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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On 19 August 2015, the Reserve Bank of India approved licenses for eleven institutions to set up payment banks. The purpose was to have these banks further financial inclusion by providing small savings accounts and payment / remittance services to, “migrant labour workforce, low income households, small businesses, other unorganised sector entities and other users.”
ANTALYA, Turkey - How are phones and cards changing the ways the global poor access and manage their money, and what should governments and financial institutions do to ensure innovative pr…
by Emilia Klimiuk and Lisa Kienzle of Grameen Foundation…
Through Red Qiubo, Grupo Bimbo provides small businesses with the necessary technology to accept digital payments in their operations.
Guest post by Shireen Santosham, GSMA Connected Women…
This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…
Bangladesh commits to further national financial inclusion by accelerating the transition to digital payments…
In key move to recover from the economic impact of the Ebola crisis, Nation joins the Better Than Cash Alliance…
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…
The Better Than Cash Alliance is introducing an occasional series on innovations that have the potential to reduce costs in digital payments. The first in this series is an article by Ryan Z…
Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future…
Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – rather than an end in itself….
Government aims for economic growth and women’s empowerment through digital payments initiative…
PNG’s Ministries of Finance and Treasury endorse Better Than Cash Alliance membership…
When a family member first told Mary that she could use her mobile phone to store her money, she felt that she had finally found a safe place to keep the earnings from her vegetable sales….
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As we approach International Women’s Day on March 8th, Women’s World Banking reflects on a learning exchange with three African banks committed to serving low-income women….
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…
UPU, the UN’s agency for postal services, has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance….
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…