Specialist/Consultant
Prabir Barooah was working as a Specialist in the Digital Financial Services domain at MSC. His area of focus includes Payments & Distribution.
Navana Tech: Mobile tech for low-literates
Navana is a fintech start-up that develops innovative design solutions that help illiterate and semi-literate people to use modern digital mobile services intuitively.
Jul 12, 2019
Jul 12, 2019
GramCover: Accessible & affordable insurance
Gramcover, a digital insurance platform, works to provide affordable insurance solutions to the low- and middle-income segments in India. Their technology-led distribution and servicing model reduces the inefficiencies and transaction costs involved in purchasing insurance policies.
Jul 10, 2019
Jul 10, 2019
Finlok: Save together digitally
Finlok is a financial platform that helps people save money and avail hassle-free credit through a group savings-based financial model. This blog explores how the platform will help the low- and middle-income segments gain greater control over their finances.
Jul 8, 2019
Jul 8, 2019
Face-to-face network specialists: Helping institutions better bring digital finance to the unreached Part 2
In this blog, we provide a high-level outline of six options to support the impact of Agent Network Management Companies (ANMCs).
Feb 12, 2019
Feb 12, 2019
Face-to-face network specialists: Helping institutions better bring digital finance to the unreached Part 1
This blog series outlines potential next steps towards an augmented future, which visionaries in the industry could explore through the support of Agent Network Management Companies (ANMC).
Feb 5, 2019
Feb 5, 2019
Closing the Gender Gap: Opportunities for the Women’s Mobile Financial Services Market in Bangladesh
This report aims to catalyse the financial inclusion of financially underserved Bangladeshi women through improved MFS adoption.
Jul 6, 2018
Jul 6, 2018
Can instant messenger disrupt the digital payments market in India?
This post attempts to cover the details of how WhatsApp can possibly simplify the user experience while making digital payments in India.
May 24, 2017
May 24, 2017
Agency Banking: How Female Agents Make a Difference
The key insights from MicroSave study offer a glimpse of how gender can impact customer experience in mobile money. These findings also offer important insights for agent network managers.
Apr 5, 2016
Aakanksha Thakur, Samveet Sahoo, Prabir Barooah, Isvary Sivalingam and Grace Njoroge
Apr 5, 2016
Aakanksha Thakur, Samveet Sahoo, Prabir Barooah, Isvary Sivalingam and Grace Njoroge