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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Interview with Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, General Manager of Peruvian Digital Payments (PDP)
Transportation Series: Blog 2…
World Economic Forum recognises electronic payments as a driver for financial inclusion
Director-General says joining the Better Than Cash Alliance is part of stimulating more innovation and financial inclusion for smallholders
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 …
Transportation Series: Blog 1 (Introduction)
This case study sets out key lessons from Sierra Leone’s experience using digital payments to help combat Ebola.
Urgent measures needed to address climate vulnerability impacting 3.6 billion people, particularly women and marginalized groups.
L'expérience de la Sierra Leone montre qu'il est crucial de se préparer tôt aux paiements numériques avant l'émergence d'une crise.
The report identifies eight good practices for engaging with clients who are sending or receiving digital payments and who have previously been financially excluded or underserved.
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
Interoperability drives global digital inclusion. Over 25% more adults access government payments, but siloed systems hinder seamless transactions.
The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean have been severely affected by COVID-19, with a regional GDP contraction of 6.7%** according to the World Bank.
Kenya has been hailed as one of the developing world’s leaders in electronic payments. So it should come as no surprise that a sparsely populated, dusty village 500 kilometres from Nairobi i…
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.
This is the third in a series of articles written by Maura Hart on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members.
The Pocket Guide to Responsible Payment Digitization in the Coffee Value Chain will inform stakeholders on opportunities and tools available for payment digitization.
The Better Than Cash Alliance recently held a live webinar with key players behind the launch of Peru’s new mobile wallet. “Bim” is the first product of Modelo Perú, which plans to bring dig…
In looking at ways to bring financial services to the more than two billion people outside formal financial systems, often the focus has been on piecemeal efforts to improve specific element…