Tag: PAYGo

Learning From Our Past: Successful Ecosystem Evolutions Follow a Common Path
Climate Action |

Learning From Our Past: Successful Ecosystem Evolutions Follow a Common Path

In early 2021, BFA Global, CGAP, UNCDF’s Better than Cash Alliance, PayPal, the UN’s Race to Resilience, and the...

By Bethany Kanten
Mexicans say that PAYGo appliances are an investment for a better life, not an expense
Inclusive Fintech |

Mexicans say that PAYGo appliances are an investment for a better life, not an expense

  To be truly inclusive, financial service providers need to go beyond simply offering lower prices. They need to...

By Malika Anand
Living on Little: Navigating financial scarcity in modern Kenya
Financial Health |

Living on Little: Navigating financial scarcity in modern Kenya

Living on very little money doesn’t just mean that you worry about how to feed your family and pay...

By Julie Zollmann
A creative approach to startup financing: Graviti combines grant, debt and equity investment, linked to impact outcomes
Inclusive Fintech |

A creative approach to startup financing: Graviti combines grant, debt and equity investment, linked to impact outcomes

It took Catalyst Fund portfolio company Graviti only two months to raise a debt round that will finance 600+...

By Eduardo Ortiz Reynaga
The market gap for climate change solutions in Africa
Climate Action |

The market gap for climate change solutions in Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerabilities of our health, financial, and economic systems. Scientists are warning that, at...

By Bethany Kanten
Meet Graviti, providing underserved Mexicans with access to essential utilities via PayGo technology
Inclusive Fintech |

Meet Graviti, providing underserved Mexicans with access to essential utilities via PayGo technology

En Español   Graviti aims to unlock affordable and convenient access to essential services for unbanked and underserved families...

By Thea Sokolowski
Keeping the Lights On: How PAYGo Solar Can Offer Customer Relief During COVID-19
PAYGo and Essential Services |

Keeping the Lights On: How PAYGo Solar Can Offer Customer Relief During COVID-19

Originally posted on the NextBillion Website, May 1, 2020  Off-grid solar delivers essential energy services for millions of people,...

By Jacob Winiecki
How the PAYGo solar sector can prepare for the coronavirus and keep the lights on
PAYGo and Essential Services |

How the PAYGo solar sector can prepare for the coronavirus and keep the lights on

Many parts of the world are currently locking down in an intense effort to contain COVID-19 before it takes...

By Jacob Winiecki
COVID-19: Impact and solutions for emerging markets
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

COVID-19: Impact and solutions for emerging markets

Social distancing and lockdown measures have become the new reality for many across the globe in light of COVID-19....

By BFA GLOBAL
How financial institutions can deliver payment flexibility using lessons from PAYGo solar
PAYGo and Essential Services |

How financial institutions can deliver payment flexibility using lessons from PAYGo solar

Technology-enabled pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) has unlocked millions of loans in the off-grid solar sector, and the model is already being...

By Jacob Winiecki