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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Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
Monrovia, LIBERIA - UNDP has helped the Liberian government pay thousands of Ebola workers. Over $1 million dollars in cash payments were distributed across the country in January alone….
Better Than Cash Alliance welcomes The Coca-Cola Company as its member…
The Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) is supporting the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) work with the authorities in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to coordinate payments for…
Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency…
Le Ghana rejoint l’Alliance Better Than Cash pour une plus grande transparence financière…
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…
Guest post by Marcos Bader…
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…
Gates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action steps…
By Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, UNCDF, Advisor, Better Than Cash Alliance…
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…
Digital payments can promote broader development goals of the G20 countries, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.
The World Bank expects people to send USD$581 billion in remittances in 2014, through a network of banks and money transfer operators (MTOs). This is an increase of 7.8% over 2013. …
Banks are closing MTO accounts as risks increase amid a shifting regulatory environment.
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….