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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Bangladesh commits to further national financial inclusion by accelerating the transition to digital payments…
Initiative Launched to Accelerate Global Shift to Electronic Payments for the Poor…
The Better Than Cash Alliance and UNCDF participated a meeting of the Responsible Finance Community of Practice (CoP) on June 25th 2013 in Berlin, Germany.
Globe’s subscribers can donate to the typhoon relief using their mobile phones.
Government of India joins the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to share success stories from the world’s largest financial inclusion programme…
Harvard Center for International Development (CID) hosts Better Than Cash Alliance on the CID Speaker Series Podcast. …
At ACDI/VOCA we see firsthand how technological innovations are revolutionizing approaches to global economic development. This is particularly true for electronic payments. Around 2.5 billi…
Around the world, 2.5 billion people lack access to formal financial services….
On behalf of the United Nations’ Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Ms. Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Controller, announced that the UN Secretariat had just jo…
Farmers are adapting mobile technology to meet market needs and drive progress on their own terms rather than waiting for telecommunications companies to deliver solutions…
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…
Interview with Gustavo Vega, President of the clearing house ACH Colombia
Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
Blockchain Series: Blog 4
Successful digitization of P2G payments and its widespread adoption by users is achievable - but depends on the alignment of various important factors.
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
Interoperability drives global digital inclusion. Over 25% more adults access government payments, but siloed systems hinder seamless transactions.
The following is a guest post by Sara Murray, Electronic Payments Program Manager at Mercy Corps, a Better Than Cash Alliance member….
Earlier this year, we shared the story of the World Food Programme (WFP) introducing cash transfers on mobile phones at the Gihembe refugee camp in northern Rwanda. …
Two case studies from the Better Than Cash Alliance present innovations from Colombia’s digital payments ecosystem