Gendered social norms are an inescapable reality shaping the lives of women around the world. To advance women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment, funders and market facilitators need to acknowledge...
The use of digital channels is changing the way financial services can be delivered to poor people. Growing mobile phone usage and the development of agent networks enable customer access too timely, low-cost...
After decades of growth and experimentation, financial service providers (FSPs) have learned that to achieve financial inclusion and generate benefits for lower-income clients, one must be customer-centric...
After decades of growth and experimentation, financial service providers (FSPs) have learned that to achieve financial inclusion and generate benefits for lower-income clients, one must be customer-centric...
After decades of growth and experimentation, financial service providers (FSPs) have learned that to achieve financial inclusion and generate benefits for lower-income clients, one must be customer-centric...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest level of access to finance of any region in the world, with an average banked population of only 24 percent (Findex 2012). The region's banking systems are small...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest level of access to finance of any region in the world, with an average banked population of only 24 percent (Findex 2012). The region's banking systems are small...
Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest level of access to finance of any region in the world with an average banked population of only 24 percent. A business model for advancing access to finance examines the...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest level of access to finance of any region in the world, with an average banked population of only 24 percent (Findex 2012). The region's banking systems are small...
Most donors and investors supporting financial inclusion do so with an aspiration to improve poor people’s lives. In recent years, the movement toward responsible finance has shaped the industry’s belief...
Most donors and investors supporting financial inclusion do so with an aspiration to improve poor people’s lives. In recent years, the movement toward responsible finance has shaped the industry’s belief...
Most donors and investors supporting financial inclusion do so with an aspiration to improve poor people’s lives. In recent years, the movement toward responsible finance has shaped the industry’s belief...
Early microfinance pioneers created the sector with the aspiration to improve poor people's lives. There were huge swathes of 'white space' where low-income households had little or no access to formal...
Early microfinance pioneers created the sector with the aspiration to improve poor people's lives. There were huge swathes of 'white space' where low-income households had little or no access to formal...
Early microfinance pioneers created the sector with the aspiration to improve poor people's lives. There were huge swathes of 'white space' where low-income households had little or no access to formal...
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