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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Digital payments can promote broader development goals of the G20 countries, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.
Key public and private sector players make action commitments on responsible digitization in retail, agriculture, and ready-made garment sectors, while prioritizing women
A report by the Better Than Cash Alliance for the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion.
Successful digitization of P2G payments and its widespread adoption by users is achievable - but depends on the alignment of various important factors.
Gates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action steps
This case study builds the evidence base regarding business payments in the Philippines, the incentives businesses face, and what it would take to shift corporates decisively to digital payments.
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
Learn about the 9 principles and earn points toward becoming a Certified Digital Finance Practitioner
Government members of the Better Than Cash Alliance, Jordan, Peru and Ghana shared key insights on how they are delivering digital payments responsibly to the most vulnerable during a time of crisis. This webinar demonstrated how integrating the Responsible Digital Payments Guidelines in payment responses is possible at a time like this, and why it is an important building block for recovery.
The challenges, opportunities, and priorities in designing effective tax and non-tax revenue payment digitization solutions.
This report examines new business models and government initiatives for energy access that rely upon digital payments.
The ability to make and receive payments electronically has emerged, in recent years, as a technology hero during natural disasters and health pandemics. At a time when more people than ever…
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.
One Acre Fund cut payment losses and collection costs by over 80 percent, boosting farmers’ satisfaction and economic opportunity…
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…
Endorsed by G20 Heads of State and Government, this guidance note supports the implementation of the G20 High-Level Principles for Digital Financial Inclusion in the context of inclusive digital payments ecosystems, reflecting lessons drawn from policy development and implementation initiatives undertaken in several countries.
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 …
Join us on 22nd February for a discussion on digital wages in the garment and footwear supply chain.
Guest speakers highlighted Colombia’s experience in providing digital transfers to nearly 3 million households.
In this e-blast, we give a quick round-up of how our members, new ones and old, are turning to digitization in their battles against COVID-19.