Better Than Cash Alliance

About Responsible Digital Payments

Define Digital Payments

Shifting payments from cash to digital has the potential to improve lives.

Responsible Digital Payments

By digitizing payments responsibly, we can swiftly reach financial equality.

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Resources, news articles, and research highlight the role of responsible digital payments for timely climate emergency response and preventive action.

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News, research products, and global case studies on digital payments from the Alliance Secretariat, Alliance members, and partners.
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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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Scaling up Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan Tea Sector

This study lays the foundation for incorporating United Nations Principles for Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan tea sector, with the goal of increasing efficiency and improving farmers’ living incomes.

In the Media

Role of digital finance in an aging world

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In the Media

Queen Maxima gives speech about financial equality for International Women’s Day

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Ideas & Updates

Accelerating responsible digital payments for COVID-19 relief

The devastating social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have heightened the need for proven solutions to keep the Sustainable Development Goals within reach

Newsletter

In the Media

Digitising tax could raise $300bn annually for developing counties, says report

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In the Media

BETTER THAN CASH: Ruth Goodwin-Groen is inspiring social change with digital financial inclusion

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Ideas & Updates

Role of digital finance in an aging world

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.

Newsletter

Ideas & Updates

Digital payments and Public Financial Management

A new Center for Global Development policy paper, published in collaboration with the Overseas Development Institute and the Better Than Cash Alliance, explores the linkages between digitalization of payments and effective PFM systems.

Newsletter

Ideas & Updates

Understanding Blockchain

Read the six-blog series that aims to foster a better understanding of the technology.

Newsletter

Ideas & Updates

Celebrating Women’s Day!

This International Women’s Day, Marks & Spencer (M&S) is joining our Alliance to help advance the Sustainable Development Goals.

Newsletter

In the Media

The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2019

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Ideas & Updates

How UN organizations can boost their impact

In a new report, the Better Than Cash Alliance shows how improved digitization and harmonization can help UN agencies and partners make an even greater impact.

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In the Media

Is cash still relevant?

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Ideas & Updates

2018 highlights!

Here are highlights on how our global partnership ignited progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals through shifting to digital payments.

Newsletter

In the Media

Cash Digitization: UN Collaboration, Coordination, and Harmonization Opportunities

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Ideas & Updates

Get in the fast lane through digital payments

In this 4-part blog series, we examine key aspects of the transportation sector: tolling, urban transit, and ride-sharing with a focus on emerging economies.

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