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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Explores the collection and use of gender-degreged data and future steps to leverage it for women’s financial inclusion.
This paper proposes the “Finternet,” a future financial system inspired by the internet, as a solution to the outdated aspects of the current financial system.
This report aims to highlight innovative technological solutions addressing climate challenges and explore their impact on society.
The Early Warnings for All initiative is a key contribution to delivering climate justice to those at the frontlines of the climate crisis.
This report provides an overview of WFP’s progress in scaling up its Anticipatory Action (AA) operations, from covering 3.2 million people in 28 countries in 2022 to 4.1 million people in 36 countries in 2023.
The paper discusses the role of digital public infrastructure (DPI), and specifically fast payment systems (FPSs) in promoting financial inclusion.
This report summarizes the state of low-value payment systems in Alliance member countries such as Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
The OECD Digital Government Index benchmarks the efforts made by governments to establish the foundations necessary for a coherent and human-centred digital transformation of the public sector.
Scaling responsible digital payments to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly financial equality for women
The Government of Indonesia, with the Indonesian cocoa sector and the Better Than Cash Alliance has conducted a first-of-its-kind sizing exercise to assess opportunities for digital financial inclusion for smallholder cocoa farmers.
This report analyzes data from diverse sources to present a picture of digitalization in low- and middle-income countries. It includes a chapter on Digital Public infrastructure, including digital payments
This document analyzes the enhancement of social protection systems in the Caribbean through inclusive digital payments, focusing on user-centered design and extensive consultations with local populations.
This paper provides frameworks for understanding where the value-creation elements of DPI originate and how to design a DPI governance that maximises public value.
We are the Better Than Cash Alliance, a UN-based partnership of over 80 members - governments, companies, and international organizations- committed to responsible digital payments to advance the SDGs.
We design each Better Than Cash Alliance initiative with the unique needs of women in mind - be it users of digital payments, entrepreneurs, or policymakers who can make the financial system more equal for women.