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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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 …
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
Transportation Series: Blog 1 (Introduction)
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Transportation Series: Blog 2…
Transportation Series: Blog 3
In Addis Ababa, the vibrant Ethiopian capital, lies a busy Somali community market where Bisharo runs a small shop.
Interview with Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, General Manager of Peruvian Digital Payments (PDP)
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post…
Crossposted from the original post that appeared in The Economist Intelligence Unit…
The government joins the United Nations-based alliance of governments, companies and international organizations that works to accelerate the move toward digitization of payments…
Findings illustrate how the private and public sector could work together to modernize economies, improve transparency and support financial inclusion and growth.
As McKinsey Global Institute reveals a potential $3.7 trillion GDP boost in emerging economies, the report outlines how Peru can continue to advance its digital finance agenda …
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As Nigeria rolls out one of the developing world’s most ambitious policy platforms to boost digital payments and drive greater financial inclusion, it’s important to take stock of the country’s progress to date, so that policy-makers around the world can learn from Nigeria’s experiences.
Government of India joins the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to share success stories from the world’s largest financial inclusion programme…
By Alfred Akibo-Betts and Tenzin Keyzom Massally
Government aims for economic growth and women’s empowerment through digital payments initiative…
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
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.