Analyzing public, private, and nonprofit-led responses to the coronavirus through direct cash assistance

Key insights about consumers, providers and regulatory issues

Closer look at Bangladesh’s path to allow for digital innovations that scale

Eko India has used open APIs to become a platform business, which has enabled it to expand at considerably lower operational cost than its traditional agent business would have.

Early assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on e-commerce and the provision of digital financial services for micro, small, and medium enterprises and low-income consumers

Key findings from mobile application data from 71 countries

This Note shows how the barriers women entrepreneurs already face in starting and retaining a business are likely to increase in the aftermath of COVID-19.

Recommendations to help build resilience to the pandemic

This paper attempts to study the impact of microfinance on income of members and non-members of self-help groups on selected women in the study area.

Findings based on qualitative interviews with CICO agents in Kenya