Tag: Low-income

Can agile fintech startups be the answer to food insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis?

Originally published on NextBillion COVID-19 lockdowns have threatened small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and vulnerable families around the world. SMEs in...

OPTIX

BFA Global and MetLife Foundation created OPTIX to support financial institutions in building better portfolios of products for their low-income customers. OPTIX stands for...

Mexico Financial Diaries

Mexican Financial Diaries set out to obtain granular, long-term, provider-side data about the financial lives of low-income Mexicans. This...

Flexipay Payment System

Flexipay is a blended financing concept, designed to help low-income families meet large financing needs, like school fees. Flexipay...

Kenya Financial Diaries

BFA Global, funded by FSD Kenya, undertook a comprehensive financial diaries study in Kenya. Over the course of one...

Banking Low-Income Populations: Perspectives from South Africa