Fintech in the Time of COVID-19: Trust and Technological Adoption During Crises
Key findings from mobile application data from 71 countries
Supervising the New Normal: A New Guide to Navigate the Pandemic
This webinar focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on the financial system. The speakers also discuss emerging trends for supervising the new normal.
Cambodia's Finance Sector Lends Hand to Nation's Needy
Since the beginning of 2020, Cambodia's BFIs have raised more than $500,000 in donations for health, sanitary and food supplies to support vulnerable communities.
A Second Wave of Economic Hardship May Be Looming for MFI Clients
Survey data from 60 Decibels show that despite improving MFI performance, clients are becoming more vulnerable as the COVID-19 crisis goes on.
CGAP, Symbiotics Partner to Monitor COVID-19’s Impact on Microfinance
The partnership will track and analyze the performance of hundreds of microfinance institutions across the world over the next six months, in an ongoing effort to shed light on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the microfinance sector.
The COVID Pandemic’s Sledgehammer Blow to Remittances
Remittances are an important source of income for low/middle-income countries. But nations that rely more on these inflows have been hit harder.
O-CITY Enters Kenya to Drive Contactless Payments Across Matatu Bus Service
Up to 10,000 buses to become cashless with O-CITY's M-Pesa-based ticketing solution.
FinDev COVID-19 Update | 05 - 18 Nov 2020
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past two weeks
Remittances to Fall for First Time in 11 Years
However, even though this is a 7.6 percent drop from last year’s $17 billion, Vietnam will remain the ninth biggest remittance beneficiary in the world.