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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500 million Indian smartphone users in next 5 years: a huge market for digital payments
Findings illustrate how the private and public sector could work together to modernize economies, improve transparency and support financial inclusion and growth.
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
This paper considers the impact of the regulatory environment on mobile payments as a channel for delivering inclusive financial services using Kenya, Brazil and India as case studies.
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post…
The report charts the story of mobile money covering a decade of progress, industry lessons,impact and the future of the industry.
One Acre Fund cut payment losses and collection costs by over 80 percent, boosting farmers’ satisfaction and economic opportunity…
The paper presents detailed insights from 15 years of financial inclusion research to highlight the importance of fintech, including proposing product development ideas for Fintech players, to better serve developing world market.
This study analysis the emerging legal and regulatory issues that mobile payments introduced in Kenya.
A roundup of our latest reports and case studies
A third of adults struggle to get by without basic financial services to protect against hardship and save for the future. Ruth Goodwin-Groen, of the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance, expl…
This blog was originally published on BSR.org…
Interview with Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, General Manager of Peruvian Digital Payments (PDP)
The paper outlines potential for growth for FinTech for financial inclusion while emphasising on the need for regulatory approaches , citing some successful cases from India , Kenya and China.
This paper provides examples of how digitization in Kenya has supported the economy via a retail electronic payments system, financial inclusion, increased financial sector vibrancy, and pushed GDP growth with it.
Communiqué de presse de l’Agence de la Couverture Maladie Universelle du Sénégal (ACMU)…
Blockchain Series: Blog 4
This World Bank discussion paper argues that digital payments, along with other policies and tools, can help extend pension coverage to the informal sector in Africa. It also features case studies from 5 Alliance members namely Kenya, Rwanda, Benin, Ghana, and Uganda.
The latest Financial Access 2019 survey shows that around 83% of Kenyans now have a formal account. Cost remains the main barrier for uptake. More Kenyans now save on their mobile phones (54%) than informally.