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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At ACDI/VOCA we see firsthand how technological innovations are revolutionizing approaches to global economic development. This is particularly true for electronic payments. Around 2.5 billi…
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…
H&M group becomes the first global fashion brand to join the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance…
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde is to be applauded for her recent leadership in the fight against corruption, and her recognition that there is an increasingly limited role for cash …
Blockchain Series: Blog 3…
Blockchain Series: Blog 2…
Blockchain Series: Blog 1…
Introduction: Framing of our blog series on distributed ledger technology…
2012 the Better Than Cash Alliance was launched at an event at the Ford Foundation in New York….
Aquino Admin Says ‘Digitisation’ a Priority Goal…
Scaling Digital Wages: An Opportunity for Garment Employees and Manufacturers…
Leading brands call on other companies and suppliers in Bangladesh to grasp the opportunity to drive inclusion, efficiency, and transparency through wage digitization…
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…
The Better Than Cash Alliance Is Out to Create a “Cash Lite” World…
“We are excited to be joining our partners in announcing the Better than Cash Alliance today. Committed to moving the global community onto electronic payments in place of physical cash, the…
Sudan Joins United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to Drive Financial Inclusion and Transparency
Initiative Launched to Accelerate Global Shift to Electronic Payments for the Poor…
Digital initiative aimed at helping world’s poor…
Bangladesh commits to further national financial inclusion by accelerating the transition to digital payments…
This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…