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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Millions of people in the Dominican Republic struggle with poverty and hunger. In the past, distributing food, fuel and medicine was slow, expensive and often didn’t reach the intended recip…
Visa Joins Global Leaders In New Partnership To Promote Electronic Payments And Improve Lives
“We are excited to be joining our partners in announcing the Better than Cash Alliance today. Committed to moving the global community onto electronic payments in place of physical cash, the…
Aquino Admin Says ‘Digitisation’ a Priority Goal…
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…
Eighteen-year-old Djélika Haïdara was pregnant when she fled her home in northern Mali to escape the violent aftermath of a military coup. She and her extended family were among more than 2…
CRS Commits to Increase Electronic Payments to Strengthen Local Economies…
One Million Low-Income People to Reap Benefits of Digital Money
The following is a guest post by Sara Murray, Electronic Payments Program Manager at Mercy Corps, a Better Than Cash Alliance member….
The Better Than Cash Alliance, hosted by UNCDF, gathered with colleagues at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Council of Governors Annual Meeting last month in Urubamba, Peru….
By Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, UNCDF, Advisor, Better Than Cash Alliance
Gates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action steps
The Better Than Cash Alliance supports a unique initiative of the Peruvian Banker’s Association (ASBANC) that brings together banks and major telecom operators…
Guest post by Marcos Bader…
Guest post by Alicia Rendon Contro, Grupo Bimbo
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
By taking cash out of the equation, electronic transfers promise a faster, more secure and more transparent (so less corruptible) means of getting help.
Beneficiaries received electronic transfers via mobile savings accounts
Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future…
Development Research Group When the Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) was formed almost three years ago, about half of the world’s adult population had some type of bank account. Last week th…