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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Key public and private sector players make action commitments on responsible digitization in retail, agriculture, and ready-made garment sectors, while prioritizing women
Public and Private Sector Collaboration is Critical for Success
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post
Kenya is moving towards emerging market status and the government’s focused strategy of creating an electronic payments economy is contributing to its growth. During a reception hosted by th…
The ability to make and receive payments electronically has emerged, in recent years, as a technology hero during natural disasters and health pandemics. At a time when more people than ever…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development joins Better Than Cash Alliance to bring financial inclusion to rural communities
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In wealthy countries, most people conduct their financial activity in digital form; money and value is stored virtually and transferred instantaneously with a touch of a button.
Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion Key to Poverty Alleviation and Economic Growth, say World Leaders…
The paper covers in-depth analyses of how digitizing P2G payments help drive the financial inclusion of poor consumers and identifies some critical factors to develop an efficient and inclusive payment system.
Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance
Le Rwanda accélère l’adoption des paiements numériques en rejoignant l’Alliance Better Than Cash
This report provides insights from the Digital Money Index, which tracks the development of digital money readiness in 84 countries. It shows a 5.5% improvement in overall digital money readiness over the last five years.
This case study sets out key lessons from Sierra Leone’s experience using digital payments to help combat Ebola.
There is an urgent need and powerful opportunity to further boost the outreach, efficiency, and efficacy of digital humanitarian payments through enhanced coordination between UN agencies.
The Pocket Guide to Responsible Payment Digitization in the Coffee Value Chain will inform stakeholders on opportunities and tools available for payment digitization.
Government aims for economic growth and women’s empowerment through digital payments initiative…
Kenya has been hailed as one of the developing world’s leaders in electronic payments. So it should come as no surprise that a sparsely populated, dusty village 500 kilometres from Nairobi i…
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.