Tag: FIBR

Making Business Work for Dukas
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Making Business Work for Dukas

Understanding the Financial Health of Small Shops in Africa Juma*, a small shop owner in Nairobi’s Kibera slum, is...

By Carmen Merab
Can PAYGo Unlock Access to Clean Water?
PAYGo and Essential Services |

Can PAYGo Unlock Access to Clean Water?

A Prepayment Model to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of Providing Water as Household-Level Service You’ve probably heard about...

By Abi Steinberg
Realities of Digitizing PAYGo Operations in an Unbundled World
PAYGo and Essential Services |

Realities of Digitizing PAYGo Operations in an Unbundled World

Digitization Helped PEG Africa Increase Efficiency, Data Visibility and Agent Satisfaction Digitizing operations for PAYGo 2.0 providers seems like...

By Jacob Winiecki
Visiting a Merchant Shop in Kibera in VR
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Visiting a Merchant Shop in Kibera in VR

An Immersive Experience with Informal Retailers in Africa Produced and Developed by: Abi Steinberg, Videographer and Director: Adam Wisema...

By Abi Steinberg
How can financial services providers apply artificial intelligence to their businesses?
Artificial Intelligence |

How can financial services providers apply artificial intelligence to their businesses?

FIBR, a program of BFA in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, explored how artificial intelligence, machine learning can be...

By FIBR
The Promise of “Unbundling“ to Reshape PAYGo Solar
PAYGo and Essential Services |

The Promise of “Unbundling“ to Reshape PAYGo Solar

Unbundling is leading to significant innovation in technology and business models in the PAYGo solar sector. Instead of trying...

By Jacob Winiecki
Predicting Payment Behavior in PAYGo: Machine Learning Can Power Customer Retention
PAYGo and Essential Services |

Predicting Payment Behavior in PAYGo: Machine Learning Can Power Customer Retention

Customer churn is a major headache for most companies and threatens to put the brakes on the red-hot growth...

By Jacob Winiecki
The Odd Couple: PAYGo Solar and Financial Service Providers
Artificial Intelligence |

The Odd Couple: PAYGo Solar and Financial Service Providers

Co-written by Elizabeth Davidson If you are one of the 73 percent of Ugandans who is not connected to...

By Jacob Winiecki
A Day in the Life of a Shopkeeper
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

A Day in the Life of a Shopkeeper

Running a Small Shop is a Tough Job When I was growing up, the corner store was a convenient...

By Javier Linares
AI: From Automation to Augmentation
Artificial Intelligence |

AI: From Automation to Augmentation

Hype. Dangerous. Automation. Elon Musk. Uncontrollable. This is what usually comes to mind when people think of artificial intelligence...

By Sushmita Meka