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After the Storm: How Microfinance Can Adapt and Thrive
There has been a need for traditional microfinance to face the challenge presented by digital technology for some time, COVID has simply accelerated this process.
By Greta Bull, CGAP
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Can Cash Transfers to Digital Wallets Be a Lifeline During the Pandemic?
BRAC's experience in Bangladesh shows how digital wallets can act as a tool to include low-income households, especially women, in the financial system.
By Moonmoon Shehrin, BRAC
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Do Flexible Loans Improve Access to Agricultural Credit?
Results from a recent survey in Kenya question the impact of flexible loan terms on how much credit smallholder farmers take up. But the issue may be that loans were still not flexible enough.
By Fredrick Onyango Odhiambo
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Formalizing Remittances for Forcibly Displaced People: Findings from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The lifeline provided by remittances can help advance financial inclusion among vulnerable populations.
By Micol Pistelli, Sabine Mensah, Amil Aneja
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Turning Crisis Into Opportunity: Advancing Digital Financial Inclusion in Morocco
Increased government-to-person payments help pave the way for a growth in mobile payment accounts
By Weselina Angelow, Céline Stevens, WSBI
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Can Lenders Also Sell Insurance and Investment Products?
How to ensure the sale of appropriate non-credit products to microcredit customers
By Sowmini Prasad, Deepti George, Dvara Research
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Four Tips for MFIs to Impress Investors
This blog offers lessons on making the due diligence process easier and more successful for microfinance institutions.
By Guy Rodwell, Zinaida Vasilenko, FDDA
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Innovation vs. Consumer Protection: Striking the Right Regulatory Balance
Five principles and five key actions to help build trust and confidence in Kenya’s digital finance ecosystem
By Dr. Peter Mwencha, Martin Mulwa
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Auditing During the Crisis
How pivoting from auditing to advising helps financial institutions manage risk during COVID-19
By Richard Shumann, Vitas Group
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It’s Time to Address the Financing Gap for Female Tech Entrepreneurs in Africa
How can we get more investment to women-led companies and more women in the investment pipeline?
By Gloria Muhoro, African Development Bank