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Cashless Nigeria – Leading by example

As Nigeria rolls out one of the developing world’s most ambitious policy platforms to boost digital payments and drive greater financial inclusion, it’s important to take stock of the country’s progress to date, so that policy-makers around the world can learn from Nigeria’s experiences.

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Modelo Perú: A Unique Approach to Financial Inclusion

By Jeffrey Bower, Digital Finance Specialist, Better Than Cash Alliance …

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Can India Post rise up to the digital payments and financial inclusion challenge?

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…

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Moldova pledges to digitize payments for all public services, joins Better Than Cash Alliance

The Republic of Moldova has joined the UN-housed Better Than Cash Alliance to make digital payments for all public services a reality by 2020. …

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Watch: Inspirational speeches at UN Global Goals Summit

The President of Tanzania, H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, as well as Ministers and other high level figures from Peru, Belgium, Bangladesh, Colombia, the Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and S…

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Going the distance: How harnessing digital payments can help deliver on the SDGs

by Tidar Wald, Government and Corporate Relations Specialist at Better Than Cash Alliance…

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Media Briefing - Making cash history

Making cash history: How digital payments can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

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Heads of State & Governments Event on Digitizing Payments & Inclusive Finance at UN Summit

Governments Leading the Way: Digitizing Payments and Advancing Inclusive Finance to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, Saturday 26 September, 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST, United Nations Head…

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Pakistan Plans to Bring Millions More Citizens into the Economy by Digitizing Payments

Government of Pakistan joins the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to create inclusive economic growth and a more efficient market structure…

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Leading global experts priotize key measures to optimize digital finance for world's poorest people

ANTALYA, Turkey - How are phones and cards changing the ways the global poor access and manage their money, and what should governments and financial institutions do to ensure innovative pr…

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India Anuncia Nueva Sociedad para Acelerar la Inclusión Financiera

El Gobierno de la India se une a la Alianza Better Than Cash de las Naciones Unidas para compartir los éxitos del programa de inclusión financiera más grande del mundo…

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India Announces New Partnership to Accelerate Financial Inclusion for Everyone

Government of India joins the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to share success stories from the world’s largest financial inclusion programme…

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Cashing out: Ruth Goodwin Groen in The Economist Intelligence Unit

Crossposted from the original post that appeared in The Economist Intelligence Unit…

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The Better Than Cash Journey: Concern and CARE

This is the fourth 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.

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The Better Than Cash Journey: Kenya and Rwanda

This is the third in a series of articles written by Maura Hart on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members.

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The Better Than Cash Journey: Colombia & Malawi

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.

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Grupo Bimbo joins the Better Than Cash Alliance to help small businesses in Mexico boost profits

Through Red Qiubo, Grupo Bimbo provides small businesses with the necessary technology to accept digital payments in their operations.

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Closing the gender gap in mobile phone access and use

Guest post by Shireen Santosham, GSMA Connected Women

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The Better Than Cash Journey: Mercy Corps & Women’s World Banking

This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…

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Making Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021 a reality, Government joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

Bangladesh commits to further national financial inclusion by accelerating the transition to digital payments…