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Digital payments can empower women

Re-posted from the “Beyond the Transaction” Mastercard blog

© ©Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Frederic Courbet
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Two challenges to help two billion reach financial security

Reposted from the original Gates Foundation blog on Impatient Optimists. Until recently, achieving financial inclusion for the world’s unbanked poor was a pressing goal with perplexing obstacles.
Global Resources >> Industry Reports

Case Study: Shifting Food Assistance in Kenya to E-Payments

This CGAP case study discusses the program elements of the World Food Programme’s Cash for Assets pilot in Kenya, as well as the design and implementation process, the experiences of stakeho…
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Women’s World Banking offers lessons for creating a successful agency banking network

As we approach International Women’s Day on March 8th, Women’s World Banking reflects on a learning exchange with three African banks committed to serving low-income women….
© ©Women's World Banking
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Saving $15.5 million by replacing cash with cards for Colombian coffee farmers

Two case studies from the Better Than Cash Alliance present innovations from Colombia’s digital payments ecosystem
Alliance Reports >> Diagnostics

Country Diagnostic: Malawi

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

The Government of Papua New Guinea joined the Better Than Cash Alliance and committed to digitizing all government payments.
Global Resources >> Videos

Webinar: How to measure a shift to electronic payments

Global Resources >> Videos

Webinar: How to conduct a country diagnostic

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Webinar: How to plan a shift to electronic payments for government

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Webinar: How to plan a shift to electronic payments for the development community

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Webinar: How to plan a shift to electronic payments for business

News >> Ideas & Updates

Digitization of payments in Mexico saves billions

The Mexican government is saving an estimated US$ 1.27 billion per year, or 3.3 percent of its total expenditure, on wages, pensions and social transfers. How? By digitizing and centralizing…
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Going digital: keeping postal services as relevant as ever

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Global Resources >> Industry Reports

Assessing risk in digital payments (Gates)

Since digital payments form the foundation for digital financial services, an approach to managing and regulating their risk is the first step. Significant literature exists that outlines th…
© © Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Steering post offices globally towards digital financial services

The Universal Postal Union (UPU), the UN’s agency for postal services, has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance.

Global Resources >> Industry Reports

Elimination of blockages to financial inclusion drives economic growth

by Era Dabla-Norris, Yan Ji, Robert Townsend, and D. Filiz Unsal …
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Electronic transfers in humanitarian response: Good news, bad news and how-to

By taking cash out of the equation, electronic transfers promise a faster, more secure and more transparent (so less corruptible) means of getting help.
© WFP/Dalia Khamissy
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The IRC joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is pleased to join the Better Than Cash Alliance, in support of our commitment to provide essential services within the first 72 hours of crisis.
© Rebecca Blum/IRC
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Build on progress made in Colombia’s shift to electronic payments, says Better Than Cash study

Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…