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Rwanda Joins the Better Than Cash Alliance to Accelerate Digital Payments & Achieve Financial Inclusion

Sam Wakoba by Sam Wakoba
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BTCA-HeroImage-1140x800-21The Government of Rwanda has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance, an initiative that works with governments, the development community, and the private sector to adopt the use of electronic payments in a move to accelerate its plans to transform Rwanda into a cashless economy and achieve 80 percent financial inclusion by 2017.

The Alliance provides support to those who commit to make the transition an informal, cash-only economy to access financial services like bank accounts, save for the future, build assets, or get credit.

“We understand the crucial role ICT plays in all sectors of the economy, including finance. This is why we have endeavored to promote a cashless economy by digitizing financial transactions,” Claver Gatete, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning said. “Today the Government conducts its business electronically, including paying salaries. We have put in place policies that encourage payment digitization and continue to support the private sector, especially financial institutions to embrace the use of ICT to champion financial inclusion. We believe that partnering with the Better Than Cash Alliance will further our ambition to transform Rwanda into a cashless economy and ensure that every Rwandan is financially included.”

The shift to electronic payments is expected to advance financial inclusion and help people save and introduce more cost-effective, efficient, transparent, and safer means of disbursing and collecting payments for govts, private sector and NGOs.

Currently, all government employees in Rwanda are paid electronically. The new announcement advances the commitment to transition all forms of government payments to electronic forms. The further digitization of Rwanda’s economy is expected to contribute to achieving the government’s financial inclusion goals. Additionally, Rwanda aims to expand the use of banking and retail transactions electronically, including in fuel stations, by merchants and customers across the country.

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“We welcome Rwanda as the newest member of the Better Than Cash Alliance and commend the government’s leadership and commitment to continue transitioning away from cash,” said Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen, Managing Director of the Better Than Cash Alliance. “We recognize that while the opportunities of digital payments abound, getting there takes work and we stand ready to support our members. Digitizing payments is achievable when a government articulates a clear vision, leads by example, and provides the right incentives for the private sector to do what they do best: innovate, develop infrastructure, and create products designed to succeed in the marketplace.”

Better Than Cash Alliance is hosted by the United Nations Capital Development Fund and is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Citi, Ford Foundation, MasterCard, Omidyar Network, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Visa Inc.

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