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 Arab Monetary Fund, a regional financial organization, joins the United Nations-Better Than Cash Alliance.
Guest post by Marcos Bader…
When a family member first told Mary that she could use her mobile phone to store her money, she felt that she had finally found a safe place to keep the earnings from her vegetable sales….
Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – rather than an end in itself.
Bangladesh commits to further national financial inclusion by accelerating the transition to digital payments…
This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…
This is the second 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.
The World Bank expects people to send USD$581 billion in remittances in 2014, through a network of banks and money transfer operators.
by Emilia Klimiuk and Lisa Kienzle of Grameen Foundation
Making cash history: How digital payments can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
The emergence of Nigeria as a regional economic powerhouse has presented a challenge for Nigerian policymakers: how to convert Nigeria’s growth at the macro level into greater financial inclusion, so that the rising economic tide can benefit more people.
By BTCA Communications Team…
A Q&A with Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen on the Better Than Cash Alliance’s Important New Role
The government joins the United Nations-based alliance of governments, companies and international organizations that works to accelerate the move toward digitization of payments…
Originally published on CGAP.org
Joint post by Camilo Tellez-Merchan of Better than Cash Alliance and Vivek Belgavi of PwC India
During this year’s European Development Days (EDDs), digital technologies and the digitization of payments emerged as key enablers for the implementation of the SDGs.
For the first time, new evidence from 25 countries shows how governments and companies can move away from cash, as McKinsey Global Institute reveals a potential $3.7 trillion GDP boost…
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post…
Payday can be an ordeal for women garment workers in Bangladesh. Often, they must wait in long lines, carry wads of cash through crowded streets, or encounter a mother-in-law demanding money…