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Region: South Asia

SSN MFS report (Phase I): Assessment of Social Safety Net disbursements, Bangladesh

The Aspire to Innovate (a2i) program in Bangladesh has been working with various government ministries and departments to digitize payments under the social security net (SSN). This report provides insights into MSC’s evaluation of the pilot for the digitization of SSN payments.

Dec 3, 2020

Samveet Sahoo, Vikram Sharma and Tasnuba Sinha

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Dec 3, 2020

Samveet Sahoo, Vikram Sharma and Tasnuba Sinha

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Impact of COVID-19 on banking agents in Bangladesh

On 11th March, 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Given the nature and extent of the outbreak, Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Bangladesh and MSC initiated a study to understand its impact on banking agents. Based on the study, this report provides recommendations to help build resilience to the pandemic.

Dec 3, 2020

Samveet Sahoo, Diya Chatterjee, Sunil Bhat and Khandaker Shaoli Hassan

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Samveet Sahoo, Diya Chatterjee, Sunil Bhat and Khandaker Shaoli Hassan

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The rise of digital payments and online shopping in Vietnam amid Covid-19 pandemic

Despite remarkable progress toward digital financial inclusion, cash still accounts for 90% of transactions in Vietnam. The onset of COVID-19 saw restricted mobility, concerns over cash exchange, and increased demand for online shopping, digital payments, and delivery services. This video shares a glimpse of this change.

Dec 3, 2020

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Enabling the community to embrace digital payments as the new normal after the COVID-19 pandemic

Since the onset of the pandemic, the low- and moderate-income (LMI) segment had a direct impact on their day-to-day life. We reflect through Kabita, an LMI customer in Bangladesh, on the barriers LMIs faced during the pandemic and how DFS nudged them towards building resilience.

Dec 2, 2020

Samveet Sahoo and Avi Hossain

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Dec 2, 2020

Samveet Sahoo and Avi Hossain

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LMI client impressions from Bangladesh and Vietnam

Various socio-economic dimensions drive the financial needs, aspirations, and behaviors of low- and moderate-income (LMI) customers. Customers from Bangladesh and Vietnam, through these snippets, describe their challenges and how the i3 Program helped them overcome these challenges.

Dec 1, 2020

Akshat Pathak, Samveet Sahoo and Ravi Kant

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Dec 1, 2020

Akshat Pathak, Samveet Sahoo and Ravi Kant

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Enabling the community to overcome the pandemic through digital payments

During the pandemic, Duong Thi Thuy, a mobile money agent in the Quang Ninh province, improvised her business to help her community follow the guidelines on social distancing and government norms. This is her story about the adoption of DFS and how it changed her life.

Dec 1, 2020

Truong Quyen and Akshat Pathak

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Truong Quyen and Akshat Pathak

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