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.
The Government of Indonesia, with the Indonesian cocoa sector and the Better Than Cash Alliance has conducted a first-of-its-kind sizing exercise to assess opportunities for digital financial inclusion for smallholder cocoa farmers.
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Catalyzing an ecosystem for action to address the impacts of climate change among the world’s most vulnerable
Building trust, mitigating risks and driving inclusive economies
This report from Centre for Strategic and International Studies makes a strong case for digital payments for equity, development and security.
Our latest report guides humanitarians to assess if and how digital payments can be effective
‘Harnessing the true power of capital: Unlocking the growth potential of the last mile’, details recent achievements and future challenges in accelerating SDG achievement in LDCs.
A practical guide to leveraging a market system development approach to decrease the digital and financial gender divide.
Open source software can be a powerful tool in responsibly building digital economies. Public Digitals’s latest research outlining conditions for success for governments looking to adopt the technology.
Mastercard & Kearney explore the path to creating stronger, more resilient small businesses through and beyond COVID-19.
The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2021 highlights how the mobile gender gap continues to improve in South Asia, but less so in other regions.
The latest edition of the World Development Report from the World Bank provides a blueprint on how to harness the power of data for development, to ensure no one is left behind.
This study by Visa provides insights into the benefits of digital payments for micro and small businesses in India, Indonesia, Mexico and Nigeria.
The Mastercard New Payments Index, conducted across 18 markets including Colombia, India, Kenya and Mexico, shows 93% of people will consider using at least one emerging payment method in the next year.
Analyzing the Gender Digital Divide with country examples/data from India, Senegal & Indonesia