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The Global Movement of Electronic Payments at WEF

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this morning, the Better Than Cash Alliance hosted a roundtable discussion with Juan Jiménez Mayor, Prime Minister, Republic…
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Government of Afghanistan Joins Better Than Cash Alliance

Government of Afghanistan Joins Better Than Cash Alliance — Pledges to Address Poverty and Grow Economy by Shifting to Electronic Payments…
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Aadhaar: Digital Inclusion and Public Services in India

Aadhaar, India’s program to provide a unique identity number for every resident, is the largest biometric identification program in the world. Launched in 2008, the program has created biome…
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Better Than Cash Alliance Names Ruth Goodwin-Groen as Managing Director

Alliance Accelerates Work to Transition from Cash to Electronic Payments Worldwide…
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Better Than Cash Alliance Perspectives: The Development Community

Around the world, 2.5 billion people lack access to formal financial services….
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Better Than Cash Launch Event

2012 the Better Than Cash Alliance was launched at an event at the Ford Foundation in New York….
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Citi Helps Launch Better Than Cash Alliance, Accelerating Transition to E-payments

Citi helped to launch the Better Than Cash Alliance, a coalition of public, private and NGO partners.
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Ruth Goodwin-Groen Named as Managing Director

Alliance Accelerates Work to Transition from Cash to Electronic Payments Worldwide…
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Aquino Admin Says ‘Digitisation’ a Priority Goal

Aquino Admin Says ‘Digitisation’ a Priority Goal…
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The Better Than Cash Alliance Is Out to Create a “Cash Lite” World

The Better Than Cash Alliance Is Out to Create a “Cash Lite” World…
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What’s Better than Cash?

“We are excited to be joining our partners in announcing the Better than Cash Alliance today. Committed to moving the global community onto electronic payments in place of physical cash, the…
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Initiative Launched to Accelerate Global Shift to Electronic Payments for the Poor

Initiative Launched to Accelerate Global Shift to Electronic Payments for the Poor…
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Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form ‘Better Than Cash Alliance’

Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form ‘Better Than Cash Alliance’…
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Visa Joins Global Leaders In New Partnership

Visa Joins Global Leaders In New Partnership To Promote Electronic Payments And Improve Lives

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Is Cash the Enemy of the Poor?

In wealthy countries, most people conduct their financial activity in digital form; money and value is stored virtually and transferred instantaneously with a touch of a button.
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Digital initiative aimed at helping world’s poor

Digital initiative aimed at helping world’s poor…
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Empowering People One Transaction at a Time

Empowering People One Transaction at a Time: Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form “Better Than Cash Alliance” to Accelerate Global Shift to Electronic Payments
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Visa Delivers the Benefits of Electronic Payments to the Trucking Industry in Brazil

In Brazil, the trucking industry has relied on a paper-based “freight letter” system for paying truck drivers’ salaries. Aside from operational inefficiencies, this method subjected cargo co…
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New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance

The research examines the constraints to the uptake of these technologies in humanitarian programming, and has identified barriers to wider adoption of new technology that can be broadly gr…
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The Solidaridad Visa Prepaid Card Brings Relief to Dominican Citizens in Need

Millions of people in the Dominican Republic struggle with poverty and hunger. In the past, distributing food, fuel and medicine was slow, expensive and often didn’t reach the intended recip…
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