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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Building capacity within government agencies that champion digital payments
For the first time, new evidence from 25 countries shows how governments and companies can move away from cash, as McKinsey Global Institute reveals a potential $3.7 trillion GDP boost…
Aquino Admin Says ‘Digitisation’ a Priority Goal…
Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.
The Better Than Cash Alliance supports a unique initiative of the Peruvian Banker’s Association (ASBANC) that brings together banks and major telecom operators…
By Jeffrey Bower, Digital Finance Specialist, Better Than Cash Alliance …
One Acre Fund cut payment losses and collection costs by over 80 percent, boosting farmers’ satisfaction and economic opportunity…
This blog was originally published on BSR.org…
Le Gouvernement ivoirien dévoile son nouveau guide d’orientation pour stimuler les paiements marchands digitaux de manière responsable, l’inclusion financièrej et la croissance
This is the second in a series of articles written by Maura Hart on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members. These highlights capture the innovative work by governments, businesses and development organizations to fulfill their commitment to transition from cash to digital payments.
This is the third in a series of articles written by Maura Hart on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members.
Farmers are adapting mobile technology to meet market needs and drive progress on their own terms rather than waiting for telecommunications companies to deliver solutions…
With 37 percent of the value of all payments now made digitally, Ghana is on course to be a leader in the region, with great potential to expand economic opportunities for businesses
This highlights report captures the progress of payments digitalization in the country in 2019 and the first half of 2020.
90% des marchands ivoiriens estiment que la gestion du cash est une entrave au bon développement de leurs activités et sont favorables aux paiements digitaux
The report provides an overview of the MFS progress in Bangladesh and discusses how selection of staff and beneficiaries from USAID agriculture and health projects are using both traditional and mobile financial services.
This report is based on primary research on agriculture mobile payments initiatives in Ghana, Uganda and Zambia with the aim of understanding the potential of mobile finance for the agricultural sector and how these barriers might be overcome.
USAID has commissioned this study to understand the perceptions towards digital payments among consumers and merchants in low-income communities. The research provides key findings from quantitative surveys carried out in Indian cities- Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kota, Vishakhapatnam, Guntur and Jaunpur,
This book defines digital ecosystems with examples from real industry cases and explores how enterprise architecture is evolving to enable physical and virtual, social, and material object collaboration and experience.
Focussing on women, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the paper highlights that digital financial solutions could play a significant part in closing gaps in financial inclusion and povides insights from Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar.