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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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.
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).
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).
This paper finds that as digital payments increase, economic growth improves. Specifically, a 1% rise in digital payment usage leads to a 0.10% increase in GDP per capita growth over two years.
This report examines the impact of transitioning beneficiaries of a large-scale cash transfer program from cash to direct deposits into digital bank accounts.
The paper discusses the importance of gender equality in financial systems.
This paper outlines enablers and examples for policymakers, financial service providers, and civil society organizations to empower women entrepreneurs in leveraging digital financial services.
This report aims to highlight innovative technological solutions addressing climate challenges and explore their impact on society.
The OECD Digital Government Index benchmarks the efforts made by governments to establish the foundations necessary for a coherent and human-centred digital transformation of the public sector.
This report analyzes data from diverse sources to present a picture of digitalization in low- and middle-income countries. It includes a chapter on Digital Public infrastructure, including digital payments
This document analyzes the enhancement of social protection systems in the Caribbean through inclusive digital payments, focusing on user-centered design and extensive consultations with local populations.
This paper provides frameworks for understanding where the value-creation elements of DPI originate and how to design a DPI governance that maximises public value.
The report highlights UNDP’s role as a leading organization in enhancing digital public infrastructure and driving the digital agenda at the country level, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A list of examples of how digital public infrastructure (DPI) can accelerate the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals.
This brief reviews the use of digital technology in G2P payments to women in India.
The paper provides an overview of digital payment systems’ types, benefits, and challenges for tax collection in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
This report introduces five global databases covering account ownership, payments, digital adoption, trust, and the digital gender gap. It suggests data gaps and indicators helpful in fostering evidence-based policymaking.