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NEWS
UN Secretariat gives digital payments a greater push
On joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, said: “We are committed to moving from cash to digital payments within the UN system. We have seen how digital payments can contribute to greater financial inclusion, allowing greater efficiency, enhancing transparency and freeing up public resources for priority investments.” Learn more ›
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NEWS
Pakistan and Moldova join the Better Than Cash Alliance
Two new leaders in digitizing payments: the Government of Pakistan plans to bring millions more citizens into the economy by digitizing payments, and the Government of Moldova aims to digitize all public services by 2020 and expand mPay, enabling Moldovans to pay for all public services with any electronic payment instrument.
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BLOG POST
Modelo Perú: A unique approach to financial inclusion
Peru has a well-developed formal financial sector, but approx. 70% of Peruvians are still financially excluded. This is about to change with Modelo Perú. Together the country’s financial institutions, government, telecommunications companies, large payers and payees, have constructed a shared infrastructure for mobile payments which will be the basis for competition on product, driving financial inclusion. Learn more ›
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BLOG POST
Can India Post rise up to the digital payments and financial inclusion challenges?
India Post has just won a new Payments Bank license from the Reserve Bank of India. Its 155,000 branches, 90% in rural areas, have been providing payment services for over a century, but now they have to make the leap to digital technology. In his blog, Nils Clotteau from the Universal Postal Union explains more.
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TOOLKIT
Better Than Cash launches interactive toolkits
Our website now has interactive online toolkits that are tailored to help governments, business and development partners shift from cash to digital payments. Use the cost calculator to calculate the costs of making such a transition, browse through the decision tree, test your knowledge of digital payments or read specific examples from the Republic of Ecosystemia.
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