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 government joins the United Nations-based alliance of governments, companies and international organizations that works to accelerate the move toward digitization of payments…
Ingreso Solidario is a COVID-19 social protection programme in Colombia benefitting 3 million households. It shows digital payments can be rapidly dispersed across multiple channels.
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
The Alliance Learning Series is developed to promote a culture of active sharing of learnings with members and other key stakeholders.
Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
In looking at ways to bring financial services to the more than two billion people outside formal financial systems, often the focus has been on piecemeal efforts to improve specific element…
Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – rather than an end in itself.
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
Transportation Series: Blog 2…
Transportation Series: Blog 1 (Introduction)
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.
Interview with Gustavo Vega, President of the clearing house ACH Colombia
The “Digitizing Government Payments Amid COVID-19" series
Government aims for economic growth and women’s empowerment through digital payments initiative…
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.
Guest post by Alicia Rendon Contro, Grupo Bimbo
The Better Than Cash Alliance, hosted by UNCDF, gathered with colleagues at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Council of Governors Annual Meeting last month in Urubamba, Peru….
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal