Specialist
Akshat Pathak is a Senior Manager in the Digital Financial Services domain of MSC India, focused in Payments and Distribution. He has over nine years of experience in the financial services sector spanning across public financial management, small and medium enterprises banking, digital financial services and alternate delivery channels, fintechs, and microfinance domains.
Country Focus Note: Vietnam
Given the government’s push towards a cashless economy by 2020, we may expect technology-driven and innovative solutions to emerge in Vietnam through active collaborations between fintechs and incumbent financial service providers.
May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018
Country Focus Note: Malaysia
Malaysia’s success in financial inclusion has been unique among most of the middle-income countries in the world.
May 24, 2018
May 24, 2018
Country Focus Note: China
China has made significant progress towards financial inclusion in the recent past, owing to conducive regulations, innovation, and strengthening of the banking sector.
May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018
Country Focus Note: Bangladesh
Fintech players in Bangladesh, primarily led by the MFS players, have a huge potential to address the key constraints that hold back financial inclusion and to facilitate the integration of underserved segments into the formal financial services sector.
May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018
Leveraging Technology for Meaningful Financial Inclusion in Asia
The study is based on extensive secondary research and stakeholder interviews with fintechs and FSPs across six markets – Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam.
May 15, 2018
Akshat Pathak, Anil Gupta, Himmat Patel, Isvary Sivalingam, Priya Garg, Shreya Gupta and Shruthi Laura George
May 15, 2018
Akshat Pathak, Anil Gupta, Himmat Patel, Isvary Sivalingam, Priya Garg, Shreya Gupta and Shruthi Laura George
Demonetisation and digitisation – A diagnostic study
This demand-side diagnostic study aims to gauge the end-user experience in adopting cashless modes (including cheques) along with the barriers (behavioral and functional) they faced in uptake and usage of cashless solutions.
Mar 9, 2017
Priyank Mishra, Akshat Pathak, Richa Valechha, Mohit Saini, Avantika Kushwaha, Shreya Gupta, Meenal Malik, Saborni Poddar and Rajnish Kumar
KYC harmonisation study
KYC harmonization study was undertaken to analyze the existing Know Your Customer (KYC) practices of first-time customer on-boarding by service providers (Banks, Mobile Network Operators, Mobile Money Operators, and Pre-paid Payment Instrument issuers) with respect to the prevailing regulatory landscape.
Aug 20, 2016
Priyank Mishra, Vivek Gupta, Akshat Pathak, Samveet Sahoo and Puneet Chopra
Aug 20, 2016
Priyank Mishra, Vivek Gupta, Akshat Pathak, Samveet Sahoo and Puneet Chopra
Agent Dormancy: Reasons and Remedial Measures
Dormancy among agents is a cause of concern for financial inclusion in India. This note focuses on some of the prominent reasons for agent dormancy.
May 6, 2016
Akshat Pathak, Anil Gupta, Vartika Shukla, Nimesh Soni, Priya Garg and Sunil Bhat
May 6, 2016
Akshat Pathak, Anil Gupta, Vartika Shukla, Nimesh Soni, Priya Garg and Sunil Bhat