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Akhand Tiwari
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Akhand Jyoti Tiwari is a Partner at MSC and leads BFSI work. Akhand brings multiple years of experience in development consulting.
Posts by Akhand Tiwari
A phone can only do so much: Why mobile access isn’t leading to digital financial service usage among women in India
Despite significant progress in financial inclusion, low-income working women have not been able to derive benefits, even when they receive their wages digitally.
Nov 6, 2020
Opinion | Designing financial products for women
Current financial service models conflate women with ‘family’, considering them merely an avenue to pursue social welfare
Oct 24, 2020
The need for immediate gender-focused initiatives to promote digital financial services for women amid COVID-19: Insights from India
Through multiple research studies, MSC has assessed the impact of COVID-19 on women and witnessed their survival strategies. This report looks at how women perceive financial services after the pandemic, and what we can do to reduce their vulnerabilities.
Oct 21, 2020
Akhand Tiwari, Rahul Chatterjee, Saloni Tandon and Sonal Jaitly
Navigating the new normal: Can behavioral sciences help?
This note focuses on the situation of COVID-19 in India and the government’s communication efforts during the pandemic. Based on MSC’s research with low- and middle-income households, it highlights how these efforts can be strengthened through the adoption of a Social Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) campaign.
Sep 4, 2020
Akhand Tiwari, Gayatri Pandey, Manoshij Banerjee and Prairna Koul
COVID-19 management by local governments: Is there a mantra to follow?
Customer-centric policies and initiatives of the local government are crucial for the management of COVID-19. In India, aspirational districts are pioneering simple yet effective measures to address the immediate needs of the community. This note presents bottom-up measures taken in the Goalpara district, Assam
Jul 17, 2020
Coping with COVID-19 in Bangladesh
The report discusses what the LMI segments know, understand, and feel about the COVID-19 outbreak and examines its effect on them. The report also highlights actionable recommendations for policymakers to design suitable interventions that can help the LMI segment cope better in this difficult situation
Jun 19, 2020
Coping with COVID-19
The report discusses what the LMI segments know, understand, and feel about the COVID-19 outbreak and examines its effect on them. The report also highlights actionable recommendations for policymakers to design suitable interventions that can help the LMI segment cope better in this difficult situation.
Jun 12, 2020
Is it the right time to push for wallet interoperability in Bangladesh?
Covid-19 is impacting people’s lives in multiple ways. With restrictions on movements and fear of getting infected, people are staying homes. While this is the right thing to do, one still need to purchase household essentials and send money to relatives who need it. Essential services industries also need constant cash flows and payments. Jamal […]
Apr 30, 2020