Senior Analyst
Amit is a Manager in Palladium, a global impact firm working to link social progress and commercial growth.
eNAM platform to digitize the marketing of agricultural produce in India
India’s eNAM platform enables trading of primary agricultural produce and connects markets through an online platform. MSC has been supporting the central and the provincial governments in the design, policy reforms, and implementation of the eNAM program. Many of the design improvements have been accepted and implemented. The cumulative volume of electronic trade on eNAM had crossed about INR 482 billion (USD 6.5 billion) by September, 2018.
Jun 24, 2019
Puneet Chopra, Vivek Gupta, Sharad Bangari, Rajnish Kumar, Amit Joshi, Kritika Shukla and Disha Bhavnani
Jun 24, 2019
Puneet Chopra, Vivek Gupta, Sharad Bangari, Rajnish Kumar, Amit Joshi, Kritika Shukla and Disha Bhavnani
Developing micro-insurance ecosystem in Mozambique
The insurance industry and the culture of insurance in Mozambique are in an evolving stage. Given the current state of micro-insurance in Mozambique, it is very essential to have a focused approach towards developing an enabling ecosystem in Mozambique.
May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019
High-Hanging Fruit and Easy Catch—Merchants who need additional “hooks” and hand-holding
This is the third blog from the “Digitizing merchant payments in India” series. It draws from earlier blogs in this series and examines two personas of the merchant ecosystem—high-hanging fruits and easy-catch merchants.
Mar 19, 2019
Priya Garg, Sunil Bhat, Amit Joshi, Kritika Shukla and Shreya Gupta
Mar 19, 2019
Priya Garg, Sunil Bhat, Amit Joshi, Kritika Shukla and Shreya Gupta
Go-getters and receptive reticents—Merchants who have the instinct, but need support
This is the second blog in the series on “Digitizing merchant payments in India”. The first blog discusses the potential of merchant ecosystem in India and the need to design distinct solutions for different merchants. In this blog, we will discuss two merchant personas: a) The go-getters and b) The receptive reticents.
Mar 18, 2019
Sunil Bhat, Amit Joshi, Priya Garg, Kritika Shukla and Shreya Gupta
Mar 18, 2019
Sunil Bhat, Amit Joshi, Priya Garg, Kritika Shukla and Shreya Gupta
“Cookie-cutter” solutions for merchants will not work
This series of blogs highlight that providers cannot promote merchant payments through standard “cookie-cutter” solutions. What works for one category of merchants may not work for the other category. We need to look at merchants as distinct personas to decipher their characteristics and explore ways to change their behavior.
Mar 18, 2019
Sunil Bhat, Amit Joshi, Priya Garg, Kritika Shukla and Shreya Gupta
A Qualitative Study of Producer Organisations in Select Geographies in India
The report brings out insights on PO forms, organisations, structures, management, governance, operations, business performance, earnings, needs, expectations, maturity levels and several other important aspects regarding farmer collectives.
Jul 23, 2018
Amit Joshi, Kritika Shukla, Puneet Chopra, Pushkar Raj, Rajnish Kumar, Sharad Bangari, Vivek Gupta and Disha Bhavnani
Jul 23, 2018
Amit Joshi, Kritika Shukla, Puneet Chopra, Pushkar Raj, Rajnish Kumar, Sharad Bangari, Vivek Gupta and Disha Bhavnani
Catalysing Digital Financial Services Through School Fees Payments
The blog states digital solution to address the many challenges related to school fees payments in Solomon Islands.
Mar 8, 2018
Isaac Holly, Vivek Gupta, Priyank Mishra, Amit Joshi and Puneet Chopra
Mar 8, 2018
Isaac Holly, Vivek Gupta, Priyank Mishra, Amit Joshi and Puneet Chopra