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COVID-19 G2P Cash-Transfer Payments - Case Study: Philippines
This case study highlights how the Government of the Philippines (GoP) responded to the pandemic with strong social protection measures. The government program that was created in March 2020 aims to provide cash assistance to 18 million households (over 75 percent of total households) in the country. This case study documents the lessons learned from the implementation of the program, focusing on the digital G2P (government to persons) payment delivery.
Enabling Women’s Financial Inclusion Through Digital Financial Literacy
This brief helps unpack the different dimensions of digital financial literacy (DFL) and demonstrate why they should not be tackled in isolation as they are very much connected. It includes four case studies of organizations addressing DFL in their work in Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Ghana.
Growth Pangs of the Pandemic, Revisited
This Advisory Note sets out M-CRIL's expectation of a four-to-five-year adjustment and recovery period from the COVID crisis, and imagines a road to recovery for the microfinance sector as a whole.
How Regulators Use Sex-Disaggregated Data and Regtech to Enhance Financial Inclusion
This study examines the role that financial services regulators can play in efforts to address financial inclusion of women.
Leadership as a Driver of Innovative Financial Services for Women
The guiding hypothesis of this research is that technical know-how and leadership competencies will enable executives to drive women’s financial inclusion on a greater scale than ever before
Regulatory Approaches to the Interest Earned on E-Money Float Accounts
This Technical Note outlines five approaches to the regulatory treatment of making use of float interest earned by float accounts.
Resilience: COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens
This Migration and Development Brief provides updates on global trends in migration and remittances highlighting developments related to migration-related SDG indicators.
State of Fintech in Emerging Markets
This report shares key insights on investment trends, business model innovations and reach of fintech solutions to underserved communities in emerging markets.
Survey Results 2021: Perspectives of the Microfinance Sector
Surveys with 51 regulated and non-regulated microfinance institutions were administered to share the impressions on the performance of these institutions in the current context.
The Case for Insurance Innovators to Consider the Cell Captive Regulatory Model
This work articulates the case for cell captives compared to other options available for insurance market participation, from the perspective of a prospective cell owner.