+ stakeholders from 11 African nations.
Blockchain Series: Blog 4
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of our members one year on from Reaching Financial Equality for Women, to ensure stronger economies that build on the strengths of women and girls.