PAYGo PERFORM, Data Collection Pilot
This report presents the findings of a pilot aimed at testing and refining the PAYGo Performance, Reporting and Measurement (PERFORM) key performance indicators.
An Imperative Need for a New Social Order in Microfinance Community
Building Financial Resilience: How Financial Service Providers can Help Low-Income Customers to Manage Risk
This paper showcases a range of services Savings at the Frontier partner financial service providers have developed, and presents reasons why informal savings mechanisms and their members might find them valuable.
Leveraging Customer Complaints Data to Monitor Consumer Protection in Mobile Services in Uganda
This report summarizes the key findings and recommendations from IPA's work with the Uganda Communications Commission analyzing complaint records of mobile financial services users.
Agricultural Finance Africa – Coaching Programme Guidance Notes
This guide aims to share the experience accumulated by FAO and ADA from 2017 to 2021 during the coaching program implementation, designed to improve smallholder farmers' access to funding in agricultural value chains.
The Mobile Money Prevalence Index (MMPI): A Country-Level Indicator for Assessing the Adoption, Activity and Accessibility of Mobile Money
This paper presents MMPI, a composite index that considers mobile money adoption, activity and accessibility at country level in order to facilitate comparisons between markets.
Determinants of Financial Well-Being: Evidence from Latin America
This paper provides a baseline measurement of financial well-being in Latin America and studies the factors associated with it.
COVID 19 Impact on Financial Service Providers
This slide deck presents the summary of analysis on how the pandemic impacted MFI liquidity, portfolio quality, and solvency through the end of 2020, and forward looking stress tests, with solvency scenarios for the FMI sector.
Business Her Own Way: Creating Livelihoods Through Informal Online Commerce
This Focus Note outlines the characteristics of informal online commerce (IOC), maps the personas of the women who engage in it, and provides guidance to funders looking to support women to generate livelihoods through IOC.
Pakistan Housing Finance: Is There a Business Case for Financial Institutions?
This study highlights the need for financial institutions to expand into housing finance across different income segments—particularly low and middle income households—and regions.