Improving financial health for households and MSEs

With major advancements in financial inclusion over the previous decade, the industry is shifting its focus to ensure that inclusion translates to financial well-being. BFA Global is one of the leading players working to practically measure and improve financial health globally. We aim to develop solutions that will enable underserved communities to engage in better day-to-day financial management, save for the future, hedge against shocks and actively engage with digital financial services.

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Fintech for financial health

For startups and other financial service providers, financial health means a deeper consideration of how customers use financial products and what value those products are providing. This brief explores three specific areas of opportunity: 1) digital savings, 2) long-term financial products and plannings and 3) insurtech.

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Insights

Three findings from the application of a financial health index in Vietnam
Financial Health |

Three findings from the application of a financial health index in Vietnam

This blog post illustrates how to use financial health data to analyze social impact, in the final post of...

By Benjamin Mazzotta PhD
Building a customized financial health index: DORA for Vietnam
Financial Health |

Building a customized financial health index: DORA for Vietnam

BFA Global partnered with Capital Aid for Employment of the Poor Microfinance Institution (CEP) in Vietnam to measure and...

By Benjamin Mazzotta PhD
Operationalizing financial health: Experiences from Vietnam
Financial Health |

Operationalizing financial health: Experiences from Vietnam

A leading microfinance institution (MFI) in Vietnam, Capital Aid for Employment of the Poor (CEP), is at the forefront...

By Benjamin Mazzotta PhD
An app, a chatbot and digital marketing: How microfinance institution CEP embraced digitization in a post-covid world to better serve low-income customers
Financial Health |

An app, a chatbot and digital marketing: How microfinance institution CEP embraced digitization in a post-covid world to better serve low-income customers

Social distancing norms and limited mobility paired with a decline in economic activity severely impacted microfinance institutions worldwide. According...

By Akansha Kasera
Measuring the Financial Health of Gig Workers in China
Digital Financial Services |

Measuring the Financial Health of Gig Workers in China

The growth of digital platforms has created new employment opportunities for workers globally that did not exist before. Despite...

By Dr. Xiugen Mo
Financial health in Mexico: A new tool for measurement
Financial Health |

Financial health in Mexico: A new tool for measurement

PurposeĀ  Recovery from the economic effects of the pandemic will require millions of microentrepreneurs to rebuild their balance sheets....

By Benjamin Mazzotta PhD