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How Can We Help Agricultural SMEs Respond to the Food Crisis?
These turbulent times of pandemic, climate change and war require action from the financial inclusion community to ensure growth and sustainability for agri-preneurs.
By Frank Rubio, Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network (SAFIN)
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Who Do You Trust? Building a “TrustScore” for Savings Groups
DreamStart Labs explores how to incorporate member-driven assessments into credit scoring through their app.
By Philip Acton, DreamStart Labs
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The Path to Financial Inclusion Must Include Saving in Small Groups
The sector needs to transition from the idea that financial inclusion means borrowing (and sometimes saving) in a financial institution and give more power to informal savings through the millions of groups that already exist.
By Jeffrey Ashe, Grassroots Finance Action
FinDev Blog
Digital Transformation: Who Is in the Driver's Seat?
The role of executive leadership is key for microfinance institutions to move successfully towards the digital future.
By Christian Loupeda
FinDev Blog
Agent Gender Matters… for Customers
The second blog in this two-part series on agent gender looks at evidence on the effectiveness of women agents in cash-in cash-out (CICO) networks for women's financial inclusion.
By Rebecca Calder, Federica Busiello, Kore Global
FinDev Blog
How Do Digital Remittances Contribute to Women’s Financial Health?
Results from a UNCDF survey make clear the need for more gender-smart and migrant-centric remittance products.
By Uloma Ogba, Houle Cao, Julie Kamau, UNCDF
FinDev Blog
Food Insecurity Among Microfinance Clients
As food prices rise, data from the COVID-19 pandemic shows us which households will suffer the most, and what makes them vulnerable.
By Scott Graham, Andree Simon, Anahit Tevosyan
FinDev Blog
WhatsApp Helps Small Businesses Get Back on Their Feet After the Pandemic
Business support organizations in Brazil and Peru share how they used this digital tool to build entrepreneur communities and capacity.
By Camila Reis, Gianmarco Cheng, Katherine Rivera
FinDev Blog
Agent Gender Matters
While there is growing evidence of a positive relationship between cash-in cash-out (CICO) network quality and gender inclusiveness, there is still an ongoing debate about whether the gender of the agent matters for business performance and for women’s financial inclusion.
By Federica Busiello, Rebecca Calder
FinDev Blog
From Humanitarian Assistance to Economic Resilience in Yemen
CARE shares results and lessons from adapting their Village Savings & Loan Association (VSLA) model to crisis settings to help extend access to financial services to some of the most underserved communities in the world.
By Charlotte Heales, CARE International UK