Better Than Cash Alliance

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...

🤳 ¡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

🇰🇪 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

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.

🇺🇳 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

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.

🇨🇴 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/

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 .

🏦 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

Private Sector Business Forum & SMEs Exhibition – AfCFTA Trade Builders Beyond Borders 🌍 | Sept 16, Egypt 🇪🇬 | Empowering MSMEs, boosting intra-African trade & digital inclusion. Supported by @BetterThan_Cash Alliance & @AfCFTA Secretariat Official #AfCFTA #MSMEs

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.

⛈️ #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:

🚀 **Opportunity Alert**: @betterthan_cash & @AfCFTA Secretariat Official seek a seasoned strategist to lead the #AfCFTA #DigitalTrade Implementation Strategy. Shape Africa's digital future! 🌍 Apply now:
https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=37697

Unlocking Growth Potential for Informal MSMEs Browse the agenda for the Global SME Finance Forum, the SME Finance Forum’s annual flagship event, taking place 15 - 17 September 2025 in South Africa.

🇿🇦 Informal MSMEs drive 18% of South Africa's GDP & support 5.3M livelihoods. How can responsible #digitalpayments unlock their growth and boost jobs? 🌍 Join Jesang Kiptorus from @betterthan_cash, at #GSMEFF2025 on 15 Sept to explore the path forward. https://bit.ly/4lRCguT

💡How to embed consumer protection in #digital finance? Designing transparent products & strong grievance systems fosters trust & inclusion. @LucyMbabazi will speak on this at the Global SME Finance Forum by @ifc_org https://bit.ly/45WVVnk

The Future of Global Fintech: From Rapid Expansion to Sustainable Growth – 2nd Edition - CCAF publications - Cambridge Judge Business School Explore the Future of Global Fintech report's second edition, offering insights into the fintech landscape and COVID-19's impact for informed decision-making.

🤳#FinancialInclusion is at the core of the Fintech industry: 47% of customers are low-income & 41% #women. 80% of fintechs use or plan to use #AI
https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/alternative-finance/publications/the-future-of-global-fintech-rapid-expansion-to-sustainable-growth/

SDG Blockchain Accelerator Announces the Start of a Virtual Hackathon UNDP Alternative Finance Lab (AltFinLab), in partnership with the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA), EMURGO Labs, Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and Flock.io, with funding from Project […]

#Blockchain+responsible #digitalpayments: A UNDP-led hackathon seeks to design blockchain solutions for real-world challenges. @BetterThan_Cash participates with payments to unbanked landowners https://innovation.eurasia.undp.org/sdg-blockchain-accelerator-announces-the-start-of-a-virtual-hackathon/

🚰 #Digitalpayments boost access to clean #water by enabling affordable, efficient services. They reduce costs, support savings and micro-loans, and benefit #women—by saving time and improving hygiene and livelihoods #WorldWaterDay

How Businesses Can Leverage The United Nations For Economic Growth Companies can go beyond mere compliance and collaborate with the U.N. to drive growth and enhance profitability in emerging markets like Africa's digital banking sector.

My most recent piece in @Forbes focuses on how biz can leverage the U.N. for economic growth, esp. in emerging markets like Africa & digital banking sector. @betterthancash.bsky.social, @undp.org ,

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African govts must champion inclusive digital growth As Africa leads the G20, it's time to build digital infrastructure for all to access, writes Nshuti Mbabazi.

As Africa takes the helm of the G20, the continent has a rare opportunity to shape its digital destiny. Nshuti Mbabazi , MD of @betterthancash.bsky.social argues that locally built, inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure is critical to driving equitable growth. #SciComm #DPI #G20

We need to integrate anticipatory action into disaster management Anticipatory action upholds dignity by enabling households to take protective measures on their own terms, according to their priorities.

#AnticipatoryAction: a proactive humanitarian approach that uses forecasts to trigger early support before disasters strike. In Bangladesh #mobilemoney helps evacuate & prepare VS floods https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/we-need-integrate-anticipatory-action-disaster-management-3966616

Interoperable digital public infrastructure can transform fast payments As more people come online and services grow more complex, there is a growing opportunity to take FPS even further by integrating with other components of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) such as digital identity and trusted data exchange. This coul...

Fast Payment Systems are transformative, but their impact grows when integrated with Digital Public Infrastructure #DPI like #digitalidentity & #dataexchange: @Worldbank https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/psd/interoperable-digital-public-infrastructure-can-transform-fast-p?cid=SHR_BlogSiteShare_EN_EXT