Category: Blog

Ayushi Misra, Akhand Tiwari and Abdullah Al-Rafi

Gender-intelligent banking (part 1): A practitioner’s perspective on designing financial...

Women in Bangladesh hold 37.2% of bank accounts and 33.5% of deposits but face barriers...
Nov 11, 2024

Ayushi Misra, Akhand Tiwari and Abdullah Al-Rafi

Gender-intelligent banking (part 2): Small changes, big wins: How small...

Small, gender-intentional changes by Bangladeshi banks, such as low-ticket savings options and digital loan applications,...
Nov 11, 2024

Arfan Ali and Ayushi Misra

Impact of bank mergers on low to moderate income communities

Weak banks must handle mergers carefully, as these can adversely impact low-income customers in rural...
Nov 7, 2024

Md Farista Andalib, Samveet Sahoo and Ihsan Mahboob Hoq

Digital platforms: Catalysts for growth and sustainability among Bangladesh’s microentrepreneurs:...

Our previous blog explored the role of digital platforms in supporting Bangladeshi microenterprises. This part...
Oct 25, 2024

Md Farista Andalib, Samveet Sahoo and Ihsan Mahboob Hoq

Digital platforms: Catalysts for growth and sustainability among Bangladesh’s microentrepreneurs:...

Bangladesh’s 9 million microenterprises drive the informal economy, contributing 56% of employment and 25% of...
Oct 25, 2024

Putu Monica Christy and Nadia Fairuza Azzahra

From gig work to financial empowerment: Embedded finance for women...

This blog explores the role of embedded finance in enhancing financial inclusion for women informal...
Oct 23, 2024