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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Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
This blog post was originally published in the Action 2030 Blog on unsdg.un.org.
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
Lessons from developing diagnostics and strategies with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Philippines, and Senegal
One of the most important tools on Everline Wakhungu’s farm is her mobile phone….
By Alfred Akibo-Betts and Tenzin Keyzom Massally
Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form ‘Better Than Cash Alliance’…
Monrovia, LIBERIA - UNDP has helped the Liberian government pay thousands of Ebola workers. Over $1 million dollars in cash payments were distributed across the country in January alone….
Le Ghana rejoint l’Alliance Better Than Cash pour une plus grande transparence financière…
For stakeholders engaged in the shift from cash to electronic payments, there is an ever-present appetite for data on progress.
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….
Reposted from the original Gates Foundation blog on Impatient Optimists. Until recently, achieving financial inclusion for the world’s unbanked poor was a pressing goal with perplexing obstacles.
When a family member first told Mary that she could use her mobile phone to store her money, she felt that she had finally found a safe place to keep the earnings from her vegetable sales….
PNG’s Ministries of Finance and Treasury endorse Better Than Cash Alliance membership
This is the second in a series of articles written by Maura Hart on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members. These highlights capture the innovative work by governments, businesses and development organizations to fulfill their commitment to transition from cash to digital payments.
The President of Tanzania, H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, as well as Ministers and other high level figures from Peru, Belgium, Bangladesh, Colombia, the Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and S…
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. …
L'expérience de la Sierra Leone montre qu'il est crucial de se préparer tôt aux paiements numériques avant l'émergence d'une crise.
Ms. Maha Bahou is the Executive Manager for Payment Systems & Domestic Banking Operations and Financial Inclusion Department at the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ)….
In Addis Ababa, the vibrant Ethiopian capital, lies a busy Somali community market where Bisharo runs a small shop.