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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The largest social program in Mexico, Oportunidades, distributes benefits to 6.5 million people. The government-owned Bank of National Savings and Financial Services (Bansefi) was looking fo…
Visa Joins Global Leaders In New Partnership To Promote Electronic Payments And Improve Lives
In the first of The Better Than Cash Alliance Case Study Series to be released, researchers identify the many billions that are estimated to be saved by the Mexican government each year.
Study concludes Mexico’s savings and other benefits and provides tangible lessons for other nations
A Q&A with Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen on the Better Than Cash Alliance’s Important New Role
The Mexican government is saving an estimated US$ 1.27 billion per year, or 3.3 percent of its total expenditure, on wages, pensions and social transfers. How? By digitizing and centralizing…
Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – rather than an end in itself.
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…
Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company, announced that it will strengthen its commitment to digitize traditional small shops in Mexico.
Guest post by Shireen Santosham, GSMA Connected Women
Crossposted from the original post that appeared in The Economist Intelligence Unit…
Government of Pakistan joins the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to create inclusive economic growth and a more efficient market structure…
The organization joins a UN-hosted alliance of governments, companies and international organizations to accelerate the move towards digitization of payments
Una de las economías más grandes de América Latina mantiene el ritmo de crecimiento al unirse a la Alianza Better Than Cash de las Naciones Unidas para fomentar una economía de inclusión financiera
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…
This paper looks at the impact of shifting to digital payments in Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera Programme.
Grupo Bimbo identified digitization as a key element to help merchants remain competitive against modern retail stories in Mexico….
This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…