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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.
Financial Inclusion of Bharat: Insights Into People, Markets and Startups
This book highlights chosen insights in four themes: human stories of real people from the target Bharat customer segment; data-backed inferences predominantly from research fellowships; observations and lessons from and about startups building inclusive fintech solutions; and inputs on UI/UX design.
Gender-Aware Supervision Toolkit
This practical, hands-on resource intends to highlight the relevance of gender inclusion and awareness to supervisory authorities and support them in taking their next steps towards more gender-aware supervision.
Is Access to Smartphones Essential to Bridge the Digital Divide?
This study looks at the role of smartphones in household resilience and the significant barriers and challenges that that prevent them from realizing their potential.
Making Finance Work for Refugees: UGAFODE’s Journey in Serving Refugees and Host Communities in Uganda
This brief covers UGAFODE's experience in expanding their services to refugees.
Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit
This Toolkit offers a set of free resources to teach people the basic skills they need to access and use mobile internet consisting of short lessons available in PDF and video format.