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RBIH Whitepaper: Gender and Finance in India
The paper offers analyses of public data on gender gaps in savings, credit, insurance, and pensions in India.
The Promises and Perils of Investor-Driven Fintech: Forging People-Centered Alternatives
This paper provides a corrective to the rapidly proliferating myths and falsehoods surrounding the capacity of fintech to address poverty and promote sustainable and equitable local economic and social development in low- and middle-income countries.
The Role of Data Analytics in Business Development in Low-Income Markets
This focus note discusses the principles of working with data within project or product teams, present tested tools, and shares how SatF partners are benefitting from their deployment.
VisionFund Impact Evaluation - Finance Accelerating Savings Group Transformation (FAST)
This report provides a research summary of two impact evaluations looking at VisionFund´s FAST program – lending to savings groups, to determine if it accomplished its main program objectives.
Women’s Agent Network—the Missing Link in India’s Financial Inclusion Story: A Supply-Side Perspective
The business correspondent model in India enables the banking system to expand its outreach at a low cost and offer essential financial services in remote and underserved areas. This paper share a supply-side perspective on challenges and opportunities for expanding women agent network in India.
2020 Trends in International Funding for Financial Inclusion
International funders committed approximately $58 billion to financial inclusion in 2020, a $6 billion increase from the prior year. Commitments from public funders continued to drive growth.
Beneficiary Experience of Digital Government-to-Person (G2P) Payments in Bangladesh, Colombia, and the Philippines
This study explores consumers' experience with digital cash transfers, and supports policy recommendations to improve the effectiveness of G2P payments and future financial inclusion.
Catalyzing Innovation for Women Entrepreneurs
This research, focusing on 328 women entrepreneurs in Samoa, Cambodia and Fiji, explores the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in accessing and using financing at different stages of their enterprise journey.
COVID-19: Crisis Evolution in Some of Our Countries of Intervention 2022
This publication compiles and analyses data to better understand the effects of COVID-19 on supported microfinance institutions and their clients.
Digital Inclusion and Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs in the Post-pandemic Era: T20 Indonesia Policy Brief
This brief provides recommendations to the G20 to support the digital inclusion and empowerment of women-led and women-owned SMEs.