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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that 54% of the 2.6 million micro, small and medium...
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The blue carbon wave This week at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, global thought leaders will come together...
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Social distancing norms and limited mobility paired with a decline in economic activity severely impacted microfinance institutions worldwide. According...
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Sunrekha, a 35-year-old woman from Ranti in the Madhubani district of Bihar, joined a women’s collective in her village...
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Efforts to support the growth of e-commerce often focus on the digital aspects: online marketplaces, digital payments, merchant credit,...
In Sub-Saharan Africa, 90% of retail takes place through informal channels. A growing proportion of those transactions are taking...
In Ghana, informal retailers make up a $2.5 billion industry that provides consumers with the essential goods they need...
As the world increasingly turns its attention towards making progress on climate change, stakeholders must ensure that the voices...
In early 2021, BFA Global, CGAP, UNCDF’s Better than Cash Alliance, PayPal, the UN’s Race to Resilience, and the...
By 2030, the DF4CR task force estimates that over 1 billion people can gain access to climate resilience solutions...
The growth of digital platforms has created new employment opportunities for workers globally that did not exist before. Despite...
Originally published on NextBillion Reaching product-market fit is essential for startup growth, but the journey can be chaotic,...
Current estimates indicate that at least 3.3 billion people are already vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change....
Not all startup accelerator programs are right for all founders. From the particular expertise of the acceleration team, to...
The IPCC report released this week confirms what communities, households, and individuals around the world are already experiencing —...
Mobile money providers working with digital commerce platforms can empower MSEs with much-needed digital tools while growing new sources...
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Climate change has already had a negative impact on the lives and livelihoods of billions of vulnerable, low-income, and...
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Since its inception, Catalyst Fund has focused on investing and supporting inclusive tech companies. But what are the features...
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in drastic declines in revenue for micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) in Zambia....
The history of insurance traces back to the 17th century and a small coffee house in London owned by...
This is the third case study in our report, ‘Inclusion and Your Bottom Line’, which outlines a new mixed-method...
This is the second case study in our report, ‘Inclusion and Your Bottom Line’, which outlines a new mixed-method...
The decision to close his footwear store was one of the toughest José had to make in his 35...
Early-stage B2B fintech startups often believe they’re too small to implement structured sales and CRM processes or think that...
Medir la salud financiera es un desafío. Aunque existe consenso en la industria sobre el tema de la salud...
Blog 6 of the Recovtech series, this post written in partnership with members of the South Africa Recovtech team....
Blog 5 of the Recovtech series, this post written in partnership with members of the South Africa Recovtech team....
In Nigeria, like in many emerging markets, adoption of health insurance is very low. As of 2018, only 5%...
While some have worried that salary advances could undermine financial health, our research has found that they can help...
Blog 3 of the Recovtech series, this post written in partnership with members of the South Africa Recovtech team....
Blog 4 of the Recovtech series, this post written in partnership with members of the South Africa Recovtech team....
In English Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, las cooperativas financieras mexicanas han continuado prestando sus servicios a casi 8...
Blog 1 of the Recovtech series, this post written in partnership with members of the South Africa Recovtech team....
Blog 2 of the Recovtech series, this post written in partnership with members of the South Africa Recovtech team....
It took Catalyst Fund portfolio company Graviti only two months to raise a debt round that will finance 600+...
For many fintech startups, particularly those in the insurtech space where high levels of trust are essential, business-to-business (B2B)...
Measuring financial health is a challenge. Although there is industry consensus on the theme of financial health, the methodologies...
Originally published on NextBillion COVID-19 lockdowns have threatened small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and vulnerable families around the world. SMEs in...
En Espanõl Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Mexican financial cooperatives have continued to serve their nearly 8 million members primarily...
Cynthia Wandia is the CEO and co-founder of Kwara, an accounting and business management SaaS for SACCOs in Kenya....
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerabilities of our health, financial, and economic systems. Scientists are warning that, at...
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The COVID-19 crisis has required major and rapid action at all levels of society and the economy. As of...
Alongside product-market fit and adequate control of data, underlying tech quality is a key determinant of whether a startup...
Summary We are told by the Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics that female heads of household in Nigeria...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, July 10, 2020 How Financial Diaries families imagine reconstructing their income streams...
Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs) are the financial service backbone of the unbanked population in Kenya. While SACCOs increasingly...
