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G20 High Level Principles for Digital Financial Inclusion

The principles, endorsed in 2016 during the G20 Chinese Presidency, catalyzes the adoption of digital approaches to achieve G20’s goals of financial inclusion, inclusive growth and increasing women’s economic participation.
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Responsible Digital Payments: Reducing the risks that come with new opportunities

From Peru to Rwanda to India, people, governments and businesses are increasingly making their payment transactions digitally, whether by mobile phone, by card or online.

© ©Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Frederic Courbet
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India’s digital payments revolution

Joint post by Camilo Tellez-Merchan of Better than Cash Alliance and Vivek Belgavi of PwC India
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Mexico’s route to financial inclusion begins with commitment to reduce the use of cash

One of the largest economies in Latin America keeps growth momentum going by joining the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to foster a financially inclusive economy
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Done Right, Digital Finance Could Transform Humanitarian Response

Originally published on CGAP.org
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The importance of partnerships in humanitarian response

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.
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Five Ways Digital Payments Are Coming to the Rescue in Emergencies

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…
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New United Nations study finds digital payments to Ebola response workers saved lives and $10 million

Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
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UNFPA joins the Better Than Cash Alliance to improve programme delivery

Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joined The Better Than Cash Alliance, committing to boost the use of digital payments to improve programme delivery, by generating cost savi…
© © United Nations Population Fund
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Uruguay makes great strides toward the universalization of access to financial services

The government joins the United Nations-based alliance of governments, companies and international organizations that works to accelerate the move toward digitization of payments…
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Basel standard setter: improving payments infrastructure accelerates financial inclusion

The report attempts to understand the factors that drive awareness and interest among current non-users of digital payments in India and analyzes the experience of current users and dentify potential strategies to spur the adoption among these consumers and merchants.

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Cashless Nigeria – Leading by example

As Nigeria rolls out one of the developing world’s most ambitious policy platforms to boost digital payments and drive greater financial inclusion, it’s important to take stock of the country’s progress to date, so that policy-makers around the world can learn from Nigeria’s experiences.
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Can India Post rise up to the digital payments and financial inclusion challenge?

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…
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Media Briefing - Making cash history

Making cash history: How digital payments can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
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Pakistan Plans to Bring Millions More Citizens into the Economy by Digitizing Payments

Government of Pakistan joins the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to create inclusive economic growth and a more efficient market structure…
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Leading global experts priotize key measures to optimize digital finance for world's poorest people

ANTALYA, Turkey - How are phones and cards changing the ways the global poor access and manage their money, and what should governments and financial institutions do to ensure innovative pr…
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The Better Than Cash Journey: Concern and CARE

This is the fourth in a series of articles written by Maura Hart on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members. These highlights capture the innovative work by governments, businesses and development organizations to fulfill their commitment to transition from cash to digital payments.
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Grupo Bimbo joins the Better Than Cash Alliance to help small businesses in Mexico boost profits

Through Red Qiubo, Grupo Bimbo provides small businesses with the necessary technology to accept digital payments in their operations.
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Making Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021 a reality, Government joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

Bangladesh commits to further national financial inclusion by accelerating the transition to digital payments…
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Sierra Leone commits to digital payments to encourage growth

In key move to recover from the economic impact of the Ebola crisis, Nation joins the Better Than Cash Alliance