Digital cash assistance

UN-based Global Alliance Advances Digital Payments in Africa

LEARNING SERIES >> Improving efficiency in domestic resource mobilization through the digitization of revenue payments

The challenges, opportunities, and priorities in designing effective tax and non-tax revenue payment digitization solutions.

LEARNING SERIES >> Tax digitalization: building a trusted ecosystem through a common vision

Tax digitalization, when designed and implemented effectively, can deliver major benefits for society, reduce inequalities, and contribute to the financing of the SDGs.

LEARNING SERIES >> Our learnings from digitizing P2G payments in a customer-centric way

Successful digitization of P2G payments and its widespread adoption by users is achievable - but depends on the alignment of various important factors.

Beneficiary Experience of Digital G2P Payments in Bangladesh, Colombia, and the Philippines

This IPA study from the Philippines, Colombia & Bangladesh explores consumers’ experience with digital G2P cash transfers during COVID-19.

Digitizing Payments Responsibly in the Tea Sector – Ethical Tea Partnership joins Better Than Cash Alliance

Ethical Tea Partnership is a membership organization working with tea companies, development organizations and governments to improve the lives of tea workers, farmers and their environment.

2021 highlights: Launching and scaling responsible digital payments

Here, we share highlights of our collaboration with members despite the continuing serious challenges of COVID-19.

World Bank - Central Bank Digital Currency : A Payments Perspective

This guidance note examines key aspects of central bank digital currency (CBDC) design and implementation, and implications for financial systems worldwide.

Introducing the Alliance Learning Series!

The Alliance Learning Series is developed to promote a culture of active sharing of learnings with members and other key stakeholders.

LEARNING SERIES >> Catalyzing action on digital payments: Insights from national transformation journeys

Lessons from developing diagnostics and strategies with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Philippines, and Senegal

LEARNING SERIES >> Government ownership and leadership over digitization – critical to driving and scaling up digital payments

Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority

LEARNING SERIES >> Institutional capacity-building on digital payments is needed if recommendations are to achieve sustainable national transformation

Building capacity within government agencies that champion digital payments

LEARNING SERIES >> How to unlock the big opportunity in small merchant payments digitization

Lessons from our work with members in Ghana, India, Mexico, and the Philippines

LEARNING SERIES >> What will it take for small merchants to embrace digital payments?

Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.

LEARNING SERIES >> Working together to prioritize merchant payment digitization and co-create solutions

Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.

Côte d'Ivoire > Women merchants' contribution to economic recovery to be boosted by new policy guidance note

How will digitization of merchant payments improve women’s financial inclusion and economic resilience?

Stimuler la Numérisation des Paiements Marchands en Côte d’Ivoire: des Clients aux Fournisseurs

90% des marchands ivoiriens estiment que la gestion du cash est une entrave au bon développement de leurs activités et sont favorables aux paiements digitaux

La Côte d’Ivoire, leader des paiements marchands digitaux dans l’UEMOA et chantre de l’inclusion financière des femmes

Le Gouvernement ivoirien dévoile son nouveau guide d’orientation pour stimuler les paiements marchands digitaux de manière responsable, l’inclusion financièrej et la croissance

Colombia’s Ingreso Solidario: Public-private Collaboration In Covid-19 Emergency Payments Response

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.

Jordan's garment sector announces commitments to digitize wages responsibly

How can digital wages support decent work and inclusive economic recovery?