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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UPU, the UN’s agency for postal services, has joined the Better Than Cash Alliance….
Since digital payments form the foundation for digital financial services, an approach to managing and regulating their risk is the first step. Significant literature exists that outlines th…
by Era Dabla-Norris, Yan Ji, Robert Townsend, and D. Filiz Unsal …
Digitizing the delivery of humanitarian aid has so much appeal. By taking cash out of the equation, electronic transfers (often called e-transfers or e-payments) promise a faster, more secur…
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is pleased to join the Better Than Cash Alliance, in support of our commitment to provide essential services within the first 72 hours of crisis….
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
According to the Federal Reserve’s recent paper, [“Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System”](https://fedpaymentsimprovement.org/wp-content/uploads/strategies-improving-us-payment-sy…
Monrovia, LIBERIA - UNDP has helped the Liberian government pay thousands of Ebola workers. Over $1 million dollars in cash payments were distributed across the country in January alone….
This case study is the first to examine a shift to electronic payments in a large-scale rural business-to- business context.
In their joint statement, US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognised India’s intent to join the Better Than Cash Alliance.
There is growing consensus in the humanitarian community that cash (digital or physical) – as opposed to delivery of food and materials – is often the best way to help communities bounce bac…
Better Than Cash Alliance welcomes The Coca-Cola Company as its member…
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…
The Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) is supporting the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) work with the authorities in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to coordinate payments for…
Ghana joins Better Than Cash Alliance for greater financial transparency…
Le Ghana rejoint l’Alliance Better Than Cash pour une plus grande transparence financière…
Better Than Cash Alliance welcomes The Coca-Cola Company as our member, Senegal shifts to electronic payments to promote economic growth and fight poverty, and IFAD joins Better Than Cash Alliance.
At the invitation of the government of China, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited the country from 24 to 28 November in her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adv…