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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The global economy is experiencing important technological shifts, with the rise of digital technology a key driver. This can be seen today in the rapid growth of the digital economy, broadl…
This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…
New report underscores benefits of shifting from cash to digital payments in corporate supply chains.
Interview with World Cocoa Foundation, Paul F. Macek, Vice President for Programs
Gap Inc. joins the Better Than Cash Alliance with a bold digitization goal
Leading consumer goods company and sustainability champion Unilever has committed to transition away from cash throughout its value chain.
How digital payments can alleviate energy poverty
G20 leaders endorse our guidance document
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H&M group becomes the first global fashion brand to join the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance…
For the first time, new evidence from 25 countries shows how governments and companies can move away from cash, as McKinsey Global Institute reveals a potential $3.7 trillion GDP boost…
This Guidebook provides an easy-to-use tool to understand how digital finance is helping addressing some of the challenges faced by smallholder farmers and includes some interesting use cases from Bangladesh, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Nigeria.
USAID has commissioned this study to understand the perceptions towards digital payments among consumers and merchants in low-income communities. The research provides key findings from quantitative surveys carried out in Indian cities- Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kota, Vishakhapatnam, Guntur and Jaunpur,
This report outlines how mobile channels can support sanitation services delivery while building new engagement models and emphasizes the need of a collaborative approach to mobile technology integration, grant support for developing and piloting.
This DCED Research and Evidence Update compiles recent books, journal articles and studies that offer credible findings on the effectiveness of private sector development (PSD), reviews of c…
Reposted from the original Gates Foundation blog on Impatient Optimists. Until recently, achieving financial inclusion for the world’s unbanked poor was a pressing goal with perplexing obstacles.
Better Than Cash Alliance welcomes The Coca-Cola Company as its member.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development joins Better Than Cash Alliance to bring financial inclusion to rural communities
The Better Than Cash Alliance, hosted by UNCDF, gathered with colleagues at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Council of Governors Annual Meeting last month in Urubamba, Peru….