Women s world banking

2023 Annual Report

Scaling responsible digital payments to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly financial equality for women

Digital Payments Offer Enormous Opportunity for Ethiopia, Says Better Than Cash Alliance Africa Lead

How digital payments can change the lives of women in Ethiopia’s coffee industry

Merchant digitization emerges as one key driver for Pakistan’s inclusive economic growth in UN report

The Better Than Cash Alliance presents its most recent report, providing recommendations to support MSMEs and enable their transition into the digital payments ecosystem in Pakistan.

Digital Financial Inclusion For the Success of the One African Market

The African Union, AfCFTA, the Better Than Cash Alliance & Smart Africa, launch a call to action to drive responsible digitization for the achievement of Agenda 2063.

2022 Annual Report - Scaling responsible digital payments to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly financial equality for women

In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.

Scaling up Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan Tea Sector

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.

Our 2022 in 3 words...

Improving access to healthcare and decent work, reaching farmers, including merchants, equal opportunities for women and much more, through responsibly digitizing payments.

Responsible Digital Payments for Women Merchants

Alliance’s work in action

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.

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.

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.

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.

LEARNING SERIES >> Catalyzing action on digital payments: Insights from national transformation journeys

Lessons from developing diagnostics and strategies with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Philippines, and Senegal

LEARNING SERIES >> Government ownership and leadership over digitization – critical to driving and scaling up digital payments

Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority