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.
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Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica are demonstrating that digital payments are an essential part of the economic recovery
In looking at ways to bring financial services to the more than two billion people outside formal financial systems, often the focus has been on piecemeal efforts to improve specific element…
The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean have been severely affected by COVID-19, with a regional GDP contraction of 6.7%** according to the World Bank.
This case study sets out key lessons from Sierra Leone’s experience using digital payments to help combat Ebola.
Two case studies from the Better Than Cash Alliance present innovations from Colombia’s digital payments ecosystem
Study concludes Mexico’s savings and other benefits and provides tangible lessons for other nations
The Mexican government is saving an estimated US$ 1.27 billion per year, or 3.3 percent of its total expenditure, on wages, pensions and social transfers. How? By digitizing and centralizing…
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
With 37 percent of the value of all payments now made digitally, Ghana is on course to be a leader in the region, with great potential to expand economic opportunities for businesses
Digital payments can help make the sector more efficient, transparent, and secure for companies and people alike.
This study examines the three shifts to electronic payments and aggregates the findings of a range of studies about the benefits of electronic payment adoption.
In the first of The Better Than Cash Alliance Case Study Series to be released, researchers identify the many billions that are estimated to be saved by the Mexican government each year.
As part of its growth and anti-poverty policy, the Government of Senegal is carrying out several transport infrastructure projects.
This case study is the first of a series of Better Than Cash Alliance case studies examining the how and why of shifting to electronic payments.
This J-PAL study looks at the impact of commitment savings linked to electronic salary payments. While the results varied for different users, the research highlights the importance of using…
The State of Maryland needed a faster, more reliable and more cost effective way of making unemployment benefit payments to citizens who depended on them.
The State’s original process was…