UNHCR Zambia had been providing cash assistance to refugees in the Meheba Refugee settlement camp. MSC was engaged to design and test the digitization of cash payments under a project that designed and implemented the digitization of UNHCR’s cash-based interventions (CBI) in the camp. At the time of writing, UNHCR would be replicating lessons from […]

The blog highlights the progress and challenges with KYC and digital identification

One of the major challenges faced by MSMEs is the lack of access to finance. Through this paper, we suggest a fresh approach by introducing simple but effective credit scorecard.

Microfinance banks and MFIs generally venture in to SME financing without understanding the model and common pitfalls, which might result in losing the portfolio. In this episode, MSC’s Specialist, Venkata N. A., discusses the common pitfalls of SME financing. In his words “SME financing is completely different from Joint Liability Group model of lending. It […]

One of the major challenges faced by MSMEs is the lack of access to finance. Through this paper, we suggest a fresh approach by introducing simple but effective credit scorecard.

This briefing note, discusses in detail, the key strategic and operational factors behind the success of Equity Bank’s agency banking model.

MicroSave conducted this study to assess the reasons for women not joining or dropping out from SHGs in Andhra Pradesh, and to provide recommendations to financial service providers to address the issues and concerns of clients by devising appropriate solutions.

MicroSave conducted this study to examine the impact of the Andhra Pradesh crisis on borrowers, by collating client experiences, opinions and needs so as to help policy makers and key actors to devise solutions suited to client requirements.