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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In-depth analysis shows Bangladesh making impressive strides towards a digital economy, identifies solutions for further progress…
This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
The IWCA endorses UN Responsible Digital Payments as a game-changer for women at every step of the coffee supply chain.
Building capacity within government agencies that champion digital payments
Jordan demonstrates leadership by taking on the wage digitization agenda to advance decent work and inclusive economic growth
Ethical Tea Partnership is a membership organization working with tea companies, development organizations and governments to improve the lives of tea workers, farmers and their environment.
10 recommendations from civil society to unlock the impact of fintech in merchant digitization and further India’s progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
New data from the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 confirms the centrality of digital payments in reaching financial equality for all.
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
The organization joins a UN-hosted alliance of governments, companies and international organizations to accelerate the move towards digitization of payments
On 19 August 2015, the Reserve Bank of India approved licenses for eleven institutions to set up payment banks. The purpose was to have these banks further financial inclusion by providing s…
In key move to recover from the economic impact of the Ebola crisis, Nation joins the Better Than Cash Alliance
Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – rather than an end in itself.
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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.
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…
By taking cash out of the equation, electronic transfers promise a faster, more secure and more transparent (so less corruptible) means of getting help.
Joins UN-based Better than Cash Alliance to Promote Financial Inclusion and Greater Supply Chain Transparency and Efficiency…