Digital Payments Resources

From 1% to 30% > The Philippines' digital payment transformation

The success story of the Philippines and the key decisions made by the government and private sector in accelerating the adoption of responsible digital payments.

New evidence > Responsible digital financial inclusion is driving SDG progress

Digital financial inclusion offers real hope to help us get back to achieving the SDGs by 2030

Our 2022 in 3 words...

Improving access to healthcare and decent work, reaching farmers, including merchants, equal opportunities for women and much more, through responsibly digitizing payments.

Responsible Digital Payments for Women Merchants

Alliance’s work in action

Learning Series > Lessons on Government-to-Person and humanitarian payments, and gender intentionality

We explore lessons from working with our member governments to design and execute G2P & humanitarian payments.

Bangladesh launches vision to scale responsible digital payments by 2025

$18 billion merchant retail digitization opportunity in India's North East region

New Report “Catalyzing Responsible Digital Payments in India’s North East Region” by UN based Better Than Cash Alliance

Managing Liquidity and Cash-Out for Social Payments During COVID-19

This webinar captured lessons on delivering vital G2P payments in a way that expands choice while managing liquidity and cash-out in innovative ways.

25 years since Beijing – Spotlight on women!

In this edition of the newsletter, we applaud the leadership of Alliance members in the Philippines, Ghana and India who are ensuring that women can gain economic independence through digitization.

2018 highlights!

Here are highlights on how our global partnership ignited progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals through shifting to digital payments.

First look at how garment workers are being paid globally

In a first study of its kind, data from nearly 3,000 factories across 58 countries, reveals that paying workers digitally correlates positively with better working conditions.

Indonesia joins our Alliance

By joining our global partnership, Indonesia is committed to accelerating the transition from cash to digital payments and has encouraged fellow APEC countries to follow suit.

The Government of India joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

The Government of India has joined the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance in an extension of the Indian Government’s commitment to reduce cash in its economy.

Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021: Bangladesh joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

Millions of Bangladeshis, especially women, will benefit from a commitment by the Government of Bangladesh to expand financial inclusion

Papua New Guinea commits to digitizing all government payments

The Government of Papua New Guinea joined the Better Than Cash Alliance and committed to digitizing all government payments.

Debit cards provide flexbility to displaced families in Mali

August 2013 newsletter, Debit cards provide flexibility to displaced families in Mali, Giving Voice to Indonesian Cocoa Farmers on e-Services, Mobile Money Surveys