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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From Peru to Rwanda to India, people, governments and businesses are increasingly making their payment transactions digitally, whether by mobile phone, by card or online.
Our Peer-Exchange to Brazil was part of the Alliance’s response to the knowledge needs of member countries…
Small merchants exert a big influence on the global economy.
Transportation Series: Blog 3
By Oswell Kahonde and Juan Blanco
One Acre Fund cut payment losses and collection costs by over 80 percent, boosting farmers’ satisfaction and economic opportunity…
The “Digitizing Government Payments Amid COVID-19" series
By Alfred Akibo-Betts and Tenzin Keyzom Massally
Findings illustrate how the private and public sector could work together to modernize economies, improve transparency and support financial inclusion and growth.
The Government of Senegal has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance, signaling its commitment to growing the economy and improving security and transparency through the shift to electronic pa…
Rwanda to accelerate digital payments by joining the Better Than Cash Alliance
Le Rwanda accélère l’adoption des paiements numériques en rejoignant l’Alliance Better Than Cash
The roundtable saw the participation of 20+ stakeholders from 11 African nations.
500 million reasons to digitize tax payments
500 million Indian smartphone users in next 5 years: a huge market for digital payments
The Alliance contributed to the launch of Peru’s new mobile payment system, Bim, which plans to bring digital payments to 5 million Peruvians over 5 years.
In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.
This paper suggests pathways forward to help realize these benefits, with specific recommendations.