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FinDev Blog
More Data for a More Accountable Financial Inclusion Industry
Facts and figures tell us the full story of financial and social results and allow us to compare that story to those of our peers. The ATLAS data platform is a new initiative to help tell those stories, consolidating data on pricing, client protection, and social and financial performance.
By Lucia Spaggiari, MFR Rating
FinDev Blog
Who Bears the Risk in Fintech?
The excitement around fintech in India is palpable. Many see it as a market-led solution to the policy objective of financial inclusion. Fintech regulation must therefore be designed carefully to prevent and mitigate risks while also preserving the potential for financial inclusion.
By Beni Chugh, Dvara Research
FinDev Guide
Gateway Guide to Digital Transformation of Microfinance Institutions
Should all financial service providers climb on the digital bandwagon to stay relevant? In this Gateway Guide, we share our main take-aways from the latest research and practical lessons across the sector.
FinDev Blog
What Can Edufinance Learn From Microfinance?
Recent excitement over the investment potential of edufinance will remind long-time impact investors of similar growth predictions for microfinance not too long ago. Taking advantage of the huge pool of hard–won experience built by the microfinance sector over 30-plus years can help the edufinance sector avoid missteps and greatly accelerate its growth and success.
By Amit Brar, Grassroots Capital Management, PBC
FinDev Interview
Youth, Digitization and the Climate Are Our Priorities for the Future
Laura Foschi, head of ADA, talks about the focus of this year’s African Microfinance Week and how ADA views impact and partnerships.
FinDev Interview
Speaking the Common Language of the SDGs
Jean-Marc Debricon of Alterfin discusses impact investing in rural Africa as the region prepares for African Microfinance Week. Held in Burkina Faso from 21 to 25 October 2019, this major regional conference provides a unified African platform for discussion of microfinance issues.
FinDev Blog
Three Solutions for Delivering Insurance to Smallholder Farmers
Leading microinsurance providers discuss how to solve issues with distribution, the multitude of risks farmers face and uptake.
By Céline Fillet, with the contribution of Propagate Coalition members
FinDev Blog
Unlocking Capital in Financial Services for the Poor
While the financial inclusion sector has changed drastically over the last twenty years, a familiar challenge has returned: information asymmetry. So MIX’s strategic shifts to refocus on data initiatives in fintech, digital and agricultural finance - and other frontier sectors to come - are a welcome development for the entire financial inclusion community.
By Mayada El-Zoghbi, Henry Gonzalez
FinDev Blog
Building Resilience in Real Time
Organizations implementing the graduation approach need tools to manage their different program components effectively. Mobile and cloud technology are helping them to support poor women on their path out of poverty.
By Elaine Chang, TaroWorks
FinDev Blog
Can Financial Inclusion Help Reverse Women’s Inequality in Jordan?
Women’s entrepreneurship is on the rise globally, though it still lags behind men’s in most countries. The challenge is how to get female businesses out of a survivalist mode and onto a pathway of growth.
By Scott Graham, Anahit Tevosyan