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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At the Better Than Cash Alliance Secretariat we are starting to think what responsible digital payments mean for our members and stakeholders and want to ask your opinion.
The Tanzanian President, Finance Ministers and high level delegates are leading SDG progress by digitizing payments and accelerating financial inclusion.
A new animation and working paper, developed by the Alliance, seek to better explain inclusive digital payment ecosystems.
The Alliance contributed to the launch of Peru’s new mobile payment system, Bim, which plans to bring digital payments to 5 million Peruvians over 5 years.
500 million Indian smartphone users in next 5 years: a huge market for digital payments
500 million reasons to digitize tax payments
How digital payments can alleviate energy poverty
Leading consumer goods company and sustainability champion Unilever has committed to transition away from cash throughout its value chain.
Ghana has made significant gains, including almost 100 percent government payments to people and payments within the government now processed digitally.
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 wins our Alliance had in transition to digital payments
A roundup of our latest reports and case studies
G20 finance ministers call for open and inclusive digital payments infrastructures
The Prime Minister made this announcement at the Council of Ministers last week, where he presented a new study on payment digitization to His Excellency the President of the Republic, Macky Sall.
In this 4-part blog series, we examine key aspects of the transportation sector: tolling, urban transit, and ride-sharing with a focus on emerging economies.
Here are highlights on how our global partnership ignited progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals through shifting to digital payments.
A new Center for Global Development policy paper explores the linkages between digitalization of payments and effective PFM systems.
Guest speakers highlighted Colombia’s experience in providing digital transfers to nearly 3 million households.
Building trust, mitigating risks and driving inclusive economies
A compilation of what we have learnt from supporting country diagnostic reports and national strategies, merchant payments (P2B) and Person to Government (P2G) payments.