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 purpose of this report is to share key lessons and tools that are critical to launching and scaling successful responsible digital payments initiatives in Ghana’s cocoa value chain.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
Interview with World Cocoa Foundation, Paul F. Macek, Vice President for Programs
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This new case study features an examination of the nonprofit organization One Acre Fund (OAF) which teaches better crop management techniques and provides inputs on credit to smallholder farmers throughout East Africa.
This study presents a unique perspective, comparing concrete experiences from large companies to small- and medium-sized businesses.
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
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.
This is the third in a series of articles written by Maura Hart on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members.
Media release from the Better Than Cash Alliance, the World Bank and the National Agency of Statistics and Demography of Senegal (ANSD)
Kenya has been hailed as one of the developing world’s leaders in electronic payments. So it should come as no surprise that a sparsely populated, dusty village 500 kilometres from Nairobi i…
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.
Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
This case study sets out key lessons from Sierra Leone’s experience using digital payments to help combat Ebola.
Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future…
Guest post by Allegra Palmer, Women’s World Banking…
McLeod Russel Uganda (MRUL) cut costs and increased financial inclusion for workers after transitioning to a secure mobile payment system in Uganda.
The case studies reveal how each country developed their programme, current delivery & payment, and the costs and benefits of using e-payments.
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…