Better Than Cash Alliance
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@UN-based Alliance promoting the shift from cash to #ResponsibleDigitalPayments to advance Sustainable Development Goals. 🔗 http://responsiblepayments.org
🤳🏾As financial inclusion grows in #LAC, the focus shifts to financial health. Banks must adopt customer-centric digital models, ensure ethical #AI use, and align with #UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments to drive inclusive growth and resilience. https://bit.ly/43pgSqA
Financial Health: Driving Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Account ownership in LAC has surged, but true progress means translating access into financial health. Banks can lead by using technology to build trust, design customer-first solutions, and expand inclusive digital ecosystems.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🤳🏾As financial inclusion grows in #LAC, the focus shifts to financial health. Banks must adopt customer-centric digital models, ensure ethical #AI use, and align with #UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments to drive inclusive growth and resilience. https://bit.ly/43pgSqA
🇺🇳 At #COP30 in #Brazil, @antonioguterres said overshooting 1.5°C is now inevitable, urging a paradigm shift to limit its impact. 3.6B people face #climatevulnerability. Our #CallToAction pushes for #digitalpayments to boost climate resilience -> https://bit.ly/3I46EUY
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🇺🇳 At #COP30 in #Brazil, @antonioguterres said overshooting 1.5°C is now inevitable, urging a paradigm shift to limit its impact. 3.6B people face #climatevulnerability. Our #CallToAction pushes for #digitalpayments to boost climate resilience -> https://bit.ly/3I46EUY
⚡Los #monederosmóviles aceleran la integración económica de migrantes en #Colombia. Piloto de @WFP Colombia - Programa Mundial de Alimentos 🇨🇴 mostró que 94% quiere seguir usándolos, 95% de mujeres ganó independencia y 26% emprendió. Caso de estudio aquí: bit.ly/4nMqyTg
Acelerando la integración económica de la población migrante en Colombia a través de monederos móviles. Primera parte.
Parte 1: Colombia: un campo de pruebas para la innovación en la distribución de recursos para poblaciones vulnerables.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
⚡Los #monederosmóviles aceleran la integración económica de migrantes en #Colombia. Piloto de @WFP Colombia - Programa Mundial de Alimentos 🇨🇴 mostró que 94% quiere seguir usándolos, 95% de mujeres ganó independencia y 26% emprendió. Caso de estudio aquí: bit.ly/4nMqyTg
🇬🇹 #Anacafé celebra 65 años impulsando una caficultura sostenible y competitiva en #Guatemala. Junto a @BetterThan_Cash, @CafedeGuatemala promueve #pagosdigitales responsables para fortalecer la inclusión financiera y el desarrollo del sector cafetalero.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MceShIUQuUM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MceShIUQuUM
Costo del efectivo en la cadena de valor del sector del café en Guatemala, Better Than Cash Alliance
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November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🇬🇹 #Anacafé celebra 65 años impulsando una caficultura sostenible y competitiva en #Guatemala. Junto a @BetterThan_Cash, @CafedeGuatemala promueve #pagosdigitales responsables para fortalecer la inclusión financiera y el desarrollo del sector cafetalero.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MceShIUQuUM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MceShIUQuUM
🌍 A new global #DPIMap from @IIPP_UCL offers the first snapshot of digital public infrastructure #DPI across 210 countries, covering digital #ID, #payments, & #data exchange. The 2025 report highlights uneven development and interdependent system adoption
https://dpimap.org/
https://dpimap.org/
Digital Public Infrastructure Map - UCL IIPP
The first global investigation of digital public infrastructure.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🇲🇽 La @cnbvmx y @Banxico lanzaron una consulta pública para promover el uso de pagos con tarjeta en #México, con el objetivo de reducir los costos de transacción y facilitar su adopción en pequeños y medianos comercios. #Interoperabilidad https://bit.ly/4oitwA6
CNBV y Banxico quieren que haya más pagos con tarjetas en México; lanzan consulta pública
Las instituciones bancarias buscan busca impulsar el uso de tarjetas, facilitar que más establecimientos acepten estos métodos y reducir los costos de transacción que hoy limitan su adopción, especial...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
🇲🇽 La @cnbvmx y @Banxico lanzaron una consulta pública para promover el uso de pagos con tarjeta en #México, con el objetivo de reducir los costos de transacción y facilitar su adopción en pequeños y medianos comercios. #Interoperabilidad https://bit.ly/4oitwA6
🇬🇭 #Ghana’s #mobilemoney market grew from 8M to 24M users thanks to interoperability, creating 900K vendors and thousands of jobs: @MBawumia, Ghana's former Vice President. @BetterThan_Cash advocates open systems to boost access, speed, and affordability. https://bit.ly/3WrtB8m
Mobile money interoperability created over 900,000 jobs in Ghana - Bawumia
Former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has emphasised that the introduction of mobile money interoperability created over 900,000 MoMo agents and jobs in Ghana during the erstwhile NPP administra...
