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 mobile money industry is now processing a billion dollars a day and generating direct revenues of over $2.4 billion. With 690 million registered accounts worldwide, mobile money has evol…
Today, over half of the world population lives in cities. By 2050, this number will increase to two-thirds. In this context, this study looks at the net benefits associated with adopting digital payments at the city-level.
The report attempts to understand the factors that drive awareness and interest among current non-users of digital payments in India and analyzes the experience of current users and dentify potential strategies to spur the adoption among these consumers and merchants.
The principles, endorsed in 2016 during the G20 Chinese Presidency, catalyzes the adoption of digital approaches to achieve G20’s goals of financial inclusion, inclusive growth and increasing women’s economic participation.
This report provides insights from the Digital Money Index, which tracks the development of digital money readiness in 84 countries. It shows a 5.5% improvement in overall digital money readiness over the last five years.
The Global Findex database is the world’s most comprehensive data set on how adults save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
On behalf of the United Nations’ Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Ms. Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Controller, announced that the UN Secretariat had just jo…
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
H&M group becomes the first global fashion brand to join the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance…
A Toolkit for USAID Implementing Partners and Development Organizations
A compilation of what we have learnt from supporting country diagnostic reports and national strategies, merchant payments (P2B) and Person to Government (P2G) payments.
Blockchain Series: Blog 4
Making cash history: How digital payments can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Digital financial services offer real hope to help the world get back on track from the severe negative impacts from COVID-19.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development joins Better Than Cash Alliance to bring financial inclusion to rural communities
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
The IWCA endorses UN Responsible Digital Payments as a game-changer for women at every step of the coffee supply chain.
This report assesses the challenges and opportunities of responsibly digitizing the delivery of humanitarian payments through an exploration of five key technologies.
ANTALYA, Turkey - How are phones and cards changing the ways the global poor access and manage their money, and what should governments and financial institutions do to ensure innovative pr…