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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Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
Urgent measures needed to address climate vulnerability impacting 3.6 billion people, particularly women and marginalized groups.
Learn more in our new report launched with ILO, Better Work and GIZ on supporting the responsible scaling of digital wages to advance decent work in Jordan.
There is an urgent need and powerful opportunity to further boost the outreach, efficiency, and efficacy of digital humanitarian payments through enhanced coordination between UN agencies.
The Pocket Guide to Responsible Payment Digitization in the Coffee Value Chain will inform stakeholders on opportunities and tools available for payment digitization.
Government aims for economic growth and women’s empowerment through digital payments initiative…
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
From Peru to Rwanda to India, people, governments and businesses are increasingly making their payment transactions digitally, whether by mobile phone, by card or online.
Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.
The African Union, AfCFTA, the Better Than Cash Alliance & Smart Africa, launch a call to action to drive responsible digitization for the achievement of Agenda 2063.
Media release from the Better Than Cash Alliance, the World Bank and the National Agency of Statistics and Demography of Senegal (ANSD)
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
One of the largest economies in Latin America keeps growth momentum going by joining the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to foster a financially inclusive economy
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Empowering People One Transaction at a Time: Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form “Better Than Cash Alliance” to Accelerate Global Shift to Electronic Payments
Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joined The Better Than Cash Alliance, committing to boost the use of digital payments to improve programme delivery, by generating cost savi…
By Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, UNCDF, Advisor, Better Than Cash Alliance
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal