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 co-authors are part of a consortium that came together to draft the DPI Roadmap Playbook, an effort welcomed by the Government of South Africa, which holds the 2025 G20 Presidency. The DPI Roadmap Playbook reflects input from many expert advisors, especially Deon Woods-Bell of the Gates Foundation, whose support was instrumental. This expert comment is published across each of the organization’s respective websites.
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This report recommends best practices to unlock DPI’s full potential in the region.
In 2024, the Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA), in partnership with the Tea Association of Malawi (TAML), launched a pilot to digitize wage payments across Malawi’s tea estates.
A new collaboration between the Better Than Cash Alliance (the Alliance), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), and partners such as the African Union Women, Gender and Youth Directorate and AUDA-NEPAD is working to address persistent gaps in digital trade and financial inclusion.
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health launched a nationwide Digital Health Payment Initiative in August 2024, aiming to revolutionize healthcare payments by making them more efficient, transparent, and inclusive through digital financial services.
This report highlights strategies for advocating fair, safe, and sustainable DFS, addressing issues like resource constraints and the need for technical expertise.
This report explores the experiences of migrants and their families with international remittance services.
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.
This report delves into the interoperability between central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and fast payment systems (FPS).
Reflecting on digital payments for development, inclusion and transformation in 2024
The Better Than Cash Alliance released the G20 Policy Options to Improve Last Mile Access, offering actionable public policy recommendations to tackle systemic barriers to financial inclusion.
This working paper explores the challenges and opportunities of leveraging DPI to support Brazil’s economic transformation, building on Brazil’s history of digital transformation initiatives.
This playbook provides a comprehensive framework for designing and implementing digital social protection delivery systems (DSPDS).
Strategic Partnership to Enhance Financial Inclusion and Digital Payment Solutions
The Better Than Cash Alliance has transitioned from UNCDF to join UNDP’s Sustainable Finance Hub
Despite global technological advancements, healthcare costs continue to push millions into extreme poverty every year. …