This note discusses examples from MSC's Financial Diaries research on informal enterprises and provides recommendations for policymakers and financial service providers to address the credit gap for them.

Which clients are most likely to draw down savings, borrow or sell off assets to deal with reduced income? This data can help MFIs find ways to make savings products easier to access, use and afford.

New research takes a look at how formal savings accounts can help people manage financial risks as well as accumulate savings for the future.

This report shares important insights about the benefits of Village Savings and Lending Associations transitioning from paper to digital ledgers using the DreamSave app.

This brief describes strategies adopted by a broad range of financial service providers to sustainably serve savings group members and other low-income savers.

The bKash feature will open up new avenues for people who are lagging behind in terms of financial inclusion and expedite digital transformation.

After six years of implementation, Scale2Save shares a number of lessons learned around the key drivers they identified for viable business models and the institutional factors that affect an FSP’s ability to offer low-balance savings products.

Building on findings from a recent customer research, this learning paper aims to understand of what services female customers value, prioritize and need.

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.

In honor of World Savings Day, 31 October, this resource guide provides a curated list of recent work on inclusive savings solutions for low-income customers.