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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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.
One Million Low-Income People to Reap Benefits of Digital Money
This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…
Urgent measures needed to address climate vulnerability impacting 3.6 billion people, particularly women and marginalized groups.
What being gender intentional has taught us about advancing digital financial equality for women.
New data from the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 confirms the centrality of digital payments in reaching financial equality for all.
Lessons from our work with members in Ghana, India, Mexico, and the Philippines
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post…
Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.
Lessons from developing diagnostics and strategies with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Philippines, and Senegal
By Beth Porter, Policy Advisor, Financial Inclusion, UNCDF, Advisor, Better Than Cash Alliance
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.
The case studies reveal how each country developed their programme, current delivery & payment, and the costs and benefits of using e-payments.
This report covers overview and constraints of setting up a social protection system for informal workers in Asia. It also includes interesting case studies of some Asian countries including Bangladesh, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
Case studies from The Philippines, Ghana, and Mexico to demonstrate how recourse has been improved
Insights from the 2023 HLPF expert roundtable
Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority
By BTCA Communications Team…
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Empowering People One Transaction at a Time: Leading Corporations, Foundations and Development Organizations Form “Better Than Cash Alliance” to Accelerate Global Shift to Electronic Payments