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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Empowering People One Transaction at a Time: Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form “Better Than Cash Alliance” to Accelerate Global Shift to Electronic Payments
In wealthy countries, most people conduct their financial activity in digital form; money and value is stored virtually and transferred instantaneously with a touch of a button.
Kenya is moving towards emerging market status and the government’s focused strategy of creating an electronic payments economy is contributing to its growth. During a reception hosted by th…
Malawi Announces Commitment to Transition to Electronic Payments…
$1.5 Million Grant Adds Momentum to Global Movement to Empower People and Grow Economies by Shifting from Cash to Electronic Payments…
In looking at ways to bring financial services to the more than two billion people outside formal financial systems, often the focus has been on piecemeal efforts to improve specific element…
As part of its commitments to enhance food security, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has introduced mobile phone facilitated cash transfers to feed the 14,500 refugees in Gihem…
The World Bank expects people to send USD$581 billion in remittances in 2014, through a network of banks and money transfer operators.
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. …
The Better Than Cash Alliance supports a unique initiative of the Peruvian Banker’s Association (ASBANC) that brings together banks and major telecom operators…
Le Ghana rejoint l’Alliance Better Than Cash pour une plus grande transparence financière…
Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency
There is growing consensus in the humanitarian community that cash (digital or physical) – as opposed to delivery of food and materials – is often the best way to help communities bounce back from crisis.
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
PNG’s Ministries of Finance and Treasury endorse Better Than Cash Alliance membership
Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – rather than an end in itself.
Bangladesh commits to further national financial inclusion by accelerating the transition to digital payments…
This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…
Guest post by Shireen Santosham, GSMA Connected Women
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.