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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This CGAP research paper describes the key challenges Davivienda, a Colombian bank faced through the journey to delivery G2P payments over mobile: how the service delivery model had to be ad…
Cash remains in high demand despite measures by governments to keep funds digital. This Central Bank of Colombia study finds that economic growth and lower interest rates have a role to play.
500 million Indian smartphone users in next 5 years: a huge market for digital payments
This brief highlights the role of cash transfers and digital distribution as a part of COVID-19 response in Colombia.
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
There is an urgent need and powerful opportunity to further boost the outreach, efficiency, and efficacy of digital humanitarian payments through enhanced coordination between UN agencies.
Transportation Series: Blog 2…
Interview with Felipe Vásquez de Velasco, General Manager of Peruvian Digital Payments (PDP)
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
Our Peer-Exchange to Brazil was part of the Alliance’s response to the knowledge needs of member countries…
Urgent measures needed to address climate vulnerability impacting 3.6 billion people, particularly women and marginalized groups.
Alliance highlights lessons from two of its members - Colombia and India - in the design and execution of inclusive G2P transfers, keeping focus on prioritizing women.
Empowering People One Transaction at a Time: Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form “Better Than Cash Alliance” to Accelerate Global Shift to Electronic Payments
CRS Commits to Increase Electronic Payments to Strengthen Local Economies…
Digital initiative aimed at helping world’s poor…
Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form ‘Better Than Cash Alliance’…
2012 the Better Than Cash Alliance was launched at an event at the Ford Foundation in New York….
What being gender intentional has taught us about advancing digital financial equality for women.
Two case studies from the Better Than Cash Alliance present innovations from Colombia’s digital payments ecosystem