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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Using various global datasets, this study quantifies the effect of financial inclusion and digital payments on income and individual government tax revenues to be an additional $4.1 trillion in the world economy.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
This paper suggests pathways forward to help realize these benefits, with specific recommendations.
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Interoperability drives global digital inclusion. Over 25% more adults access government payments, but siloed systems hinder seamless transactions.
Interview with Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, General Manager of Peruvian Digital Payments (PDP)
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 …
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This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post…