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How to Design Client-Centric Financial Solutions for Women Smallholders
BRAC International Microfinance shares five lessons from their experience designing and testing tailor-made agri-credit solutions in Rwanda, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
By Sadiaa Haque, Tahjib Shamsuddin, BRAC International Microfinance
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A Fair Digital Finance Market Failure: What a Recent Consumer Protection Index Reveals
The fair digital finance index measures the consumer experience of digital financial services and has found that, while stark global differences do exist, consumer protection needs remain unmet across the board.
By Dr. Assad Umar, Consumers International
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Agent Gender Matters, but How to Recruit and Retain Women Agents?
This blog post shares four strategies to help FSPs overcome the obstacles they face in onboarding female agents and create an environment that encourages women to join and thrive as agents.
By Anusha Jain, Rahul R. Sinha, Grameen Foundation India
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A Win for Women in Rwanda
Mobile money – and concerted efforts by government and mobile money operators to promote it - has helped reduce the financial inclusion gender gap. But more needs to be done.
By Christine Hougaard, Fiacre N. Mushimire, Cenfri
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Sweeter Prospects for Cocoa Farmers
Cocoa is one of the world’s most prized foods, but the smallholder farmers in Cote d’Ivoire who produce it live in extreme poverty. Formal land ownership can improve their financial outlook.
By Scott Graham & Anahit Tevosyan, Finca International
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Financial Inclusion for Refugees and Migrants in Latin America
Five lessons from the IFC and UNHCR joint initiative that are key in advancing financial inclusion for refugees and migrants.
By Micol Pistelli, Ricardo Garcia Tafur, UNHCR & International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Exploring New Markets Through Disaggregated Customer Data
A new tool from the WSBI’s Scale2Save initiative makes public datasets in Nigeria more accessible for gathering customer data and insights.
By Hanna Laufer, Scale2Save
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Incorporating Environmental Criteria in Social Performance Management Standards
The updated Universal Standards provide improved, more practical guidance for financial service providers.
By Amelia Greenberg, SPTF
FinDev Blog
Financial Health as a Consumer Journey
The deep value of a financial health framework is to enable financial service providers and regulators to step into customers' shoes and design products and policies that accompany and support them on their pathway to financial well-being.
By Elisabeth Rhyne
FinDev Blog
Gender-Transformative Business Models in Agriculture
Insights from five leading agricultural companies help us understand how businesses can advance gender equity by taking specific steps to address harmful gender norms and reduce gender gaps.
By Jamie Anderson, Cesar Maita Azpiri, Renée Hunter