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Locked out of Learning: Addressing the COVID-19 Education Crisis
Private sector investment is needed to support low-cost private schools in low and medium income countries.
By Atul Tandon, Andrew McCusker, Opportunity International
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Top Ten Publications of 2021
These publications received the most downloads last year. But we want to know, which were your favorites? What did you read in 2021 that influenced how you think about an issue or aspect of financial inclusion?
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Shifting Perspectives: From Financial Inclusion to Financial Health of Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPs)
Three years since the Global Compact on Refugees, financial health remains elusive for most refugees. New research puts forth a financial health framework for measuring progress against the challenges refugees face.
By Linnea Kreibohm, Barri Shorey, Hans-Martin Zademach, Kim Wilson
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Financial Health and Consumer Protection: Two Frameworks Converging
What do these distinct yet overlapping frameworks have in common and how do they affect each other?
By Eric Duflos, Juan Carlos Izaguirre, CGAP
FinDev Blog
How Long Should It Take to Build a Home?
Housing microfinance product innovations could help more families finish their homes and improve the overall customer experience.
By Jitendra Balani, Farzana Bijur, Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter
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Financial Health: The Opportunity for Financial Service Providers
If FSPs prioritize the financial health of their customers, they will not only increase customer loyalty, but they will build a more robust client base that will lead to longer term sustainability for their businesses.
By Payal Dalal, Mastercard
FinDev Blog
Demystifying PAYGo Solar Accounting
Greater transparency and harmonization of accounting practices can help the industry advance. A new accounting brief from PAYGo PERFORM provides a first step in that direction.
By Lucia Spaggiari, Bill Gallery, Kevin Kennedy, Roan Borst
FinDev Blog
How Do We Measure Financial Health?
In the third post of our blog series on financial health, we explore how capturing the essence of this multi-dimensional concept takes us beyond standard measures of financial access or income.
By Paul Gubbins, Ben Mazzotta
FinDev Blog
Social Investors’ Message on Client Protection: “Financial Service Providers Don’t Have to Do It Alone”
A new roadmap and certification program supports providers to implement client protection standards.
By Leah Wardle, SPTF
FinDev Blog
Four Ways Financial Sector Policymakers Can Promote Financial Health
In the second post in our blog series on financial health, we explore what policymakers can do to ensure that the financial sector works to support people’s financial wellbeing.
By Elisabeth Rhyne