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October 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
🇬🇭 #Ghana’s #mobilemoney market grew from 8M to 24M users thanks to interoperability, creating 900K vendors and thousands of jobs: @MBawumia, Ghana's former Vice President. @BetterThan_Cash advocates open systems to boost access, speed, and affordability. https://bit.ly/3WrtB8m
🇵🇪 Esta semana se celebró en Lima el Encuentro Regional de #TransformaciónDigital para #MIPYMES, organizado por @PNUD. @BetterThan_Cash participó con una presentación sobre el acceso y uso de pagos digitales, especialmente en el #ComercioElectrónico, que crece aceleradamente.
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🇵🇪 Esta semana se celebró en Lima el Encuentro Regional de #TransformaciónDigital para #MIPYMES, organizado por @PNUD. @BetterThan_Cash participó con una presentación sobre el acceso y uso de pagos digitales, especialmente en el #ComercioElectrónico, que crece aceleradamente.
Meeting the #ParisAgreement climate goals could lift 175 million people from extreme poverty by 2035. @UNDP highlights that climate action boosts global #GDP and social development, with #digital finance enabling inclusive, local climate investments. https://bit.ly/471zBdY
Meeting the climate goals of the Paris Agreement would lift 175 million people out of poverty by 2035. - Noticias Ambientales
Effective compliance with the climate and environmental goals of the Paris Agreement could lift 175 million people out of extreme poverty by 2035. The
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October 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Meeting the #ParisAgreement climate goals could lift 175 million people from extreme poverty by 2035. @UNDP highlights that climate action boosts global #GDP and social development, with #digital finance enabling inclusive, local climate investments. https://bit.ly/471zBdY
#DigitalFinance is tackling labor exploitation by making payments traceable & empowering workers. @UNDP-led initiatives like FAST & @BetterThan_Cash show how tech can boost safety, inclusion & ethical business across global supply chains:
@UNDP_SDGFinance
https://bit.ly/4njbKLR
@UNDP_SDGFinance
https://bit.ly/4njbKLR
From Profit to People: How Digital Finance is Reshaping the Fight Against Labour Exploitation | Sustainable finance hub
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October 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#DigitalFinance is tackling labor exploitation by making payments traceable & empowering workers. @UNDP-led initiatives like FAST & @BetterThan_Cash show how tech can boost safety, inclusion & ethical business across global supply chains:
@UNDP_SDGFinance
https://bit.ly/4njbKLR
@UNDP_SDGFinance
https://bit.ly/4njbKLR
🌍 On #WorldFoodDay 2025, global collaboration is key to building a sustainable, food-secure future.
💡 #Digital financial services empower farmers by cutting costs, boosting access, reducing intermediaries, and enhancing food security, especially for #women and rural communities
💡 #Digital financial services empower farmers by cutting costs, boosting access, reducing intermediaries, and enhancing food security, especially for #women and rural communities
October 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
🌍 On #WorldFoodDay 2025, global collaboration is key to building a sustainable, food-secure future.
💡 #Digital financial services empower farmers by cutting costs, boosting access, reducing intermediaries, and enhancing food security, especially for #women and rural communities
💡 #Digital financial services empower farmers by cutting costs, boosting access, reducing intermediaries, and enhancing food security, especially for #women and rural communities
👩🌾 #Women make up 40% of the global agricultural workforce but own just 15% of land. On International #RuralWomen Day, we spotlight inequalities & support #digitalpayments solutions that empower women in agriculture across Africa, Asia, and Latin America
https://bit.ly/42IkELh
https://bit.ly/42IkELh
October 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
👩🌾 #Women make up 40% of the global agricultural workforce but own just 15% of land. On International #RuralWomen Day, we spotlight inequalities & support #digitalpayments solutions that empower women in agriculture across Africa, Asia, and Latin America
https://bit.ly/42IkELh
https://bit.ly/42IkELh
🇬🇹 El sector del café en #Guatemala pierde $6.8 millones por cosecha en pagos en efectivo. Digitalizar mejora la eficiencia y competitividad. @CafedeGuatemala impulsa mediante un piloto la adopción de #pagosdigitales para fomentar la inclusión financiera https://bit.ly/3KO7xSG
Costo del efectivo en la cadena de valor del sector del café en Guatemala, Better Than Cash Alliance
🇬🇹 El sector del #café es un pilar de la economía del #Guatemala, pero incurre en gastos de aproximadamente 6,8 millones de dólares o 54.829.580 quetzales por cosecha por el uso de dinero en efectivo.
