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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Interview with Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, General Manager of Peruvian Digital Payments (PDP)
By Alfred Akibo-Betts and Tenzin Keyzom Massally
As world leaders met at the U.N. General Assembly in New York last week, many discussions focused on how to ignite greater progress toward the SDGs.
Harvard Center for International Development (CID) hosts Better Than Cash Alliance on the CID Speaker Series Podcast. …
New data gathered from the Higg Index from 3,000 factories in 58 countries
In a first study of its kind, data from nearly 3,000 factories across 58 countries, reveals that paying workers digitally correlates positively with better working conditions.
Transportation Series: Blog 3
Digital Financial Services (DFS) is a relatively new, low-cost means of digital access to transactional financial services. Often termed ‘mobile money’ or ‘mobile financial services,’ DFS is…
Across the global policy community, the jury is now in about the power of digital payments to drive financial inclusion, particularly for women and the poor; improve efficiency and transpare…
This study investigates whether strengthening mobile money ecosystems around PNG’s resource regions can improve the distribution of compensation and benefits payments for local communities; Enhance social license for resources companies; and catalyze financial inclusion efforts.
New digitization study recommends strengthening cash assistance collaboration across UN agencies & partners, to improve coordination and harmonization.
This International Women’s Day, Marks & Spencer (M&S) is joining the Better Than Cash Alliance to help advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
Kenyan AgTech company, Virtual City, has created a mobile-based tool called Agrimanagr that enables digitization of dairy value chain. Watch the video to learn more.
Indian economy is operating at an estimated $33 billion less cash than it would have without demonetization. Income tax buoyancy is at a decade high of 2.20. This Harvard Business Review art…
This Overseas Development Institute brief looks at a decade of Aadhaar program in India and draws lessons that can contribute to global conversations on digital identity.
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde is to be applauded for her recent leadership in the fight against corruption, and her recognition that there is an increasingly limited role for cash …
Blockchain Series: Blog 6
Blockchain Series: Blog 4
Blockchain Series: Blog 2…