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…
In December 2017, there were over 2.9 million active agents and 690 million registered customer accounts worldwide. Primarily responsible for registering customer accounts, mobile money agen…
Over the past five years, mobile money has gained traction in South Asia, which is experiencing an average annual growth rate of 46 percent in mobile money accounts—the highest across all regions. For more details check out IMF’s 2019 Financial Access Survey that was released last week
A new Better Than Cash Alliance and World Bank paper outlines factors for the financial exclusion of the elderly and explores how digital financial technology can help governments better prepare for global aging challenges.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
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…
Blockchain Series: Blog 1…
New Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub to Champion Equal Access to Digital Financial Services for Women.
Blockchain Series: Blog 4
Making cash history: How digital payments can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
The International Fund for Agricultural Development joins Better Than Cash Alliance to bring financial inclusion to rural communities
The IWCA endorses UN Responsible Digital Payments as a game-changer for women at every step of the coffee supply chain.
Interoperability drives global digital inclusion. Over 25% more adults access government payments, but siloed systems hinder seamless transactions.
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
We invite you to use this compendium to make digital financial inclusion a priority.
This report assesses the challenges and opportunities of responsibly digitizing the delivery of humanitarian payments through an exploration of five key technologies.
Below are the questions we often get asked about our Responsible Digital Payments Guidelines:…
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…
The Alliance Learning Series is developed to promote a culture of active sharing of learnings with members and other key stakeholders.