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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From Peru to Rwanda to India, people, governments and businesses are increasingly making their payment transactions digitally, whether by mobile phone, by card or online.
Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency
The Better Than Cash Alliance is introducing an occasional series on innovations that have the potential to reduce costs in digital payments. The first in this series is an article by Ryan Z…
In key move to recover from the economic impact of the Ebola crisis, Nation joins the Better Than Cash Alliance
Government aims for economic growth and women’s empowerment through digital payments initiative…
Blockchain Series: Blog 5
Gates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action steps
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 …
World Economic Forum recognises electronic payments as a driver for financial inclusion
Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future…
The World Bank expects people to send USD$581 billion in remittances in 2014, through a network of banks and money transfer operators.
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.
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development and Mr Bill Gates to Speak on Digital Financial Inclusion and Inc…
Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion Key to Poverty Alleviation and Economic Growth, say World Leaders…
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Forum Highlights Global Standards For Responsible Digital Finance…
Building capacity within government agencies that champion digital payments
Budget Under-Secretary Richard Bon Moya knew he was being ambitious. The goal was to shift all the financial transactions of the Filipino Government to a digital format—and to do it in five …
Study concludes Mexico’s savings and other benefits and provides tangible lessons for other nations
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of our members one year on from Reaching Financial Equality for Women, to ensure stronger economies that build on the strengths of women and girls.