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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Joint report by the Better Than Cash Alliance, the Center for Global Development, and the Overseas Development Institute, building on work with the International Monetary Fund in 2017.
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 …
Cash remains in high demand despite measures by governments to keep funds digital. This Central Bank of Colombia study finds that economic growth and lower interest rates have a role to play.
This World Bank e-book features stories, videos, and pictures that illustrate how digital innovation not only enables access to financial services for low-income people but also serves as an enabler for delivering clean water, solar energy, education, and more.
New BCG publication discusses the foundational elements that raise the chances of a successful digital journey. Laying the foundations for a cashless economy, it says, should begin with an overarching national payments agenda driven by key stakeholders, including the government.
Low incomes, costs incurred in account ownership, distance from a bank, financial illiteracy and lack of relevant documentation explain low levels of financial inclusion in both India and Africa. In this brief, experts from the Overseas Development Institute discuss what both regions can learn from each other’s efforts to tackle these issues.
With an aim to create a cash-lite economy, the Reserve Bank of India has published its “Payments System Vision 2021.” The document can be a useful resource for members like Ghana who are wor…
CGAP worked with 18 fintech pilots across Africa and Asia. This set of case studies describes for each pilot the service that was piloted, the nature of its testing, and emerging lessons. Th…
Nigeria’s micro-entrepreneurs will be willing to shift to e-filing of taxes if it: 1) enhances their ability to file taxes; 2) Is easy to use; 3) Is adopted by family and peers. Trust in technology was found to be an insignificant predictor.
What comes after unconditional cash transfers? Does the inclusion of some form of graduation programs offer a more sustainable solution to poverty? Read this blog to learn more about the deb…
Communiqué de presse de l’Agence de la Couverture Maladie Universelle du Sénégal (ACMU)…
This University of New South Wales paper proposes a framework – a Regulatory Diagnostic Toolkit (RDT) – designed to support financial regulators in emerging markets to advance their regulatory regimes for DFS.
Technology is shaking up the banking industry and The Economist is taking notice. This week's cover story discusses the potential risks and benefits of the “smartphone revolution in finance”…