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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In Addis Ababa, the vibrant Ethiopian capital, lies a busy Somali community market where Bisharo runs a small shop.
Reposted from the original Gates Foundation blog on Impatient Optimists. Until recently, achieving financial inclusion for the world’s unbanked poor was a pressing goal with perplexing obstacles.
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
This Diagnostic Report shows Ghana has taken important steps toward digitizing its economy, and has several of the building blocks of an inclusive digital ecosystem already in place.
500 million reasons to digitize tax payments
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
The “Digitizing Government Payments Amid COVID-19" series
This paper suggests pathways forward to help realize these benefits, with specific recommendations.
This paper sets out pathways forward to help realize the full potential of digitalization, with specific and practical recommendations.
Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica are demonstrating that digital payments are an essential part of the economic recovery
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Transportation Series: Blog 2…
Interview with Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, General Manager of Peruvian Digital Payments (PDP)
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
The Alliance Learning Series is developed to promote a culture of active sharing of learnings with members and other key stakeholders.
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
Guest post by Alicia Rendon Contro, Grupo Bimbo
Crossposted from the original post that appeared in The Economist Intelligence Unit…
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 …