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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In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
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.
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…
Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form ‘Better Than Cash Alliance’…
A water payment’s digitization project resulted in tripling water utility payments and reducing water collection waiting time from 3 hour to 10 minutes on average within a year, benefitting …
This report examines new business models and government initiatives for energy access that rely upon digital payments.
This blog post was originally published in the Action 2030 Blog on unsdg.un.org.
Here are highlights on how our global partnership ignited progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals through shifting to digital payments.
Interview with World Cocoa Foundation, Paul F. Macek, Vice President for Programs
The Arab Monetary Fund, a regional financial organization, joins the United Nations-Better Than Cash Alliance.
A third of adults struggle to get by without basic financial services to protect against hardship and save for the future. Ruth Goodwin-Groen, of the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance, expl…
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.
This paper suggests pathways forward to help realize these benefits, with specific recommendations.
Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion Key to Poverty Alleviation and Economic Growth, say World Leaders…
Malawi Announces Commitment to Transition to Electronic Payments…
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
USAID has commissioned this study to understand the perceptions towards digital payments among consumers and merchants in low-income communities. The research provides key findings from quantitative surveys carried out in Indian cities- Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kota, Vishakhapatnam, Guntur and Jaunpur,
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Media release from the Better Than Cash Alliance, the World Bank and the National Agency of Statistics and Demography of Senegal (ANSD)
The Better Than Cash Alliance Is Out to Create a “Cash Lite” World…