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 paper explores the opportunities to overcome barriers to financial access in Bangladesh through branchless banking and emphasis that financial inclusion and inclusive growth could be advanced through existing work by Bangladesh bank on favorable agent banking policies
Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica are demonstrating that digital payments are an essential part of the economic recovery
Including more women in the informal sector specifically leads to countless benefits besides increased economic growth. Studies show that when a woman controls her own finances, she invests …
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,
This guidance note examines key aspects of central bank digital currency (CBDC) design and implementation, and implications for financial systems worldwide.
Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form ‘Better Than Cash Alliance’…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development joins Better Than Cash Alliance to bring financial inclusion to rural communities
The Central Bank of Jordan commits to adopting the UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments
This report describes the experience of Catholic Relief Services Haiti in employing a new mobile phone–based banking service, T-Cash. This service was adopted on a pilot basis to improve CRS…
The latest edition of the World Development Report from the World Bank provides a blueprint on how to harness the power of data for development, to ensure no one is left behind.
World Bank’s Global Findex is a definitive source on access to financial services. 2021 findings show the account ownership gender gap has narrowed globally.
Women need confidential and easily accessible financial services as well as control over their finances, and electronic payments bring these features to financial products.
On April 15-16, 2014 the Better Than Cash Alliance presented at the First High Level Meeting for Effective Development Cooperation in Mexico City, Mexico.
G20 EMPOWER summit ignites the vital role of digital finance in achieving gender equality
Learn about emerging trends in development partner payments and how to make the case for digitizing payments by your organization.
Banks are closing MTO accounts as risks increase amid a shifting regulatory environment.
A report by the Better Than Cash Alliance for the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion.
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
The Better Than Cash Alliance continues to achieve momentum in raising awareness about the benefits of digitizing cash payments to people.