🔎 Ese es uno de los hallazgos de la investigac...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🇬🇹 El sector del café en #Guatemala pierde $6.8 millones por cosecha en pagos en efectivo. Digitalizar mejora la eficiencia y competitividad. @CafedeGuatemala impulsa mediante un piloto la adopción de #pagosdigitales para fomentar la inclusión financiera https://bit.ly/3KO7xSG
🌍 At Global #Fintech Fest 2025, @BetterThan_Cash managing director @LucyMbabazi urged leaders to build an inclusive #digital future. The Alliance champions #AI and #digitalpayments as tools for equitable, intentional development and opportunity for all. @GffFintechfest
October 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
🌍 At Global #Fintech Fest 2025, @BetterThan_Cash managing director @LucyMbabazi urged leaders to build an inclusive #digital future. The Alliance champions #AI and #digitalpayments as tools for equitable, intentional development and opportunity for all. @GffFintechfest
💱 #PAPSS enables instant cross-border transfers in #Africa using local currencies—in seconds! Backed by @Afreximbank & the @_AfricanUnion, it's active in 18 countries, reducing fees, boosting inclusion & building a resilient, sovereign digital ecosystem.
https://bit.ly/48mD3Rt
https://bit.ly/48mD3Rt
Cash is still king across Africa. Can a new payment platform transform business?
Digital system that facilitates instant money transfers touted as potential game-changer for cross-border trade
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October 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
💱 #PAPSS enables instant cross-border transfers in #Africa using local currencies—in seconds! Backed by @Afreximbank & the @_AfricanUnion, it's active in 18 countries, reducing fees, boosting inclusion & building a resilient, sovereign digital ecosystem.
https://bit.ly/48mD3Rt
https://bit.ly/48mD3Rt
🇨🇴 #Colombia launches Bre-B, its fast payment system, enabling instant, secure & cost-free digital transactions. +1.6M transactions on day one & 82.3M keys registered show strong adoption, boosting #financialinclusion & business liquidity
@BancoRepublica https://bit.ly/3KGRA0w
@BancoRepublica https://bit.ly/3KGRA0w
Colombia’s Instant Payments System Aims for Pix-Like Success
Colombia’s new instant payment system, Bre-B, is now live—modeled closely on Brazil’s highly successful Pix and developed in part by
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October 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
🇨🇴 #Colombia launches Bre-B, its fast payment system, enabling instant, secure & cost-free digital transactions. +1.6M transactions on day one & 82.3M keys registered show strong adoption, boosting #financialinclusion & business liquidity
@BancoRepublica https://bit.ly/3KGRA0w
@BancoRepublica https://bit.ly/3KGRA0w
🤳 ¡Hoy inició operaciones Bre-B, el sistema de pagos inmediatos interoperables de #Colombia! Transferencias en segundos, 24/7, desde cualquier entidad. Más de 82M de llaves registradas como arranque. Un gran paso hacia la inclusión financiera 🇨🇴 #BreB
https://bit.ly/4hhxaYp
https://bit.ly/4hhxaYp
Con más de 82 millones de llaves ya registradas, Bre-B arranca hoy de manera masiva
A partir de hoy, 6 de octubre, los colombianos tendrán en sus manos una nueva manera de mover su dinero: Bre-B, el sistema de pagos instantáneos diseñ...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🤳 ¡Hoy inició operaciones Bre-B, el sistema de pagos inmediatos interoperables de #Colombia! Transferencias en segundos, 24/7, desde cualquier entidad. Más de 82M de llaves registradas como arranque. Un gran paso hacia la inclusión financiera 🇨🇴 #BreB
https://bit.ly/4hhxaYp
https://bit.ly/4hhxaYp
🇰🇪 Kenya’s Central Bank plans to cut #mobilemoney fees to boost #financialinclusion. Lower costs aim to help low-income users access #digital services like credit and insurance, while supporting safer, more transparent payments across the economy.
https://bit.ly/3VOdktI
https://bit.ly/3VOdktI
Why Kenya wants to cut M-PESA, Airtel Money transaction fees - Today Africa
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) plans to slash the cost of sending money via M-Pesa and Airtel Money, arguing that high fees.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🇰🇪 Kenya’s Central Bank plans to cut #mobilemoney fees to boost #financialinclusion. Lower costs aim to help low-income users access #digital services like credit and insurance, while supporting safer, more transparent payments across the economy.
