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 devastating social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have heightened the need for proven solutions to keep the Sustainable Development Goals within reach
Kenya has been hailed as one of the developing world’s leaders in electronic payments. So it should come as no surprise that a sparsely populated, dusty village 500 kilometres from Nairobi i…
The organization joins a UN-hosted alliance of governments, companies and international organizations to accelerate the move towards digitization of payments
The Report Responsible Practices to Address Seven Major Risks in COVID-19 Digital Financial Transfers identifies seven heightened risks resulting from the speed and scale of COVID-19 digital transfer responses.
Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit.
This report assesses the challenges and opportunities of responsibly digitizing the delivery of humanitarian payments through an exploration of five key technologies.
The case studies reveal how each country developed their programme, current delivery & payment, and the costs and benefits of using e-payments.
As the tragic human costs of COVID-19 mount, the need for practical, scalable, quick and effective solutions is urgent. Now more than ever, it’s time to put digital payments to work.
New partnership will result in promoting digital payments as an important tool to increase security, financial inclusion and economic opportunities in the workplace.
Join the Better Than Cash Alliance and our partners for an online discussion about safety and transparency in digital payments.
There is an urgent need and powerful opportunity to further boost the outreach, efficiency, and efficacy of digital humanitarian payments through enhanced coordination between UN agencies.
World Economic Forum recognises electronic payments as a driver for financial inclusion
This webinar responds to the question of how governments and humanitarian agencies can manage the risks associated with COVID-19 response payments, ensure women’s inclusion, and improve communications with recipients.
Our latest report guides humanitarians to assess if and how digital payments can be effective
Urgent measures needed to address climate vulnerability impacting 3.6 billion people, particularly women and marginalized groups.
Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post…