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MFI Digitization in Central America’s Northern Triangle: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This paper presents findings from a study to assess microfinance sector digitization, and shares valuable recommendations to prepare the sector for the potential digital divide ahead.
Migrant Financial Resilience: Where Are We in Preparing the Building Blocks?
This paper details the existing ecosystem of providing social protection services, including contributory insurance and pensions for the migrant communities.
Migrant Insurance and Pension: Gazing Through the Future
This paper explores the possibilities of leveraging the potential of migrant insurance and pensions that can contribute to their comprehensive financial resilience.
Scaling the Next Frontiers in Migrant Money: The Case for Insurance and Pensions
This paper details the demand levels, the ecosystem and the institutional factors that need to be explored to realize the potential of insurance and pensions, contributing to financial resilience of migrants worldwide.
Assessing the State of Youth Financial Inclusion in Developing Contexts
This guide draws primarily from the lessons learned during the realization of a series of assessments on the state of youth financial inclusion in Uganda, Kenya, and Guatemala in 2019 and 2020.
Digital Financial Literacy via E-commerce: Implications for Bangladesh, Especially for Women in Business
This paper explores and evaluates the best ways to reach the less digitally and financially literate segments of the community in Bangladesh, especially women, to ensure that ultimately no one is left behind.
Embedding Trust: The Potential of Privacy by Design for Inclusive Finance
This report introduces Privacy by Design (PbD) and provides a review of the main PbD approaches in literature and wider market practice for their potential applications in the financial inclusion sector.
Financial Access of Women-Owned Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Viet Nam
This working paper identifies challenges in access to finance for women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises in Viet Nam and recommends ways to improve it.
G2P Next in India: Choice, Resilience and Inclusivity
This policy brief draws on global trends to understand how government-to-person programs can evolve to address India's challenges.
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Diagnostic for the Finance Sector in Bangladesh
This report assesses how Bangladesh is cutting gaps in gender equality and social inclusion in financial services and shows how support for women entrepreneurs alongside better technology access can boost sustainable development.