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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Good news ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit
Digital payments can promote broader development goals of the G20 countries, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.
700 million new accounts since 2011: The World Bank’s 2014 Global Findex findings
Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company, announced that it will strengthen its commitment to digitize traditional small shops in Mexico.
A new Better Than Cash Alliance and World Bank paper outlines factors for the financial exclusion of the elderly and explores how digital financial technology can help governments better prepare for global aging challenges.
Women need confidential and easily accessible financial services as well as control over their finances, and electronic payments bring these features to financial products.
The Alliance contributed to the launch of Peru’s new mobile payment system, Bim, which plans to bring digital payments to 5 million Peruvians over 5 years.
E-cards allow them to buy the foods that fit their needs, including fresh produce which is not normally included in traditional food rations.
A new report by the World Bank, the Better Than Cash Alliance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Women’s World Banking provides insights on how digital financial services can help close the gender gap.
The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean have been severely affected by COVID-19, with a regional GDP contraction of 6.7%** according to the World Bank.
The case studies reveal how each country developed their programme, current delivery & payment, and the costs and benefits of using e-payments.
In a new compendium, we share some really exciting evidence on this from around the world.
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Deepti KC and Mudita Tiwari
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© WFP Eoin Casey
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Deepti KC and Mudita Tiwari
