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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This two-minute video from the United Nations-based Better Than Cash Alliance is about Romita, a widow in the North East of India who opened a bank account to receive a government loan for a power loom.
Government aims for economic growth and women’s empowerment through digital payments initiative…
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Forum Highlights Global Standards For Responsible Digital Finance…
At the invitation of the government of China, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited the country from 24 to 28 November in her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adv…
This Better Than Cash Alliance diagnostic estimates that Filipinos make about 2.5 billion payments per month, or roughly 64 monthly payments per adult, corresponding to a monthly value of over US$74 billion.
What being gender intentional has taught us about advancing digital financial equality for women.
Joins UN-based Better than Cash Alliance to Promote Financial Inclusion and Greater Supply Chain Transparency and Efficiency…
Measuring progress to scale: Responsible digital payments in Bangladesh
A guide and self-assessment tool for policymakers in various stages of digital development.
Taking stock of the digital payments ecosystem with a 7-point action plan to expand the merchant acceptance network
This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…
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The report charts the story of mobile money covering a decade of progress, industry lessons,impact and the future of the industry.
This paper sets out pathways forward to help realize the full potential of digitalization, with specific and practical recommendations.
Guest Post By the Treasury General Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Government of Afghanistan
Mobile money accounts have spread widely in select regions of the developing world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This Research Brief focuses on the individual and household impacts of mobile money.
This report examines two of China’s most far-reaching applications – WeChat and Alipay – and explores their role in the development of one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated digital payments ecosystems.
India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) joins the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post