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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These phones can be used to receive and transfer money through an electronic banking solution called mVISA, provided by the Bank of Kigali.
The case studies reveal how each country developed their programme, current delivery & payment, and the costs and benefits of using e-payments.
This paper explores economic informality and how it relates to digital financial inclusion. It focuses specifically on the potential role that digital financial services–including those accessed through mobile phones and the internet can play in encouraging businesses to formalize their operations.
Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company, announced that it will strengthen its commitment to digitize traditional small shops in Mexico.
The Alliance contributed to the launch of Peru’s new mobile payment system, Bim, which plans to bring digital payments to 5 million Peruvians over 5 years.
Uruguay has taken a further step towards its goal to provide access to financial services to all with its announcement that it has joined the Alliance.
Mexico’s route to financial inclusion begins with commitment to reduce use of cash
Cash remains in high demand despite measures by governments to keep funds digital. This Central Bank of Colombia study finds that economic growth and lower interest rates have a role to play.
El Gobierno de Uruguay albergó a otros países miembro de la Alianza Better Than Cash para compartir sus experiencias en cómo fomentar el uso de los pagos digitales a través de incentivos fiscales.
How can platform approaches drive the digitization of cities? Learn how CIVICO and Accion are helping customers and small businesses, in Bogota, Mexico City, and Santiago, connect and transact.
This webinar demonstrated how integrating the Responsible Digital Payments Guidelines in payment responses is possible and why it’s an important building block for recovery.
Alliance’s work in action
Improving access to healthcare and decent work, reaching farmers, including merchants, equal opportunities for women and much more, through responsibly digitizing payments.
Digital financial inclusion offers real hope to help us get back to achieving the SDGs by 2030