Anup Singh
Associate Director
Anup leads MSC’s Banking and Financial Services domain in Africa and is a key contributor to our research working group.
Posts by Anup Singh
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste: Let us design a social security program for gig workers!
This blog highlights the need for a social security program for tech platform based gig workers, a subset of informal workers. We highlight the unique features of gig workers, and the enabling technology and formal financial ecosystem that can fulfil the promise of a safety net for gig workers. We also highlight the role of the government in regulating and financing such a scheme.
May 21, 2020
Same problems, same inequalities: Women in the digital gig economy
The digital gig economy in Africa has quickly gained prominence over time and continues to enhance opportunities for youth and women. Some of MSC’s recent research work in Kenya indicates increasing participation of women, especially in the blue-collar digital gig economy though there remains a gender disparity in women’s participation in this sector.
Mar 11, 2020
Where are the women in the digital credit bandwagon? Lessons from Kenya
This blog sheds light on how women are placed in the digital credit bandwagon in Kenya . Along with highlighting three key insights, the blog also establishes the business case for focusing on women as an important customer segment.
Sep 23, 2019
Making digital credit truly responsible- Insights from analysis of digital credit in Kenya
Based on MSC’s comprehensive study of the state of the digital credit landscape in Kenya (2019), this report highlights some positive signs and some persistent problems, as well as opportunities to improve products and consumer protection.
Sep 18, 2019
Isvary Sivalingam, Olivia Obiero, Evelyne Matibe, Rahul Chatterjee, Karthick Morchan, Anup Singh and Leonard Kambona
Sep 18, 2019
Isvary Sivalingam, Olivia Obiero, Evelyne Matibe, Rahul Chatterjee, Karthick Morchan, Anup Singh and Leonard Kambona
Making digital credit truly responsible
This video highlights the key changes in the digital credit landscape in Kenya between 2016 and 2018. It also touches upon the core challenges and emerging concerns in this sector.
Sep 17, 2019
Over the counter transactions: A threat to or a facilitator for digital finance ecosystems?
This report provides an analytical perspective on the pros and cons of mobile money over the counter (OTC) transactions.
Apr 1, 2019
Fintech in Uganda- Implications For Regulation
A wide variety of FinTech firms are emerging globally and indeed, also in Uganda. These firms are offering new products and services underpinned by new technologies. There is much hope that these new approaches to delivering financial products and services offer the potential to bring about benefits to consumers in terms of increased access, speed, […]
Nov 1, 2018
Philip Rowan, Kieran Garvey, Bryan Zhang, Miguel A Soriano, Zain Umer, Kat Cloud, David Cracknell, Anup Singh, Sam Kutosi and Doreen Ahimbisibwe
Nov 1, 2018
Philip Rowan, Kieran Garvey, Bryan Zhang, Miguel A Soriano, Zain Umer, Kat Cloud, David Cracknell, Anup Singh, Sam Kutosi and Doreen Ahimbisibwe
Digital Credit- challenges and potential
This video gives market insights from Kenya: The number of people who have borrowed digital loans, the portfolio quality of these loans as well as the number of people negatively listed on the credit reference bureau
Oct 30, 2018