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 IWCA endorses UN Responsible Digital Payments as a game-changer for women at every step of the coffee supply chain.
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
New data from the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 confirms the centrality of digital payments in reaching financial equality for all.
Learn about the 9 principles and earn points toward becoming a Certified Digital Finance Practitioner
The challenges, opportunities, and priorities in designing effective tax and non-tax revenue payment digitization solutions.
Tax digitalization, when designed and implemented effectively, can deliver major benefits for society, reduce inequalities, and contribute to the financing of the SDGs.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
Building capacity within government agencies that champion digital payments
This paper, jointly released by the Better Than Cash Alliance and the World Bank, summarizes and analyzes the financial challenges faced by older adults.
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IMF managing director Christine Lagarde is to be applauded for her recent leadership in the fight against corruption, and her recognition that there is an increasingly limited role for cash …
Across the global policy community, the jury is now in about the power of digital payments to drive financial inclusion, particularly for women and the poor; improve efficiency and transpare…
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As the world gets a progress report from the World Bank, the Alliance outlines 10 key reasons to be optimistic about the journey toward full financial inclusion.
A case study on three countries Sweden, United States and India is conducted to survey variations in costs for cash and card instruments in economies that have varying extents of cash in cir…
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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…