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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Four ways our Alliance advanced progress towards Sustainable Development Goals this year!
A roundup of our latest reports and case studies
The wins our Alliance had in transition to digital payments
How digital payments can alleviate energy poverty
International Women’s Day Edition
A round-up of some of our biggest successes in 2016
This working paper finds that the introduction of payroll accounts among largely unbanked factory workers in Bangladesh led to increased account use and consumer learning.
This paper looks at the impact of security perceptions on the adoption of digital payments and finds that financial service providers (FSPs) should carefully consider risk and trust issues to enable uptake. They should also use tailored promotional strategies to cater to different genders.
New CGAP focus note explores the core idea behind future-ready G2P payments, lays out its advantages and challenges, and describes how governments can create modern G2P payments systems. It draws heavily from ongoing efforts in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.
This paper explores economic informality and how it relates to digital financial inclusion. It focuses specifically on the potential role that digital financial services–including those accessed through mobile phones and the internet can play in encouraging businesses to formalize their operations.
This International Women’s Day, Marks & Spencer (M&S) is joining the Better Than Cash Alliance to help advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…
Our Peer-Exchange to Brazil was part of the Alliance’s response to the knowledge needs of member countries…
Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
This Digital Skills Toolkit enables policymakers and influencers to work strategically in building the bridge between new digital job opportunities and the lack of digital skills in the workforce.
New data confirms that adopting digitization promotes decent work and economic growth and reduces inequality.
India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) joins the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance