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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Ingreso Solidario is a COVID-19 social protection programme in Colombia benefitting 3 million households. It shows digital payments can be rapidly dispersed across multiple channels.
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
The Alliance Learning Series is developed to promote a culture of active sharing of learnings with members and other key stakeholders.
Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – rather than an end in itself.
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
In looking at ways to bring financial services to the more than two billion people outside formal financial systems, often the focus has been on piecemeal efforts to improve specific element…
Prioritizing women, deepening digital infrastructure, designing for users, and building trust drive usage of digital financial services
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
The “Digitizing Government Payments Amid COVID-19" series
Interview with Gustavo Vega, President of the clearing house ACH Colombia
Transportation Series: Blog 1 (Introduction)
The Better Than Cash Alliance presents its most recent report, providing recommendations to support MSMEs and enable their transition into the digital payments ecosystem in Pakistan.
Interoperability drives global digital inclusion. Over 25% more adults access government payments, but siloed systems hinder seamless transactions.
Transportation Series: Blog 2…
Transportation Series: Blog 3
Government of Afghanistan Joins Better Than Cash Alliance — Pledges to Address Poverty and Grow Economy by Shifting to Electronic Payments…
The Better Than Cash Alliance, hosted by UNCDF, gathered with colleagues at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Council of Governors Annual Meeting last month in Urubamba, Peru….
Guest post by Alicia Rendon Contro, Grupo Bimbo