Bangladesh

Call to Action: Responsible Digital Payments to Accelerate Climate Action

Urgent measures needed to address climate vulnerability impacting 3.6 billion people, particularly women and marginalized groups.

2022 Annual Report - Scaling responsible digital payments to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly financial equality for women

In 10 years, the Better Than Cash Alliance has spurred a global movement towards the responsible digitization of payments.

Three key findings that show that financial equality is within reach in our lifetime

New data from the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 confirms the centrality of digital payments in reaching financial equality for all. 

India’s leading trade union of self-employed women makes bold commitment on responsible digital payments to benefit its 2.1 million women members

India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) joins the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance

Beneficiary Experience of Digital G2P Payments in Bangladesh, Colombia, and the Philippines

This IPA study from the Philippines, Colombia & Bangladesh explores consumers’ experience with digital G2P cash transfers during COVID-19.

LEARNING SERIES >> Catalyzing action on digital payments: Insights from national transformation journeys

Lessons from developing diagnostics and strategies with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Philippines, and Senegal

LEARNING SERIES >> Government ownership and leadership over digitization – critical to driving and scaling up digital payments

Planning: Vision and commitment to make digital payments a national priority

LEARNING SERIES >> Institutional capacity-building on digital payments is needed if recommendations are to achieve sustainable national transformation

Building capacity within government agencies that champion digital payments

LEARNING SERIES >> Working together to prioritize merchant payment digitization and co-create solutions

Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.

The International Labour Organization commits to expanding the use of responsible digital payments to advance decent work

New partnership will result in promoting digital payments as an important tool to increase security, financial inclusion and economic opportunities in the workplace.

Distributing Production: Can Distributed Ledgers Fuel a New Wave of Supply-Chain Innovation?

Blockchain Series: Blog 5

Marks & Spencer Joins the Better Than Cash Alliance on International Women’s Day

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

The Digital Payments Opportunity: A Conversation

This blog was originally published on BSR.org…

Why are global brands digitizing payments?

Around 40 companies and organizations share insights and lessons on how digitizing supply chain payments has a profound impact on global businesses, economies, and individuals.

Why cash is a problem for businesses around the globe

This blog was originally published on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business…

The Future of Supply Chains: Why Companies are Digitizing Payments

New report underscores benefits of shifting from cash to digital payments in corporate supply chains.

Financial inclusion is making great strides

A Roundup of Our Latest Research

A roundup of our latest reports and case studies

What made 2017 special?

The wins our Alliance had in transition to digital payments

Fight for light: Report on SDG-7

How digital payments can alleviate energy poverty