Specialist
Isvary is a Senior Manager with a regional focus on Southeast Asia and serves as the Mekong lead at MSC. She has more than nine years of experience spanning both the public and private sectors.
Launch of the digital credit report in Kenya- First English webinar in our series
Speakers from SPTF, MSC and the Smart Campaign discuss the key insights from the analysis of digital credit in Kenya and the recommendations from the newly launched report ‘ Making Digital Credit Truly Responsible’.
Sep 25, 2019
Sep 25, 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 gives a brief highlight of what we have learned so far about digital credit in Kenya over the last 7 years.
Jun 17, 2019
Jun 17, 2019
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
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
Feeding India’s Poor: Plugging Leakages, Without Doing Any Harm
This policy brief discusses two distinct and more recent approaches, namely, Direct Benefit Transfers and e-PDS (i.e. Automation in PDS), as undertaken by different states to address leakages.
May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016
Andhra Pradesh’s Public Distribution System: A Trailblazer
This note highlights how the state of Andhra Pradesh stands out as a pioneer in automating the Public Distribution System and has achieved impressive savings in terms of cost.
Apr 5, 2016
Lokesh Singh, Sainath Sunil, Isvary Sivalingam and Garima Mishra
Apr 5, 2016
Lokesh Singh, Sainath Sunil, Isvary Sivalingam and Garima Mishra