The Turkish financial sector is highly advanced. However, stakeholders appear less driven to promote accesfinancis to financial services other than payment services. Currently all major banks and 2 of...
Currently, 5 mobile money solutions are offered in Tanzania. The telecom sector has dramatically improved access through mobile money. Over 40 percent of mobile money subscribers are active on a 90-day...
There is broad evidence of gender gaps in the productivity of microenterprises, which are in part linked to financial and human capital constraints. Existing literature suggests that interventions simultaneously...
The development objective of the Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project for Nepal is to improve the coverage of social security allowances and civil registration, and...
Economists have long known that financial services have benefits for users by allowing them to smooth consumption, save for bulky purchases, etc. But the recognition of their importance even for people...
Nearly 80 percent of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have an account with a formal financial institution. Despite recent well-publicized successes in increasing financial inclusion in a small number...
With over 160 live mobile financial services deployments totaling some 80 million registered customers across 72 countries, the recent growth of the global mobile money industry has generated both interest...
This paper is organized as follows: section one briefly presents the structure of MFS implementations and in particular the four key roles which must be fulfilled. Section two describes the case study...
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...
Branchless banking services have taken on a significant challenge: developing new channels through which to provide financial services to customers who have mostly used only cash before. Understanding...
Branchless banking services have taken on a significant challenge: developing new channels through which to provide financial services to customers who have mostly used only cash before. Understanding...
The development objective of the Social Safety Nets Project for Nepal is to ensure access to food and basic needs for vulnerable households in the short term in food insecure districts. This restructuring...