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When launching fintech startups, founders often resort to the simple, free tools they know best. When it comes to...
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The capacity to adopt Supervisory technology (SupTech) solutions varies widely. Anti-money laundering and combating of financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)...
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Affordable and safe mobility is an essential service, enabling people to access goods and services, education and employment opportunities,...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, June 12, 2020 After three months of Covid-19 restrictions, Jennifer’s economic options...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, June 12, 2020 Agnes, 45, lives in rural Makueni with her children...
In India, we’ve seen a vast array of AI solutions deployed across all sorts of industries. Funding of AI...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, June 10, 2020 Desperate for income, many Diaries respondents have gone back...
All opinions are BFA Global’s. While the pandemic has caused simultaneous supply and demand shocks to economies around...
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Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, May 29, 2020 The infection rate of COVID-19 is as yet low...
More than ever, it is clear that digital banking and app-based financial services are the way forward. Pandemic and...
The DataStack, introduced below and elaborated on in our more detailed report, is both (a) a map...
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Catalyst Fund welcomes new cohort of inclusive fintech startups creating solutions to improve the financial health of underserved communities...
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Originally posted on the NextBillion Website, May 1, 2020 Off-grid solar delivers essential energy services for millions of people,...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 30, 2020 Vera (45) lives in an informal settlement in Mombasa....
Catalyst Fund welcomes new cohort of inclusive fintech startups creating solutions to improve the financial health of underserved communities...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 21, 2020 Kenyans’ reflections on security in the time of Covid-19...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 21, 2020 Coronavirus disruptions are giving some Kenyan women a reprieve...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 14, 2020 William, 39, hunts for earning options in Mombasa William...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 14, 2020 Considering urban to rural migration as urban incomes dwindle...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 14, 2020 Urban and rural areas are coping with the coronavirus...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 9, 2020 Kenyan families are trying to cope with perpetual strain...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 9, 2020 Barriers to coronavirus prevention behaviour change in Kenya Like...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 8, 2020 Not only are Kenyans losing their incomes right now,...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 7, 2020 Millicent, 44, and Amos, 45, live in Eldoret with...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 7, 2020 How coronavirus adaptations are straining Kenyans’ most robust financial...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 6, 2020 Stephen and Jessica live in their rural home in...
Originally posted on the FSD Kenya Website, April 6, 2020 Unlike many Kenyans, Esther in rural Makueni is not...
The Indian government has joined many others in adopting extreme preventive measures to protect the citizens and combat...
It has now been 19 days since the WHO declared the COVID-19 crisis a pandemic on March 11....
Many parts of the world are currently locking down in an intense effort to contain COVID-19 before it takes...
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A former securities broker and two-time entrepreneur, Monica Saccarelli was the first female partner at Brazilian brokerage house Link...
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Anyone working in international development can spend large amounts of time trying to keep up with news about...
Originally posted on the Project Syndicate website By introducing portable benefits for gig workers, African governments and digital platforms...
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The goal for every startup — fintech or otherwise — is securing funding for growth. Yet most fintech startups...
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The Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores, or CNBV) requested a partnership to...
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Authored by Sushmita Meka; Sally Ross, AKF; Daryl Collins The rapid growth of mobile money in some countries has...
THE CHALLENGE: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (the Philippines Central Bank, or BSP) Supervisory Data Center (SDC) was receiving...
The consumer complaints system at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (the Philippines Central Bank, hereafter BSP) was limited by...
The purpose of this working paper is to share the RegTech for Regulators Accelerator’s (R2A) approach, process, and tools...
In June 2018, BFA Global, a global consulting firm led a four-day design sprint for financial service providers (FSPs)...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (the Philippines Central Bank, or BSP) Supervisory Data Center (SDC) was receiving incomplete, late, and...
Teaming with fintech vendor Sinitic, BFA Global’s RegTech for Regulators Accelerator program trialed a chatbot solution for BSP’s complaints...
Most financial authorities collect data monthly or quarterly or as needed. The infrequent nature of data collection is a...
On Friday 8th December, FSD Uganda held a roundtable event in Kampala to provide a platform for stakeholders to discuss Financial Inclusion...
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As a customer these days, trust is probably on your mind. Whether you’re choosing on what airline to...
In a previous blog post, we were introduced to how SAJIDA Foundation in Bangladesh is using evidence from...
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