Akhand Tiwari
Associate Partner
Akhand Jyoti Tiwari is Associate Partner at MSC who leads behavioral research and design work in the organization. He has worked in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Qatar, the Philippines, Lao PDR, Nepal, and Zambia. Akhand spearheads MSC’s flagship approach to behavioral research and design for financial services—MI4ID.
Posts by Akhand Tiwari
Bangladeshi MFIs need to reinvent themselves for women: Why digitizing MFI operations is a good idea
We explore the importance of digitization for MFIs and the impact of microfinance in empowering women in Bangladesh through our concept of “Financial Services Space”.
Aug 26, 2019
Optimizing agent network distribution
Agent optimization is a universal challenge. MSC’s geospatial mapping in two blocks of India sheds light on how agents can be placed optimally.
Jul 31, 2019
Optimizing agent network distribution
The study showcases the effectiveness of using geospatial analysis and smart data collection techniques. This would help analyze and provide recommendations to improve access to financial services.
Jul 29, 2019
Creative economies as a gateway to pro-poor tourism in India
The paper discusses the role that creative economies can play in transforming the tourist regions as engines of youth employment growth and upskilling.
Jul 4, 2019
Gender centrality of mobile financial services in Bangladesh
This consumer behavior research aims to investigate why this is so, examining the gender centrality in digital financial services (DFS) in Bangladesh. The study focused only on mobile financial services as the most prevalent form of DFS in Bangladesh.
Apr 15, 2019
Akhand Tiwari, Bhavana Srivastava, Rahul Chatterjee and Ana Klincic Andrews
Apr 15, 2019
Akhand Tiwari, Bhavana Srivastava, Rahul Chatterjee and Ana Klincic Andrews
A comprehensive framework for gender centrality in financial services
This briefing note introduces MSC’s gender centrality framework and explains how financial service providers and policymakers can help to promote the gender equality.
Mar 7, 2019
A journey, two decades in the making
Read the story behind how MicroSave started from a small project and grew to MSC (MicroSave Consulting) a boutique consulting company, through 20 years of hard work across geographies.
Jan 17, 2019
Are Banks All Set to Dominate Domestic Remittance Market in India?
Driven by the government’s financial inclusion agenda, as the BC model expands in multiple forms, banks and BCNMs are experiencing new consumer demand and expectations.
Oct 31, 2018