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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Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
New data from the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 confirms the centrality of digital payments in reaching financial equality for all.
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
What being gender intentional has taught us about advancing digital financial equality for women.
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
India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) joins the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance
Lessons from developing diagnostics and strategies with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Philippines, and Senegal
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
Building capacity within government agencies that champion digital payments
Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.
New partnership will result in promoting digital payments as an important tool to increase security, financial inclusion and economic opportunities in the workplace.
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…
Leading brands call on other companies and suppliers in Bangladesh to grasp the opportunity to drive inclusion, efficiency, and transparency through wage digitization…
Blockchain Series: Blog 5
New data gathered from the Higg Index from 3,000 factories in 58 countries
A third of adults struggle to get by without basic financial services to protect against hardship and save for the future. Ruth Goodwin-Groen, of the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance, expl…
Our Peer-Exchange to Brazil was part of the Alliance’s response to the knowledge needs of member countries…
H&M group becomes the first global fashion brand to join the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance…
In-depth analysis shows Bangladesh making impressive strides towards a digital economy, identifies solutions for further progress…