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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60 Decibels, in collaboration with the Gates Foundation and UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance, has been working to understand coffee farmers’ experience with digital payments and if they believe it to be better than cash.
This paper highlights the importance of digital public infrastructure (DPI) in transforming agriculture.
DPI, encompassing digital payments, identification, and data exchange, can significantly accelerate financial inclusion and economic growth. By enabling secure, scalable, and interoperable systems, DPI reduces costs, enhances security, and expands access to underserved populations.
The Government of Indonesia, with the Indonesian cocoa sector and the Better Than Cash Alliance has conducted a first-of-its-kind sizing exercise to assess opportunities for digital financial inclusion for smallholder cocoa farmers.
Learn about how the Alliance advocates for responsible payment digitization in agriculture
The IWCA endorses UN Responsible Digital Payments as a game-changer for women at every step of the coffee supply chain.
This year, members and partners, in collaboration with our Secretariat team, moved the responsible payment digitization agenda forward across sectors, from agriculture and trade to health and decent work.
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
This study lays the foundation for incorporating United Nations Principles for Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan tea sector, with the goal of increasing efficiency and improving farmers’ living incomes.
The impressive achievements of our Alliance members, working together with the Secretariat, are highlighted in our 2021 Annual Report.
Key public and private sector players make action commitments on responsible digitization in retail, agriculture, and ready-made garment sectors, while prioritizing women
Measuring progress to scale: Responsible digital payments in Bangladesh
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of our members one year on from Reaching Financial Equality for Women, to ensure stronger economies that build on the strengths of women and girls.
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.
The Alliance Learning Series is developed to promote a culture of active sharing of learnings with members and other key stakeholders.