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 toolkits, available both in French and English, are designed for financial service providers (FSPs) who want to go digital.
This blog post was originally published in Next Billion…
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
By Alfred Akibo-Betts and Tenzin Keyzom Massally
This blog post was originally published in the Action 2030 Blog on unsdg.un.org.
The “Digitizing Government Payments Amid COVID-19" series
Better Than Cash Alliance organized a peer exchange learning series to highlight the central and state government initiatives and facilitate peer learning to accelerate service delivery and digital financial inclusion.
The Alliance Learning Series is developed to promote a culture of active sharing of learnings with members and other key stakeholders.
Launch of the Pan-African Peer Exchange Series : Digitizing Government Payments Amid Covid-19 organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Better Than Cash Alliance.
The study looks at how development organizations or government programs can increase the efficiency and scale of transfers, while also forming the building blocks for financial inclusion.
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 roundtable saw the participation of 20+ stakeholders from 11 African nations.
At ACDI/VOCA we see firsthand how technological innovations are revolutionizing approaches to global economic development. This is particularly true for electronic payments. Around 2.5 billi…
Study concludes Mexico’s savings and other benefits and provides tangible lessons for other nations
By Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, UNCDF, Advisor, Better Than Cash Alliance
New data from the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 confirms the centrality of digital payments in reaching financial equality for all.
Crises of all sorts, from conflicts to natural disasters to health emergencies, are happening at unprecedented rates around the world — so much so that the United Nations convened the first World Humanitarian Summit this week.
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
by Emilia Klimiuk and Lisa Kienzle of Grameen Foundation
As Nigeria rolls out one of the developing world’s most ambitious policy platforms to boost digital payments and drive greater financial inclusion, it’s important to take stock of the country’s progress to date, so that policy-makers around the world can learn from Nigeria’s experiences.