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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A guide and self-assessment tool for policymakers in various stages of digital development.
New data from the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 confirms the centrality of digital payments in reaching financial equality for all.
Successful digitization of P2G payments and its widespread adoption by users is achievable - but depends on the alignment of various important factors.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.
Blockchain Series: Blog 2…
Blockchain Series: Blog 4
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 …
What four factors determine the digital money readiness of an economy? What measures can our member governments take to improve their ability to adopt digital payments widely? Read the lates…
Here are highlights on how our global partnership ignited progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals through shifting to digital payments.
New digitization study recommends strengthening cash assistance collaboration across UN agencies & partners, to improve coordination and harmonization.
Transportation Series: Blog 3
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.
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Our Peer-Exchange to Brazil was part of the Alliance’s response to the knowledge needs of member countries…
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.
Did you ever wonder why there is not an International Men’s Day? There actually is such a day, by the way—it’s on November 19th, but there aren’t too many people marking it with a night off …
by Tidar Wald, Government and Corporate Relations Specialist at Better Than Cash Alliance…