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 blog post was originally published in the Action 2030 Blog on unsdg.un.org.
What being gender intentional has taught us about advancing digital financial equality for women.
Guest post by Shireen Santosham, GSMA Connected Women
Government of India joins the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to share success stories from the world’s largest financial inclusion programme…
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of our members one year on from Reaching Financial Equality for Women, to ensure stronger economies that build on the strengths of women and girls.
On 19 August 2015, the Reserve Bank of India approved licenses for eleven institutions to set up payment banks. The purpose was to have these banks further financial inclusion by providing s…
Key public and private sector players make action commitments on responsible digitization in retail, agriculture, and ready-made garment sectors, while prioritizing women
Government aims for economic growth and women’s empowerment through digital payments initiative…
Lessons from our work with members in Ghana, India, Mexico, and the Philippines
As Nigeria rolls out one of the developing world’s most ambitious policy platforms to boost digital payments and drive greater financial inclusion, it’s important to take stock of the country’s progress to date, so that policy-makers around the world can learn from Nigeria’s experiences.
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…
Earlier this year, we shared the story of the World Food Programme (WFP) introducing cash transfers on mobile phones at the Gihembe refugee camp in northern Rwanda. …
by Tidar Wald, Government and Corporate Relations Specialist at Better Than Cash Alliance…
As part of its massive humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rolling out an innovative electronic voucher programme in Lebanon that wil…
Making cash history: How digital payments can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
Joins UN-based Better than Cash Alliance to Promote Financial Inclusion and Greater Supply Chain Transparency and Efficiency…
Interview with World Cocoa Foundation, Paul F. Macek, Vice President for Programs
This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…