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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As we approach International Women’s Day on March 8th, Women’s World Banking reflects on a learning exchange with three African banks committed to serving low-income women….
Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
It’s hard to imagine a more explosive, transformative, and empowering trend than the growth of the mobile phone sector in Africa.
This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…
by Emilia Klimiuk and Lisa Kienzle of Grameen Foundation
Farmers are adapting mobile technology to meet market needs and drive progress on their own terms rather than waiting for telecommunications companies to deliver solutions…
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of our members one year on from Reaching Financial Equality for Women, to ensure stronger economies that build on the strengths of women and girls.
This study lays the foundation for incorporating United Nations Principles for Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan tea sector, with the goal of increasing efficiency and improving farmers’ living incomes.
A third of adults struggle to get by without basic financial services to protect against hardship and save for the future. Ruth Goodwin-Groen, of the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance, expl…
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Jordan demonstrates leadership by taking on the wage digitization agenda to advance decent work and inclusive economic growth
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Learn more in our new report launched with ILO, Better Work and GIZ on supporting the responsible scaling of digital wages to advance decent work in Jordan.
The case studies reveal how each country developed their programme, current delivery & payment, and the costs and benefits of using e-payments.
The paper presents detailed insights from 15 years of financial inclusion research to highlight the importance of fintech, including proposing product development ideas for Fintech players, to better serve developing world market.
This brief elucidates how digital finance is enabling pay-as you-go (PAYG) energy expansion, which delivers greater access to wide-ranging financial products to the unbanked. It discusses the evidence from Kenya, Uganda, and Ghana.
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.