Current financial service models conflate women with ‘family’, considering them merely an avenue to pursue social welfare

Millions of low-income people across the world use ROSCAs as instruments of savings and credit. Since these people are susceptible to income volatility, ROSCAs give them the unique option to pursue a savings goal, as well as an opportunity to build social capital and creditworthiness.

Financial inclusion sector’s combined efforts have not succeeded in making an impact on women. Mainly for reasons – significant variations in their behaviour and ecosystem players generally overlooking gender centrality in the design of financial products and services

This blog examines EasyPlan, a new-age digital savings app that allows low- and middle-income segments to overcome their chronic state of under-saving. Read on to see how EasyPlan makes use of various behavioral nudges (including gamification) to make customers save more and better.

The paper discusses the role that creative economies can play in transforming the tourist regions as engines of youth employment growth and upskilling.

Across the globe, a billion women remain financially excluded, with a gender gap of 9% persisting stubbornly in developing countries.

This paper understands the demand for financial products among young women in Central Java. 

This is the story of how MicroSave created a visual identity for Market Insights for Innovation & Design (MI4ID)