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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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…
Globe’s subscribers can donate to the typhoon relief using their mobile phones.
Interview with World Cocoa Foundation, Paul F. Macek, Vice President for Programs
Kenya has been hailed as one of the developing world’s leaders in electronic payments. So it should come as no surprise that a sparsely populated, dusty village 500 kilometres from Nairobi i…
A third of adults struggle to get by without basic financial services to protect against hardship and save for the future. Ruth Goodwin-Groen, of the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance, expl…
One Million Low-Income People to Reap Benefits of Digital Money
Did you ever wonder why there is not an International Men’s Day? There actually is such a day, by the way—it’s on November 19th, but there aren’t too many people marking it with a night off …
Opening new payment gateways for merchants presents risks but much greater opportunities. Striking the right balance between fostering innovative services and managing risk is crucial.
by Tidar Wald, Government and Corporate Relations Specialist at Better Than Cash Alliance…
Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
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. …
Gates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action steps
Two case studies from the Better Than Cash Alliance present innovations from Colombia’s digital payments ecosystem
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde is to be applauded for her recent leadership in the fight against corruption, and her recognition that there is an increasingly limited role for cash …
Harvard Center for International Development (CID) hosts Better Than Cash Alliance on the CID Speaker Series Podcast. …
Transportation Series: Blog 3
By taking cash out of the equation, electronic transfers promise a faster, more secure and more transparent (so less corruptible) means of getting help.