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 Gustavo Vega, President of the clearing house ACH Colombia
Tax digitalization, when designed and implemented effectively, can deliver major benefits for society, reduce inequalities, and contribute to the financing of the SDGs.
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 …
Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica are demonstrating that digital payments are an essential part of the economic recovery
In this 4-part blog series, we examine key aspects of the transportation sector: tolling, urban transit, and ride-sharing with a focus on emerging economies.
The paper discusses the issue of inadequate privacy and personal data protection in social protection programmes, particularly related to biometric data, presenting good practices from India, Peru, Chile, Mexico, Pakistan and many more countries.
This report finds and discusses that contrary to a popular narrative of competition between the legacy providers and newcomers in the market, financial institutions view fintechs as great partners for innovation and envisions more such partnerships as institutions learn from successful cases.
This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…
New data gathered from the Higg Index from 3,000 factories in 58 countries
Working with our members to help them collaborate with the private sector to build responsible digital payments ecosystems for the underserved and excluded.
Director-General says joining the Better Than Cash Alliance is part of stimulating more innovation and financial inclusion for smallholders
A 10-point action plan for governments and businesses to prioritize women’s digital financial inclusion
G20 EMPOWER summit ignites the vital role of digital finance in achieving gender equality
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
There is an urgent need and powerful opportunity to further boost the outreach, efficiency, and efficacy of digital humanitarian payments through enhanced coordination between UN agencies.
The report identifies eight good practices for engaging with clients who are sending or receiving digital payments and who have previously been financially excluded or underserved.
This report presents a powerful new demonstration of how digital payments can transform millions of lives for the better.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
From Peru to Rwanda to India, people, governments and businesses are increasingly making their payment transactions digitally, whether by mobile phone, by card or online.