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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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.
There is growing consensus in the humanitarian community that cash (digital or physical) – as opposed to delivery of food and materials – is often the best way to help communities bounce back from crisis.
Join the Better Than Cash Alliance and our partners for an online discussion about safety and transparency in digital payments.
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
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…
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
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…
Sudan Joins United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to Drive Financial Inclusion and Transparency
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…
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Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency
Le Ghana rejoint l’Alliance Better Than Cash pour une plus grande transparence financière…
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is pleased to join the Better Than Cash Alliance, in support of our commitment to provide essential services within the first 72 hours of crisis.
Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – rather than an end in itself.
In key move to recover from the economic impact of the Ebola crisis, Nation joins the Better Than Cash Alliance
By Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, UNCDF, Advisor, Better Than Cash Alliance
Earlier this year, we shared the story of the World Food Programme (WFP) introducing cash transfers on mobile phones at the Gihembe refugee camp in northern Rwanda. …