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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Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
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Interview with Gustavo Vega, President of the clearing house ACH Colombia
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.
For the first time, new evidence from 25 countries shows how governments and companies can move away from cash, as McKinsey Global Institute reveals a potential $3.7 trillion GDP boost…
With 37 percent of the value of all payments now made digitally, Ghana is on course to be a leader in the region, with great potential to expand economic opportunities for businesses
Ingreso Solidario is a COVID-19 social protection programme in Colombia benefitting 3 million households. It shows digital payments can be rapidly dispersed across multiple channels.
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
Transportation Series: Blog 1 (Introduction)
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
The “Digitizing Government Payments Amid COVID-19" series
Successful digitization of P2G payments and its widespread adoption by users is achievable - but depends on the alignment of various important factors.
Transportation Series: Blog 3
Findings illustrate how the private and public sector could work together to modernize economies, improve transparency and support financial inclusion and growth.
By Oswell Kahonde and Juan Blanco
Senegal has just announced a new partnership to accelerate the country’s transition from cash to digital payments, improving local governance and service delivery for its citizens.
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde is to be applauded for her recent leadership in the fight against corruption, and her recognition that there is an increasingly limited role for cash …