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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As McKinsey Global Institute reveals a potential $3.7 trillion GDP boost in emerging economies, the report outlines how Peru can continue to advance its digital finance agenda …
For the first time, new evidence from 25 countries shows how governments and companies can move away from cash, as McKinsey Global Institute reveals a potential $3.7 trillion GDP boost…
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.
The report makes recommendations for government in india to shape policy that simplifies KYC requirements, making digital payment transactions more user friendly.
Joint post by Camilo Tellez-Merchan of Better than Cash Alliance and Vivek Belgavi of PwC India
The report attempts to understand the factors that drive awareness and interest among current non-users of digital payments in India and analyzes the experience of current users and dentify potential strategies to spur the adoption among these consumers and merchants.
This book features case studies from India demonstrating approaches of problem solving, enhancing quality family planning care at the grass-roots level and facilitates advocacy, strengthening programme design and enhancing competency as well as orienting the healthcare system.
The study attempts to assess and report the progress made by the Reserve Bank of India in moving towards the ‘Cashless’ economy during the period 2004-05 to 2014-15.
On 19 August 2015, the Reserve Bank of India approved licenses for eleven institutions to set up payment banks. The purpose was to have these banks further financial inclusion by providing s…
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.
By Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, UNCDF, Advisor, Better Than Cash Alliance
Aadhaar, India’s program to provide a unique identity number for every resident, is the largest biometric identification program in the world. Launched in 2008, the program has created biome…