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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Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion Key to Poverty Alleviation and Economic Growth, say World Leaders…
The Government of Senegal has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance, signaling its commitment to growing the economy and improving security and transparency through the shift to electronic pa…
The Republic of Moldova has joined the UN-housed Better Than Cash Alliance to make digital payments for all public services a reality by 2020. …
World Economic Forum recognises electronic payments as a driver for financial inclusion
For stakeholders engaged in the shift from cash to electronic payments, there is an ever-present appetite for data on progress.
During this year’s European Development Days (EDDs), digital technologies and the digitization of payments emerged as key enablers for the implementation of the SDGs.
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.
The impressive achievements of our Alliance members, working together with the Secretariat, are highlighted in our 2021 Annual Report.
90% des marchands ivoiriens estiment que la gestion du cash est une entrave au bon développement de leurs activités et sont favorables aux paiements digitaux
We explore lessons from working with our member governments to design and execute G2P & humanitarian payments.
This report examines new business models and government initiatives for energy access that rely upon digital payments.
A digital strategy for Ethiopia inclusive prosperity
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.
Findings illustrate how the private and public sector could work together to modernize economies, improve transparency and support financial inclusion and growth.
Lessons from developing diagnostics and strategies with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Philippines, and Senegal
PNG’s Ministries of Finance and Treasury endorse Better Than Cash Alliance membership
The emergence of Nigeria as a regional economic powerhouse has presented a challenge for Nigerian policymakers: how to convert Nigeria’s growth at the macro level into greater financial inclusion, so that the rising economic tide can benefit more people.
By Oswell Kahonde and Juan Blanco
The Arab Monetary Fund, a regional financial organization, joins the United Nations-Better Than Cash Alliance.
Sudan Joins United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to Drive Financial Inclusion and Transparency