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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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…
There is growing consensus in the humanitarian community that cash (digital or physical) – as opposed to delivery of food and materials – is often the best way to help communities bounce back from crisis.
For stakeholders engaged in the shift from cash to electronic payments, there is an ever-present appetite for data on progress.
Guest post by Alicia Rendon Contro, Grupo Bimbo
Forum Highlights Global Standards For Responsible Digital Finance…
By Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, UNCDF, Advisor, Better Than Cash Alliance
Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
A Q&A with Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen on the Better Than Cash Alliance’s Important New Role
Study concludes Mexico’s savings and other benefits and provides tangible lessons for other nations
The Better Than Cash Alliance Is Out to Create a “Cash Lite” World…