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 Digital Skills Toolkit enables policymakers and influencers to work strategically in building the bridge between new digital job opportunities and the lack of digital skills in the workforce.
In a six-month pilot, mStar Project used awareness tools, local youth, and behavior change agents to teach women farmers how to use and gain trustin digital payments. 500 women were trained and 353 opened digital accounts.
Dhaka, November 20, 2019 - Media release by Government of Bangladesh: Building on what has been achieved so far, the government and the private sector have committed to working together to…
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
To speed up Ethiopia’s journey towards digital transformation, the Government of Ethiopia is launching today the first-ever digital payments strategy.
G20 EMPOWER summit ignites the vital role of digital finance in achieving gender equality
New Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub to Champion Equal Access to Digital Financial Services for Women.
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
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.
Taking stock of the digital payments ecosystem with a 7-point action plan to expand the merchant acceptance network
A guide and self-assessment tool for policymakers in various stages of digital development.
The purpose of this working paper is to set out the key components and stakeholders in a digital payments ecosystem (DPE).
This report assesses the challenges and opportunities of responsibly digitizing the delivery of humanitarian payments through an exploration of five key technologies.
Lessons from digitizing the Hindustan Unilever Shakti channel
The Report Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers identifies seven heightened risks resulting from the speed and scale of COVID-19 digital transfer responses.
This paper sets out pathways forward to help realize the full potential of digitalization, with specific and practical recommendations.
A founding member of the Better Than Cash Alliance, the Philippines has paved the path in transitioning to responsible digital payments, providing many key lessons and insights for other cou…
This paper reviews 25 countries where digitization has had great impact and reveals 10 tangible steps, or “accelerators,” that governments and companies can take to build inclusive digital economies.
This report examines two of China’s most far-reaching applications – WeChat and Alipay – and explores their role in the development of one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated digital payments ecosystems.
This paper, jointly released by the Better Than Cash Alliance and the World Bank, summarizes and analyzes the financial challenges faced by older adults.