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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A new Center for Global Development policy paper explores the linkages between digitalization of payments and effective PFM systems.
500 million Indian smartphone users in next 5 years: a huge market for digital payments
Successful digitization of P2G payments and its widespread adoption by users is achievable - but depends on the alignment of various important factors.
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Gates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action steps
Findings illustrate how the private and public sector could work together to modernize economies, improve transparency and support financial inclusion and growth.
PNG’s Ministries of Finance and Treasury endorse Better Than Cash Alliance membership
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…
Senegal has just announced a new partnership to accelerate the country’s transition from cash to digital payments, improving local governance and service delivery for its citizens.
In key move to recover from the economic impact of the Ebola crisis, Nation joins the Better Than Cash Alliance
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
Since digital payments form the foundation for digital financial services, an approach to managing and regulating their risk is the first step. Significant literature exists that outlines th…
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde is to be applauded for her recent leadership in the fight against corruption, and her recognition that there is an increasingly limited role for cash …
According to the Federal Reserve’s recent paper, [“Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System”](https://fedpaymentsimprovement.org/wp-content/uploads/strategies-improving-us-payment-sy…
Based on surveys from 566 business leaders, a new VISA report finds that the top 3 (payments-related) fraud concerns are ID verification, data privacy, and transaction monitoring. It calls for taking a more holistic approach to fraud management which involves a mix of new technologies and new skills.
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…