https://bit.ly/3VOdktI
https://bit.ly/3VOdktI
🇺🇳 As the @UN turns 80, we celebrate global progress — but 1.3B remain financially unserved. #Digital finance drives inclusion, especially for #women. The @BetterThan_Cash transition to @UNDP boosts impact through digital public infrastructure #UNGA #SDGs https://bit.ly/3xb57U0
Igniting SDG Progress Through Digital Financial Inclusion (2023 edition)
Digital financial services offer real hope to help the world get back on track from the severe negative impacts from COVID-19.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🇺🇳 As the @UN turns 80, we celebrate global progress — but 1.3B remain financially unserved. #Digital finance drives inclusion, especially for #women. The @BetterThan_Cash transition to @UNDP boosts impact through digital public infrastructure #UNGA #SDGs https://bit.ly/3xb57U0
🌍 Opportunity to drive #financialinclusion across #Africa! The @BetterThan_Cash Alliance & @AfCFTA Secretariat Official seek a #communications firm to amplify #digital trade advocacy.
Learn more & apply today!
➡️ https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=38694
Learn more & apply today!
➡️ https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=38694
September 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🌍 Opportunity to drive #financialinclusion across #Africa! The @BetterThan_Cash Alliance & @AfCFTA Secretariat Official seek a #communications firm to amplify #digital trade advocacy.
Learn more & apply today!
➡️ https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=38694
Learn more & apply today!
➡️ https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=38694
🇨🇴 Colombian farmers prefer #DigitalPayments for safety and reliability.
🧑🏿🌾 @60_Decibels surveyed 279 farmers paid by a specialty coffee exporter.
☕ 75% praised payment timeliness; 60% prefer bank transfers for security. https://60decibels.com/insights/caravela/
🧑🏿🌾 @60_Decibels surveyed 279 farmers paid by a specialty coffee exporter.
☕ 75% praised payment timeliness; 60% prefer bank transfers for security. https://60decibels.com/insights/caravela/
Caravela Coffee: Insights on Digital Payments for Colombian Coffee Farmers
Caravela, a specialty coffee exporter in Colombia, supports farmers by paying them directly through bank transfers.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🇨🇴 Colombian farmers prefer #DigitalPayments for safety and reliability.
🧑🏿🌾 @60_Decibels surveyed 279 farmers paid by a specialty coffee exporter.
☕ 75% praised payment timeliness; 60% prefer bank transfers for security. https://60decibels.com/insights/caravela/
🧑🏿🌾 @60_Decibels surveyed 279 farmers paid by a specialty coffee exporter.
☕ 75% praised payment timeliness; 60% prefer bank transfers for security. https://60decibels.com/insights/caravela/
🏦 The @WorldBank #AI handbook helps countries craft inclusive national #ArtificialIntelligence strategies, warning of a growing AI divide. It offers tools & case studies like India’s use of AI in #fraud detection. 🤖 Fairness is key to equity https://bit.ly/4nsd6o0
Devising a Strategic Approach to Artificial Intelligence : A Handbook for Policymakers
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significant potential to help drive economic development and poverty reduction in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). AI—including .
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September 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🏦 The @WorldBank #AI handbook helps countries craft inclusive national #ArtificialIntelligence strategies, warning of a growing AI divide. It offers tools & case studies like India’s use of AI in #fraud detection. 🤖 Fairness is key to equity https://bit.ly/4nsd6o0
⛈️ #ClimateWeek 2025 in #Ethiopia unites negotiators, governments, and financiers to drive progress on finance, adaptation, mitigation, and Just Transition. Responsible #digitalpayments boost resilience, helping people adapt and thrive amid climate shocks https://bit.ly/3I46EUY
Call to Action: Responsible Digital Payments to Accelerate Climate Action
Urgent measures needed to address climate vulnerability impacting 3.6 billion people, particularly women and marginalized groups.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
⛈️ #ClimateWeek 2025 in #Ethiopia unites negotiators, governments, and financiers to drive progress on finance, adaptation, mitigation, and Just Transition. Responsible #digitalpayments boost resilience, helping people adapt and thrive amid climate shocks https://bit.ly/3I46EUY
🇪🇹 400+ leaders will gather on Sept 4 for #Ethiopia's National Workshop on Digital Government Payments, advancing the 2024 Digital #Health Payments Initiative. The new directive mandates #digitalpayments across public institutions, especially in health. Get to know our speakers:
September 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🇪🇹 400+ leaders will gather on Sept 4 for #Ethiopia's National Workshop on Digital Government Payments, advancing the 2024 Digital #Health Payments Initiative. The new directive mandates #digitalpayments across public institutions, especially in health. Get to know our speakers: