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 Alliance and the Gates Foundation propose digital financial services as a means for this growth to be broad-based and inclusive, especially for to women.
Digital payments can promote broader development goals of the G20 countries, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.
The Universal Postal Union (UPU), the UN’s agency for postal services, has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance.
Millions of Bangladeshis, especially women, will benefit from a commitment by the Government of Bangladesh to expand financial inclusion
A new report by the World Bank, the Better Than Cash Alliance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Women’s World Banking provides insights on how digital financial services can help close the gender gap.
The Alliance contributed to the launch of Peru’s new mobile payment system, Bim, which plans to bring digital payments to 5 million Peruvians over 5 years.
500 million Indian smartphone users in next 5 years: a huge market for digital payments
International Women’s Day Edition
Find out how mobile payments are better than cash for Kenyan farmers
Leading consumer goods company and sustainability champion Unilever has committed to transition away from cash throughout its value chain.
Gap Inc. joins the Better Than Cash Alliance with a bold digitization goal
In a first study of its kind, data from nearly 3,000 factories across 58 countries, reveals that paying workers digitally correlates positively with better working conditions.
In this edition of the newsletter, we applaud the leadership of Alliance members in the Philippines, Ghana and India who are ensuring that women can gain economic independence through digitization.
Our latest report guides humanitarians to assess if and how digital payments can be effective
New Report “Catalyzing Responsible Digital Payments in India’s North East Region” by UN based Better Than Cash Alliance
Building trust, mitigating risks and driving inclusive economies
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How will digitization of merchant payments improve women’s financial inclusion and economic resilience?
Here, we share highlights of our collaboration with members despite the continuing serious challenges of COVID-19.