Guide to Financial Health
This guide summarizes recent work on financial health that is relevant for policy and practice across the world, to help you get up to speed on the current state of the financial health movement.
India's New Approach to Personal Data-Sharing
As more and more people begin to conduct transactions online, questions have emerged about how to provide millions of customers adequate data protection and privacy. India's solution to this challenge is account aggregators.
Electric Bankers: Utility-Enabled Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Without appliances, people cannot make use of electricity. But how can low-income households afford costly electrical appliances? One answer is for utilities to offer consumer financing.
The Use of Agents by Digital Financial Services Providers
As distribution of digital financial services through agents increases, this Technical Note focuses on regulating agent models within an enabling framework that fosters financial inclusion.
Assets Matter to Poor People
This review is part of CGAP's undertaking to how asset ownership can lead to improvements in well-being for poor households and whether obtaining an asset through a loan or lease affects the benefits associated with ownership.
FinDev COVID-19 Update | 12 - 25 Aug 2021
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past two weeks
The Power of Jan Dhan: Making Finance Work for Women in India
This report highlights the design of Women's World Banking's unique Jan Dhan Plus solution and learnings from a subsequent pilot study that helped nurture regular savings behavior among low-income women in the country.
Improving Humanitarian Payments Through Digital Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities
This report offers research-based analysis and practical advice for humanitarian agencies on the advantages and areas for growth of five key financial technologies in digital payments: mobile money, artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technology (i.e. blockchain), super platforms and QR codes.