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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The Global Payment Systems Survey (GPSS) covers cross-country comparisons and assess progress in national payments system development. The latest iteration (2018) shows the number of cashless transactions per capita per year (globally) increased by 25% as compared to 2015.
The report attempts to understand the factors that drive awareness and interest among current non-users of digital payments in India and analyzes the experience of current users and dentify potential strategies to spur the adoption among these consumers and merchants.
USAID has commissioned this study to understand the perceptions towards digital payments among consumers and merchants in low-income communities. The research provides key findings from quantitative surveys carried out in Indian cities- Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kota, Vishakhapatnam, Guntur and Jaunpur,
The End of Financial Marginalization Is in Sight: Here’s the Roadmap
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
New report underscores benefits of shifting from cash to digital payments in corporate supply chains.
In a six-month pilot, mStar Project used awareness tools, local youth, and behavior change agents to teach women farmers how to use and gain trustin digital payments. 500 women were trained and 353 opened digital accounts.
This study finds that perceived value addition for the customers and usefulness of technology are important determinants of adoption of mobile wallet technology among merchants.
In this report, the relationship between financial infrastructure and the performance of disbursement programs in their design ambition and how well they delivered is assessed.
This study by Visa provides insights into the benefits of digital payments for micro and small businesses in India, Indonesia, Mexico and Nigeria.
Provides a blueprint to help countries kickstart their journeys concerning the technology, governance, and community components of DPI, based on the common framework & insights from consulted countries.
Mexico’s route to financial inclusion begins with commitment to reduce use of cash
500 million Indian smartphone users in next 5 years: a huge market for digital payments
How digital payments can alleviate energy poverty
New NBER paper finds that transferring money directly into women’s accounts and providing them financial training led to their increased participation in the labor force.
New CGAP focus note explores the core idea behind future-ready G2P payments, lays out its advantages and challenges, and describes how governments can create modern G2P payments systems. It draws heavily from ongoing efforts in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.
The wins our Alliance had in transition to digital payments
This study shows that per capita income, education, availability of digital infrastructure and greater internet penetration help in the growth of digital payments in an economy. For India, it suggests that the government should focus on providing a conducive macroeconomic environment and safe and easy access to digital infrastructure.
G20 finance ministers call for open and inclusive digital payments infrastructures
In a new compendium, we share some really exciting evidence on this from around the world.