Region: Asia

Digital transformation for financial institutions- Opportunity and impact

Digital transformation offers financial institutions better efficiency, more customers, and greater profits. It can also provide an edge to the post-COVID recovery of organizations. Here’s how Equity bank transformed itself and increased profitability in the face of various adversities.

Sep 17, 2020

Ravi Kant and Olivia Obiero

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The digital journey of Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women: a lesson for progressive MFIs in Bangladesh

The case study charts how Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women utilized technology to address the challenge of offering a customer-centric savings product for low-income segments while managing associated risks.

Sep 17, 2020

Bhavana Srivastava and Ravi Kant

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Digital initiatives by Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women

The case study charts the journey of women clients of Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women toward the adoption of voluntary savings products that ride on digital channels.

Sep 17, 2020

Ravi Kant, Atulya Mishra and Shobhit Mishra

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A paper on enhancing access to markets for Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)

Though FPOs can enhance access to markets for farmers and reduce inefficiencies in agricultural value chains, most struggle to gain better market access and lack adequate opportunities. This report, based on stakeholder consultations Samunnati and MSC conducted with experts in the agriculture sector, provides recommendations to address these challenges.

Sep 3, 2020

Pushkar Raj, Puneet Chopra, Karan Garg, Ganesh P.G. and Sridhar Easwaran

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Impact of COVID-19 on FinTechs

How has the pandemic affected Indian FinTechs? What measures have the policymakers taken? Are these measures impactful for FinTechs? What are the investor sentiments for this sector? This report, the first in a series of ongoing Covid-19 research on Indian FinTechs and the Indian FinTech ecosystem by MSC, answers these questions in the current market’s context.

Aug 5, 2020

Devraj Hom Roy, Anshul Saxena, Akshat Pathak, Shweta Menon and Pritam Patro

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Analysis of India’s payment system indicators in Q2 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed many users to adopt digital payments as they seek convenience and safety. MSC’s analysis of five categories of payment systems indicators in India indicates that these systems are dependable, durable, and command the mass market’s confidence.

Aug 4, 2020

Akshat Pathak, Anil Gupta and Pritam Patro

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