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 Better Than Cash Alliance continues to achieve momentum in raising awareness about the benefits of digitizing cash payments to people.
The devastating social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have heightened the need for proven solutions to keep the Sustainable Development Goals within reach
Here are highlights on how our global partnership ignited progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals through shifting to digital payments.
This International Women’s Day, Marks & Spencer (M&S) is joining our Alliance to help advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
Leading consumer goods company and sustainability champion Unilever has committed to transition away from cash throughout its value chain.
Digital payments can promote broader development goals of the G20 countries, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.
Are you shifting from cash to electronic payments - or thinking about doing so?
Grameen Foundation became the newest member of the Better Than Cash Alliance by committing to continue transitioning to electronic payments through its mobile financial services and mobile agriculture efforts
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.
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.
The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean have been severely affected by COVID-19, with a regional GDP contraction of 6.7%** according to the World Bank.
Digital financial inclusion offers real hope to help us get back to achieving the SDGs by 2030
In a new compendium, we share some really exciting evidence on this from around the world.
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.
How digital payments can alleviate energy poverty
G20 leaders endorse our guidance document
International Women’s Day Edition
A round-up of some of our biggest successes in 2016
The Universal Postal Union (UPU), the UN’s agency for postal services, has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance.