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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Full financial inclusion is possible through digital payments
Gap Inc. joins the Better Than Cash Alliance with a bold digitization goal
A roundup of our latest reports and case studies
The wins our Alliance had in transition to digital payments
By joining our global partnership, Indonesia is committed to accelerating the transition from cash to digital payments and has encouraged fellow APEC countries to follow suit.
Ghana has made significant gains, including almost 100 percent government payments to people and payments within the government now processed digitally.
Leading consumer goods company and sustainability champion Unilever has committed to transition away from cash throughout its value chain.
How digital payments can alleviate energy poverty
G20 leaders endorse our guidance document
Mobile payments are better than cash
Social network payments unlock economic opportunities
International Women’s Day Edition
500 million reasons to digitize tax payments
500 million Indian smartphone users in next 5 years: a huge market for digital payments
The Alliance contributed to the strategy, design and launch of Peru’s new mobile payment system, Bim, which plans to bring digital payments to five million Peruvians over the next five years.
A new animation and working paper, developed by the Alliance, seek to better explain what inclusive digital payment ecosystems are
The Tanzanian President, Finance Ministers and high level delegates from Peru, Indonesia, Colombia, the Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Belgium, and South Africa are leading SDG progress by digitizing payments and accelerating financial inclusion.
In becoming a Better than Cash Alliance member, Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company, announced that it will strengthen its commitment to digitize traditional small shops in Mexico.
700 million new accounts since 2011: The World Bank’s 2014 Global Findex findings
The Government of Papua New Guinea joined the Better Than Cash Alliance and committed to digitizing all government payments.