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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Digital financial inclusion offers real hope to help us get back to achieving the SDGs by 2030
This International Women’s day, we reflect on members’ progress towards the vital goal of reaching financial equality for women.
A new Better Than Cash Alliance and World Bank paper outlines factors for the financial exclusion of the elderly and explores how digital financial technology can help governments better prepare for global aging challenges.
A new Center for Global Development policy paper explores the linkages between digitalization of payments and effective PFM systems.
This International Women’s Day, Marks & Spencer (M&S) is joining our Alliance to help advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
Here are highlights on how our global partnership ignited progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals through shifting to digital payments.
The wins our Alliance had in transition to digital payments
By joining our global partnership, Indonesia is committed to accelerating the transition from cash to digital payments and has encouraged fellow APEC countries to follow suit.
G20 leaders endorse our guidance document
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New reports by McKinsey Global Institute and the Better Than Cash Alliance
Uruguay has taken a further step towards its goal to provide access to financial services to all with its announcement that it has joined the Alliance.
A new animation and working paper, developed by the Alliance, seek to better explain inclusive digital payment ecosystems.
The Tanzanian President, Finance Ministers and high level delegates are leading SDG progress by digitizing payments and accelerating financial inclusion.
The Government of India has joined the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance in an extension of the Indian Government’s commitment to reduce cash in its economy.
700 million new accounts since 2011: The World Bank’s 2014 Global Findex findings
The Government of Papua New Guinea joined the Better Than Cash Alliance and committed to digitizing all government payments.
The Universal Postal Union (UPU), the UN’s agency for postal services, has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance.
In their joint statement, US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognised India’s intent to join the Better Than Cash Alliance.
Women need confidential and easily accessible financial services as well as control over their finances, and electronic payments bring these features to financial products.