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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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global standard setter for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other threats to the financial system. Their [Risk-based Approach…
Guest post by Marcos Bader…
The Better Than Cash Alliance supports a unique initiative of the Peruvian Banker’s Association (ASBANC) that brings together banks and major telecom operators…
Forum Highlights Global Standards For Responsible Digital Finance…
Gates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action steps
By Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, UNCDF, Advisor, Better Than Cash Alliance
Earlier this year, we shared the story of the World Food Programme (WFP) introducing cash transfers on mobile phones at the Gihembe refugee camp in northern Rwanda. …
Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
Digital payments can promote broader development goals of the G20 countries, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.
The World Bank expects people to send USD$581 billion in remittances in 2014, through a network of banks and money transfer operators.
Banks are closing MTO accounts as risks increase amid a shifting regulatory environment.
A Q&A with Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen on the Better Than Cash Alliance’s Important New Role
One Million Low-Income People to Reap Benefits of Digital Money
Women need confidential and easily accessible financial services as well as control over their finances, and electronic payments bring these features to financial products.
Kenya has been hailed as one of the developing world’s leaders in electronic payments. So it should come as no surprise that a sparsely populated, dusty village 500 kilometres from Nairobi i…
As part of its commitments to enhance food security, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has introduced mobile phone facilitated cash transfers to feed the 14,500 refugees in Gihem…
World Economic Forum recognises electronic payments as a driver for financial inclusion
Better Than Cash Alliance discusses digital financial strategy with government…
These phones can be used to receive and transfer money through an electronic banking solution called mVISA, provided by the Bank of Kigali.
CRS Commits to Increase Electronic Payments to Strengthen Local Economies…
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