Bancolombia: Financial Inclusion and Banking Correspondents
This case study goes in-depth on how the Bancolombia's agent network expansion strategy evolved and the agent network management models it developed to increase geographic coverage in a viable manner.
Selling Insurance Through Agent Networks
This brief presents ten lessons from banks, microfinance institutions and existing experiences of insurers in establishing and using agent networks.
Driving Financial Resilience Through Formal Savings Among the Low-Income Population
Based on customer research in Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and Uganda, this paper provides a synthesis of findings that help understand to what extent savings allowed customers to increase their financial resilience.
Responsible Finance in the Cocoa Supply Chain in Côte d’Ivoire: The Leverage Role of the Financial Sector in Eliminating Child Labour
This brief assesses the responsibility of financial sector actors in eliminating child labor in the cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire.
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.
MiCRO - The Microinsurance Catastrophe Risk Organization: Providing Parametric Insurance to Low-Income Populations
This brief explains how a company that aims to close the protection gap through parametric insurance reaches out to different target groups and creates value for them.
From Cash to Digital Wage Payments in the Philippines: Win-Win for Enterprises and Women Employees
This research study analyzes the financial behaviors and attitudes of Filipino workers and the benefits and challenges for enterprises and workers to move from cash to digital wage payments.
Designing Emergency Loans: The Experience of Dvara KGFS
This brief shares the process and the lessons that went into the design of the emergency loan product.
The Nollywood Nudge: An Entertaining Approach to Saving
This paper investigates the immediate and medium-term behavioral response to an emotional trigger designed to affect biases in intertemporal financial decisions.
Bridging the Divide: Skills for Digital Financial Equity and Inclusion
This report explores the challenges and opportunities to achieve equitable and inclusive participation in the digital economy, particularly to create or enhance livelihood opportunities.