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Agricultural “Platforms” in a Digital Era: Defining the Landscape
This report draws upon decades of academic and business research to extrapolate lessons that can guide the early emergence of agricultural platforms.
Digital Financial Inclusion in Emerging and Developing Economies: A New Index
This paper aims to fill this gap in the existing literature by incorporating both measures of access to and usage of financial services industry into the measurement of financial inclusion.
Digital Innovation for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
This study outlines how data and other mobile network operator assets can be used to enable or improve digital climate resilience services, and identify opportunities for operators to generate revenues.
Elevating the Collective Consumer Voice in Financial Regulation
This paper explores the potential impact of incorporating the collective voice of consumers into financial sector policy and regulation, and opportunities for funders to help elevate these voices.
Empowering Women on a Journey Towards Digital Financial Capability
This report focuses on building the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for customers to engage with digital financial services.
Reaching Financial Equality for Women
This 10-point action plan for governments and businesses shares practical steps to help end the continued economic exclusion of women through digital financial inclusion.
Regulatory Flexibility During the Pandemic: Emerging Lessons
This policy brief examines the types of regulatory flexibility adopted in response to the pandemic and provides early evidence on the impact of these measures.
The Fintech Gender Gap
Looking at a survey of over 27,000 adults from 28 major economies, this paper suggests potential explanations for the gender gap and implications for challenges in fostering financial inclusion with new technology.
The Next Wave of Suptech Innovation
The objective of this technical note is to assist market conduct authorities to build and enhance supervisory capacity and efficiency by providing concrete examples where supervisory technology can be leveraged.
The Role of Consumer Organizations to Support Consumers of Financial Services in Low and Middle Income Countries
Based on a survey with 36 members of Consumers International from 32 low- and middle-income countries this report highlights key approaches that consumer associations can use to advocate for better financial consumer protection.