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Two Steps Behind: Social Inequality Poses a Challenge for Women’s Financial Inclusion in DR Congo
A recent FINCA survey of clients in DR Congo shows that women entrepreneurs are confined to the smallest, least profitable businesses. Getting a realistic picture of the obstacles women face helps prepare us for the task ahead of shifting the ground in women’s favor.
By Scott Graham, FINCA International
FinDev Interview
How Did Advans Côte d'Ivoire Win the European Microfinance Award?
Albert Sie Dah, Farm Operations Manager of Advans Côte d’Ivoire, talks about how they have succeeded in serving farmers and their children with a combination of high tech and high touch.
FinDev Blog
Getting It Right: Learning About Savings
Five key questions we have (partially) answered so far at the Savings Learning Lab
By Diana Dezso, Mastercard Foundation Savings Learning Lab
FinDev Blog
Getting It Right: With Mobile for Girls
Mobile offers significant potential to engage people at scale, connecting them to services and solutions that can improve their everyday lives. The rise of mobile banking products, such as Safaricom’s mPesa in Kenya and other digital financial services, show that overcoming specific contextual challenges and responding to the demand of low-income people at scale, requires digitally-led solutions.
By Henri Habershon, Every1Mobile
FinDev Blog
Getting It Right: Providing Financial Services to Refugees
Drawing on the findings from recently released market studies in Jordan and Uganda, here are the top five recommendations for financial service providers (FSPs) willing to contribute to the financial inclusion of refugees.
By Micol Pistelli, Philippe Guichandut
FinDev Blog
Past the Tipping Point? A Look at Zambia’s Digital Financial Services Market
Digital financial services (DFS) and FinTech innovations continued to grow in 2017, with increased trust in DFS and more interoperability. But challenges remain...
By Uloma Ogba, UNCDF
FinDev Blog
Racing To Become a Leader in Digitally-Enabled Financial Inclusion
With just one telco and a focus on rural markets, Ethiopia challenges many of our assumptions as it creates its own digital finance ecosystem.
By Shelley Spencer, Mandana Nakhai, Faith Bartz Tarr
FinDev Blog
Being Smart About Mobile Money
A case study with two financial service providers in Burkina Faso explores seven risks involved in bringing savings groups into digital finance.
By Bobbi Gray, Christian Loupeda, Grameen Foundation
FinDev Blog
How Can We Improve Education with DFS+?
Proposing digital payment solutions to help keep teachers in classrooms in Niger
By Matt Luna, PHB Development
FinDev Interview
From Diamond Future to Cool Teens to SWAG: Designing Financial Products for Young People
Adaeze Ume of Nigeria’s Diamond Bank talks about how and why Diamond Bank works with young clients, and shares insights on banking youth throughout their lifecycle.