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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Did you ever wonder why there is not an International Men’s Day? There actually is such a day, by the way—it’s on November 19th, but there aren’t too many people marking it with a night off …
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…
by Tidar Wald, Government and Corporate Relations Specialist at Better Than Cash Alliance…
Government of Pakistan joins the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to create inclusive economic growth and a more efficient market structure…
ANTALYA, Turkey - How are phones and cards changing the ways the global poor access and manage their money, and what should governments and financial institutions do to ensure innovative pr…
Government of India joins the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to share success stories from the world’s largest financial inclusion programme…
Crossposted from the original post that appeared in The Economist Intelligence Unit…
Guest post by Shireen Santosham, GSMA Connected Women
Bangladesh commits to further national financial inclusion by accelerating the transition to digital payments…
Development Research Group When the Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) was formed almost three years ago, about half of the world’s adult population had some type of bank account. Last week th…
The Better Than Cash Alliance is introducing an occasional series on innovations that have the potential to reduce costs in digital payments. The first in this series is an article by Ryan Z…
Government aims for economic growth and women’s empowerment through digital payments initiative…
700 million new accounts since 2011: The World Bank’s 2014 Global Findex findings
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.
The Mexican government is saving an estimated US$ 1.27 billion per year, or 3.3 percent of its total expenditure, on wages, pensions and social transfers. How? By digitizing and centralizing…
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
Better Than Cash Alliance welcomes The Coca-Cola Company as its member.
The Better Than Cash Alliance supports a unique initiative of the Peruvian Banker’s Association (ASBANC) that brings together banks and major telecom operators…
Forum Highlights Global Standards For Responsible Digital Finance…
Study concludes Mexico’s savings and other benefits and provides tangible lessons for other nations