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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Crises of all sorts, from conflicts to natural disasters to health emergencies, are happening at unprecedented rates around the world — so much so that the United Nations convened the first World Humanitarian Summit this week.
L'expérience de la Sierra Leone montre qu'il est crucial de se préparer tôt aux paiements numériques avant l'émergence d'une crise.
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
One Million Low-Income People to Reap Benefits of Digital Money
In joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute will work to increase the number of electronic transactions undertaken throughout its global membersh…
Study concludes Mexico’s savings and other benefits and provides tangible lessons for other nations
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…
Citi helped to launch the Better Than Cash Alliance, a coalition of public, private and NGO partners.
700 million new accounts since 2011: The World Bank’s 2014 Global Findex findings
Grameen Foundation became the newest member of the Better Than Cash Alliance by committing to continue transitioning to electronic payments through its mobile financial services and mobile agriculture efforts
The latest edition of the World Development Report from the World Bank provides a blueprint on how to harness the power of data for development, to ensure no one is left behind.
A 10-point action plan for governments and businesses to prioritize women’s digital financial inclusion
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
This paper suggests pathways forward to help realize these benefits, with specific recommendations.
A report by the World Bank Development Research Group, the Better Than Cash Alliance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Women’s World Banking to the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion.
The study looks at how development organizations or government programs can increase the efficiency and scale of transfers, while also forming the building blocks for financial inclusion.
COVID-19 is causing unprecedented health, economic and social crises and threatens the poverty and inclusion gains that have been made over the last decade.
Bangladesh commits to further national financial inclusion by accelerating the transition to digital payments…
Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future…