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 part of its massive humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rolling out an innovative electronic voucher programme in Lebanon that wil…
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
Kenya is moving towards emerging market status and the government’s focused strategy of creating an electronic payments economy is contributing to its growth. During a reception hosted by th…
The ability to make and receive payments electronically has emerged, in recent years, as a technology hero during natural disasters and health pandemics. At a time when more people than ever…
Malawi Announces Commitment to Transition to Electronic Payments…
Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future…
Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance
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…
Director-General says joining the Better Than Cash Alliance is part of stimulating more innovation and financial inclusion for smallholders
L'expérience de la Sierra Leone montre qu'il est crucial de se préparer tôt aux paiements numériques avant l'émergence d'une crise.
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In key move to recover from the economic impact of the Ebola crisis, Nation joins the Better Than Cash Alliance
Media release from the Better Than Cash Alliance, the World Bank and the National Agency of Statistics and Demography of Senegal (ANSD)
What being gender intentional has taught us about advancing digital financial equality for women.
Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency
This is the third in a series of articles written by Maura Hart on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members.
PNG’s Ministries of Finance and Treasury endorse Better Than Cash Alliance membership
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It’s hard to imagine a more explosive, transformative, and empowering trend than the growth of the mobile phone sector in Africa.
The Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) is supporting the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) work with the authorities in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to coordinate payments for thousands of treatment centre staff, lab technicians, contacts tracers and burial teams.