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.
New UN Better Than Cash Alliance’s Cash Digitization Study recommends strengthening cash assistance collaboration across UN agencies & partners, to improve coordination and harmonization.
In its first year of implementation, under the national PAPE-Digitalisation program led by the Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage, Santé CIV demonstrated the potential of digital tools to transform public services, particularly healthcare.
The Better Than Cash Alliance, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through its Sustainable Finance Hub, supported its members in enabling digital payments for more than 100 million people in 2024. This milestone marks major progress in advancing financial inclusion, especially for women, with 82% of advisory services supporting gender-intentional initiatives.
Despite global technological advancements, healthcare costs continue to push millions into extreme poverty every year.