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 International Fund for Agricultural Development joins Better Than Cash Alliance to bring financial inclusion to rural communities
G20 EMPOWER summit ignites the vital role of digital finance in achieving gender equality
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…
Ingreso Solidario is a COVID-19 social protection programme in Colombia benefitting 3 million households. It shows digital payments can be rapidly dispersed across multiple channels.
One Acre Fund cut payment losses and collection costs by over 80 percent, boosting farmers’ satisfaction and economic opportunity…
Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
Joint post by Camilo Tellez-Merchan of Better than Cash Alliance and Vivek Belgavi of PwC India
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
Media release by the Government of Senegal, the Better Than Cash Alliance and MM4P…
The World Bank and the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) recently hosted the Third Meeting of the CPSS – World Bank Retail Payments Forum in Perugia, Italy.
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
On 19 August 2015, the Reserve Bank of India approved licenses for eleven institutions to set up payment banks. The purpose was to have these banks further financial inclusion by providing s…
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
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Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
The Mexican government is saving an estimated US$ 1.27 billion per year, or 3.3 percent of its total expenditure, on wages, pensions and social transfers. How? By digitizing and centralizing…
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
The ability to make and receive payments electronically has emerged, in recent years, as a technology hero during natural disasters and health pandemics. At a time when more people than ever…
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…