All Publications
Inclusive Instant Payment Systems: An Evidence Based Approach From Design to Impact
This white paper summarizes how interoperable payment systems work and discusses the status of interoperability in emerging markets.
Insurance for MSMEs in Mexico: Five Strategies From the Region
This brief identifies strategies to overcome barriers to insurance for micro, small and medium enterprises, based on the experiences of seven companies in Latin America.
Leveraging Digital Financial Services to Advance Inclusive Green Finance Policies
This report shows how digital payment platforms, digital financial products, and enabling policies can make a difference in helping the most vulnerable populations adapt to and mitigate climate risk and environmental degradation.
The Impact of Digital Technology and Business Regulations on Financial Inclusion and Socio-Economic Development in Low-Income Countries
This study casts a new angle of linking digital technology and business regulations as drivers of financial inclusion and socioeconomic development.
The SME Access to Digital Finance Study: A Deep Dive into the Latin American Fintech Ecosystem
This publication provides insights into micro, small and medium enterprises’ access to funding through the alternative finance industry in Latin America based on 540 survey responses from MSMEs in the region.
Trapped in the Service of Debt: How the Burdens of Repayment Are Fueling the Health Poverty Trap in Rural Cambodia
This Cambodia-focused report evidences how household debt is manifesting as a public health crisis that is fueling the health poverty trap in rural Cambodia.
2022 State of the Sector Report: Celebrating 10 Years of Agri-SME Finance
This report draws upon data from the portfolios of 17 financial institutions to share market insights and reflections on 10 years of practitioner collaboration.
Agri-SME Finance: Navigating Volatility in the Wake of the War in Ukraine
This learning brief summarizes the challenges, opportunities, and responses of agri-SMEs, financiers and development partners to the current food crisis.
Banking in Layers: Five Cases to Illustrate How the Market Structure for Financial Services is Evolving
Exploring the market-level modularization of financial services through case studies featuring new models that are emerging, how they are coming about, and what they mean for the financial inclusion of low-income people in emerging markets and developing economies.
Drivers of Financial Services Innovation
This note presents the innovation drivers and competencies as key to developing innovative financial services that meet customer needs.