Bangladesh

LEARNING SERIES >> How to scale up digital wages in line with the UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal

Factories paying workers digitally are five times more likely to provide good social and labor practices

New data gathered from the Higg Index from 3,000 factories in 58 countries

In Bangladesh, key public and private sector actors commit to scaling digital wages across garment sector

Dhaka, November 20, 2019 - Media release by Government of Bangladesh: Building on what has been achieved so far, the government and the private sector have committed to working together to…

To improve the lives of nearly 2 million workers, H&M group will encourage suppliers to pay workers digitally

H&M group becomes the first global fashion brand to join the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance…

Why cash is a problem for businesses around the globe

This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…

Inclusive digital payments solutions for the garment sector workers in Bangladesh

Three key findings that show that financial equality is within reach in our lifetime

New data from the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 confirms the centrality of digital payments in reaching financial equality for all. 

The International Labour Organization commits to expanding the use of responsible digital payments to advance decent work

New partnership will result in promoting digital payments as an important tool to increase security, financial inclusion and economic opportunities in the workplace.

Why having less cash can mean a better life

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…

LEARNING SERIES >> Working together to prioritize merchant payment digitization and co-create solutions

Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.

The Digital Payments Opportunity: A Conversation

This blog was originally published on BSR.org…

LEARNING SERIES >> Government ownership and leadership over digitization – critical to driving and scaling up digital payments

Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority

Putting Digital Payments to Work in the Time of COVID-19

As the tragic human costs of COVID-19 mount, the need for practical, scalable, quick and effective solutions is urgent. Now more than ever, it’s time to put digital payments to work.

Exchanging notes on one of the biggest ‘digital’ conditional cash transfer programs

Our Peer-Exchange to Brazil was part of the Alliance’s response to the knowledge needs of member countries…

Distributing Production: Can Distributed Ledgers Fuel a New Wave of Supply-Chain Innovation?

Blockchain Series: Blog 5

New United Nations Report Reveals Bangladesh’s Progress on Digital Finance As Key Leaders Meet to Discuss Future Steps

In-depth analysis shows Bangladesh making impressive strides towards a digital economy, identifies solutions for further progress…

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…

Two challenges to help two billion reach financial security

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.

LEARNING SERIES >> Catalyzing action on digital payments: Insights from national transformation journeys

Lessons from developing diagnostics and strategies with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Philippines, and Senegal