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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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…
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…
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Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
Digital payments can help make the sector more efficient, transparent, and secure for companies and people alike.
The Better Than Cash Alliance Is Out to Create a “Cash Lite” World…
In Addis Ababa, the vibrant Ethiopian capital, lies a busy Somali community market where Bisharo runs a small shop.
Interview with Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, General Manager of Peruvian Digital Payments (PDP)
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.
Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance
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…
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2015 —Between 2011 and 2014, 700 million people became account holders at banks, other financial institutions, or mobile money service providers, and the number of “unb…
Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future…
As Nigeria rolls out one of the developing world’s most ambitious policy platforms to boost digital payments and drive greater financial inclusion, it’s important to take stock of the country’s progress to date, so that policy-makers around the world can learn from Nigeria’s experiences.
L'expérience de la Sierra Leone montre qu'il est crucial de se préparer tôt aux paiements numériques avant l'émergence d'une crise.
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
Media release from the Better Than Cash Alliance, the World Bank and the National Agency of Statistics and Demography of Senegal (ANSD)
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By Alfred Akibo-Betts and Tenzin Keyzom Massally
This blog post was originally published in the Action 2030 Blog on unsdg.un.org.