Manager
Saloni is a Manager in MSC's Inclusive Finance and Banking domain. She has over six years of experience in social research and development consulting in the area of financial inclusion, social security, gender equality, access to public health systems, sustainable livelihoods and quality of education.
What does it take to nudge low- and moderate income(LMI) population segments to adopt DFS
DFS can help increase the use of financial services, catalyze women’s economic empowerment and promote the development of the overall economy. However, the adoption of DFS amongst the LMI, especially women has been limited. Considering the increasing need for digital payments, especially in the wake of restricted mobility that COVID 19 imposes, MSC attempted to understand what it takes to nudge low- and moderate-income (LMI) population segments to adopt DFS.
Nov 9, 2020
Nov 9, 2020
The need for immediate gender-focused initiatives to promote digital financial services for women amid COVID-19: Insights from India
Through multiple research studies, MSC has assessed the impact of COVID-19 on women and witnessed their survival strategies. This report looks at how women perceive financial services after the pandemic, and what we can do to reduce their vulnerabilities.
Oct 21, 2020
Akhand Tiwari, Rahul Chatterjee, Saloni Tandon and Sonal Jaitly
Oct 21, 2020
Akhand Tiwari, Rahul Chatterjee, Saloni Tandon and Sonal Jaitly
Gender: The blind spot of the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges for governments and citizens around the world, straining health systems, economies, and the very social fabric of nations. This blog explores four potential fallouts of COVID-19 that will create lasting socio-economic impact on women in India and other LMI countries.
Oct 5, 2020
Aakash Mehrotra, Rahul Chatterjee, Saloni Tandon and Sonal Jaitly
Oct 5, 2020
Aakash Mehrotra, Rahul Chatterjee, Saloni Tandon and Sonal Jaitly
We are looking up to business correspondents in the pandemic; but what are they looking at?
The business correspondent (BC) network in India has become indispensable for last-mile financial service delivery across urban and rural centers. In light of the current pandemic, our note highlights the challenges BC agents face while providing services in far-flung unbanked areas.
Jun 5, 2020
Ishita Sharma, Saloni Tandon, Mimansa Khanna and Anveshi Gupta
Jun 5, 2020
Ishita Sharma, Saloni Tandon, Mimansa Khanna and Anveshi Gupta
What is statistical credit scoring?
The ability of Financial Institutions (FI) to effectively underwrite microenterprise loans depends on accurate assessment of the loan applicant’s ability and intent to repay. Traditionally, financial institutions use their past knowledge and experience of financing microenterprises to carry out such assessments.
Oct 29, 2018
Oct 29, 2018
MI4ID Training – Saloni
Saloni Tandon works with Inclusive Finance & Banking domain at MicroSave and has applied MI4ID approach on various projects like …., etc
Mar 23, 2018
Mar 23, 2018
Study on adoption of cashlite among MFIs in India
MicroSave, with support from MFIN, conducted this study to capture the experience of cash-lite/cashless models adopted by MFIs in India. The report identifies ways to accelerate the adoption of cash-lite models.
Aug 31, 2017
Bhavana Srivastava, Nitish Narain, Saloni Tandon, Charvi Gandotra and Arpan Sahni
Aug 31, 2017
Bhavana Srivastava, Nitish Narain, Saloni Tandon, Charvi Gandotra and Arpan Sahni