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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Did you ever wonder why there is not an International Men’s Day? There actually is such a day, by the way—it’s on November 19th, but there aren’t too many people marking it with a night off …
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…
Payday can be an ordeal for women garment workers in Bangladesh. Often, they must wait in long lines, carry wads of cash through crowded streets, or encounter a mother-in-law demanding money…
The Alliance Learning Series is developed to promote a culture of active sharing of learnings with members and other key stakeholders.
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…
This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…
New data gathered from the Higg Index from 3,000 factories in 58 countries
Gates Foundation and Better Than Cash Alliance urge governments to embrace digital financial services, offers concrete action steps
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.
This paper investigates the impact of mobile financial services - MFS (mobile money, and mobile credit and savings) on the informal sector using data from 101 emerging and developing countries over the period 2000-15.
Transportation Series: Blog 3
Join the Better Than Cash Alliance and our partners for an online discussion about safety and transparency in digital payments.
This blog post was originally published on Gallup.com
Findings illustrate how the private and public sector could work together to modernize economies, improve transparency and support financial inclusion and growth.
Media release from the Better Than Cash Alliance, the World Bank and the National Agency of Statistics and Demography of Senegal (ANSD)
In-depth analysis shows Bangladesh making impressive strides towards a digital economy, identifies solutions for further progress…
Transportation Series: Blog 4…
Leading brands call on other companies and suppliers in Bangladesh to grasp the opportunity to drive inclusion, efficiency, and transparency through wage digitization…
At today’s webinar, experts from Paytm in India, Tigo in Tanzania and the Banking Superintendency from Peru revealed key insights on how to responsibly navigate the transition from cash to d…