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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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…
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.
In Addis Ababa, the vibrant Ethiopian capital, lies a busy Somali community market where Bisharo runs a small shop.
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
New data gathered from the Higg Index from 3,000 factories in 58 countries
World Economic Forum recognises electronic payments as a driver for financial inclusion
700 million new accounts since 2011: The World Bank’s 2014 Global Findex findings
This diagnostic report shows that Senegal has a strong potential for digitizing payments.
This report examines two of China’s most far-reaching applications – WeChat and Alipay – and explores their role in the development of one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated digital payments ecosystems.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
Ethical Tea Partnership is a membership organization working with tea companies, development organizations and governments to improve the lives of tea workers, farmers and their environment.
Bangladesh commits to further national financial inclusion by accelerating the transition to digital payments…
Crises of all sorts, from conflicts to natural disasters to health emergencies, are happening at unprecedented rates around the world — so much so that the United Nations convened the first World Humanitarian Summit this week.
The “Digitizing Government Payments Amid COVID-19" series
H&M group becomes the first global fashion brand to join the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance…
Eighteen-year-old Djélika Haïdara was pregnant when she fled her home in northern Mali to escape the violent aftermath of a military coup. She and her extended family were among more than 2…
This paper suggests pathways forward to help realize these benefits, with specific recommendations.
Dhaka, November 20, 2019 - Media release by Government of Bangladesh: Building on what has been achieved so far, the government and the private sector have committed to working together to…
Blockchain Series: Blog 4
Making cash history: How digital payments can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals