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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Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance…
Le Rwanda accélère l’adoption des paiements numériques en rejoignant l’Alliance Better Than Cash…
Guest post by Alicia Rendon Contro, Grupo Bimbo…
A study has found that Kenyan farmers who use mobile money have 35% higher profits per acre of banana production than non-users. Mobile money also increased household income by 40% and contr…
Rwanda aims for 80% financial inclusion by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance.
A new study by IRC analyzed the spending of 90,000 Syrian refugee families who received $1…
The Better Than Cash Alliance supports a unique initiative of the Peruvian Banker’s Association (ASBANC) that brings together banks and major telecom operators…
Forum Highlights Global Standards For Responsible Digital Finance…
The Alliance is supporting ASBANC to help launch the platform as soon as possible with the endorsement of the National Financial Inclusion Commission.
Earlier this year, we shared the story of the World Food Programme (WFP) introducing cash transfers on mobile phones at the Gihembe refugee camp in northern Rwanda. …
Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
This summer, the Cash Learning Partnership, UNICEF, and the European Commission came together to discuss the use of emergency cash transfers in humanitarian responses and national social wel…
Better placement of marketing materials can help boost usage of digital payments in small merchants. What are some other ways to drive usage? Read this IFC report that is based on feedback and learnings from early adopters of bKash in Bangladesh.
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….
The following is a guest post by Sara Murray, Electronic Payments Program Manager at Mercy Corps, a Better Than Cash Alliance member….