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Impact of COVID-19 on Fintechs: Senegal
This report attempts to gauge the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fintechs in Senegal and understand how the ecosystem adapted and evolved during 2020.
Savings and Retail Banking in Africa: A Case Study on Innovative Business Models
This study describes six business models to address the challenges financial service providers are increasingly facing as a result of digitization and the pandemic.
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.
African SMEs Through COVID-19: Challenges, Policy Responses and Recommendations
This policy brief stresses the key challenges faced by SMEs on the continent and analyzes how these challenges are likely to be exacerbated by COVID-19.
Digitizing Workers' Payments for Economic Recovery and Decent Work
This study offers a unique perspective by comparing concrete experiences of large companies to small and medium enterprises.
Social Media Usage by Digital Finance Consumers
This project analysis provides insights into the types of consumer protection issues faced by consumers across financial providers in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda.
The Future of Government-to-Person (G2P) Payments: Three Years of Learning About G2P Choice in Zambia
This case study summarizes key lessons learned during the first three years of implementing a choice-based G2P payments model.
COVID-19 and Women-Led MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study aims to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women-led MSMEs in 13 African countries hoping to contribute to further strengthening of outcomes for those MSMEs.
Digital Extension Services Improve Farmer Productivity in Uganda
This case study answers the question of whether digital technologies can act as a catalyst in unlocking market constraints with the sole aim of creating the desired impact among the last mile.
Evidence Review of Women's Groups and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Implications for Savings Groups in Africa
This brief presents emerging evidence from studies in diverse African contexts on how COVID-19 has affected savings groups and how these groups have helped mitigate the pandemic’s negative consequences in sub-Saharan Africa.