Our work in Africa

Discover our action-focused advocacy work through the continent, as well as our member advisory initiatives in Africa.

How to scale up digital wages in line with the UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) extends its engagement to promote the scale of responsible digital payments across its member countries

The Arab Monetary Fund, a regional financial organization, joins the United Nations-Better Than Cash Alliance.

LEARNING SERIES >> How to scale up digital wages in line with the UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal

Learning Series > Lessons on Government-to-Person and humanitarian payments, and gender intentionality

We explore lessons from working with our member governments to design and execute G2P & humanitarian payments.

Tea time: International Tea Day 2022

International Tea Day 2022: Coming together to create a sustainable tea sector

LEARNING SERIES >> Progress on the journey to financial equality 

What being gender intentional has taught us about advancing digital financial equality for women. 

2021 Annual Report - Responsible digital payments: accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and rebuilding inclusive economies

The impressive achievements of our Alliance members, working together with the Secretariat, are highlighted in our 2021 Annual Report.

تقرير دولي يدعو الأردن للتوسع بالمدفوعات الرقمية للعمال

شركس: رفع نسبة تمثيل النساء في مجالس إدارات البنوك | صحيفة الرأي

Full text: Elsie Awadzi's address at UNCDF International Women's Day dialogue

شركس: توجيه لزيادة تمثيل النساء في إدارات البنوك - جريدة الغد

Digitizing payments in the Ghana cocoa sector: The path to financial equality

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.

Kenya's National Payments Strategy 2022-2025

The 2022-2025 strategy envisages a secure, fast, efficient and collaborative payments system that supports financial inclusion and innovations for all Kenyans.

Sierra Leone’s 2022-2026 National Financial Inclusion Strategy

The Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL)‘s National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2022-2026 prioritizes women, youth, rural populations and MSMEs.

UN-based Global Alliance Advances Digital Payments in Africa

Digitizing Payments Responsibly in the Tea Sector – Ethical Tea Partnership joins Better Than Cash Alliance

Ethical Tea Partnership is a membership organization working with tea companies, development organizations and governments to improve the lives of tea workers, farmers and their environment.