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Is Fintech Always Inclusive?
An IMF working paper looks at who fintech is helping and who it is leaving behind, using cross-country and emerging fintech data to see if fintech use is associated with narrowing class, rural and gender divides.
By Yoke Wang Tok, Dyna Heng, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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What Findex 2021 Tells Us About Financial Inclusion in India
Digital financial services are helping drive financial inclusion, but infrastructural barriers remain.
By Niyati Agrawal, Rakshith Ponnathpur, Dvara Research
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How to Invest With a Gender Lens
While adopting gender-smart strategies is something every investor should strive for - both because it is the right thing to do and because it makes good business sense - there is no straightforward roadmap for how to do it.
By Elvina Garayeva, Noémie Renier, Incofin IM
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Financial Inclusion in the Wake of the Pandemic
While poor and women borrowers suffered the most, they also benefited the most from gaining access to financial services, according to a survey of Triple Jump's partners.
By Till Bruckner, Juan Luis Podesta
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The Path to Financial Inclusion Must Include Saving in Small Groups
The sector needs to transition from the idea that financial inclusion means borrowing (and sometimes saving) in a financial institution and give more power to informal savings through the millions of groups that already exist.
By Jeffrey Ashe, Grassroots Finance Action
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Agent Gender Matters… for Customers
The second blog in this two-part series on agent gender looks at evidence on the effectiveness of women agents in cash-in cash-out (CICO) networks for women's financial inclusion.
By Rebecca Calder, Federica Busiello, Kore Global
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How Do Digital Remittances Contribute to Women’s Financial Health?
Results from a UNCDF survey make clear the need for more gender-smart and migrant-centric remittance products.
By Uloma Ogba, Houle Cao, Julie Kamau, UNCDF
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Agent Gender Matters
While there is growing evidence of a positive relationship between cash-in cash-out (CICO) network quality and gender inclusiveness, there is still an ongoing debate about whether the gender of the agent matters for business performance and for women’s financial inclusion.
By Federica Busiello, Rebecca Calder
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Four Ways to Design Agent Networks That Work for Women
Innovations around agent networks present an opportunity to significantly improve women’s experiences and help build their confidence and access to digital financial services.
By Mary Katica, IDEO.org
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Child Labor: An Unintended Consequence of Women’s Entrepreneurship?
A new toolkit from Grameen Foundation's RICHES project aims to help women’s economic empowerment programs improve business safety and health for mothers and their children.
By Bobbi Gray, Grameen Foundation