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Towards a Stronger Digital Financial Ecosystem in Peru

The Better Than Cash Alliance supports a unique initiative of the Peruvian Banker’s Association (ASBANC) that brings together banks and major telecom operators…

Every dollar spent on Syrian refugees generates $2.13 in local Lebanese markets

Government of Rwanda Joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

Rwanda aims for 80% financial inclusion by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance.

Small-scale Kenyan farmers use mobile money to turn remittances into farm profits

A study has found that Kenyan farmers who use mobile money have 35% higher profits per acre of banana production than non-users. Mobile money also increased household income by 40% and contr…

Digitization Helps Small Merchants Keep Jobs and Profits in Mexico

Guest post by Alicia Rendon Contro, Grupo Bimbo

Le Rwanda accélère l’adoption des paiements numériques en rejoignant l’Alliance Better Than Cash

Le Rwanda accélère l’adoption des paiements numériques en rejoignant l’Alliance Better Than Cash

Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance

Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance

Ghana Joins Better Than Cash Alliance to Promote Financial Transparency

Ghana will aim to reach 80 percent financial inclusion for its citizens in 5 years.

Measuring Digital Payments’ Significance: GSMA Reboots Kenyan M-PESA Data

For stakeholders engaged in the shift from cash to electronic payments, there is an ever-present appetite for data on progress.

In China, UN Special Advocate Queen Máxima Sees Great Potential for Digital Financial Inclusion

At the invitation of the government of China, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited the country from 24 to 28 November in her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adv…

Le Ghana rejoint l’Alliance Better Than Cash pour une plus grande transparence financière

Le Ghana rejoint l’Alliance Better Than Cash pour une plus grande transparence financière…

Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency

Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency

UN Helping to Coordinate Payments to Thousands of Frontline Ebola Responders

The Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) is supporting the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) work with the authorities in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to coordinate payments for thousands of treatment centre staff, lab technicians, contacts tracers and burial teams.

Senegal shifts to digital payments to promote economic growth

The Government of Senegal has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance, signaling its commitment to growing the economy and improving security and transparency through the shift to electronic pa…

The Coca-Cola Company joins Better Than Cash Alliance to give more people access to electronic payments

Better Than Cash Alliance welcomes The Coca-Cola Company as its member.

Shifting from cash in the midst of crisis: Electronic transfers in the Democratic Republic of Congo

There is growing consensus in the humanitarian community that cash (digital or physical) – as opposed to delivery of food and materials – is often the best way to help communities bounce back from crisis.

Mobile money for 16,000 Ebola workers

December 24 , 2014. Sierre Leone: Marion Sesay gossiped with her two work colleagues while they waited in the shade of a local money handler for their names to be called….

Colombia’s Online E-Payments Platform: Private Sector Innovation Inspired by Government Vision

This case study draws on interviews with ACH Colombia’s management as well as representatives of PSE’s stakeholders and users.

Colombia’s Coffee Growers’ Smart ID Card: Successfully Reaching Rural Communities with Digital Payments

This case study is the first to examine a shift to electronic payments in a large-scale rural business-to- business context.

Country Diagnostic: Colombia

This diagnostic measures the current state of the transition to electronic payments by estimating volumes and values of payments made in Colombia, as well as assessing the likelihood of further movement by looking at payment use cases associated with each key shift.