G2P Next in India: Choice, resilience and inclusivity
Our policy brief draws on global trends to understand how G2P programs can evolve to address India’s challenges. We look at how expanding beneficiary choice and inclusion while building resilience in social protection programs can increase the impact of G2P programs.
May 23, 2023
Gauging the readiness of Indian states to adopt DBT in electricity
Inefficient food grain procurement policies, politically driven high cross-subsidy burden, and unregulated power supply for agriculture are harrowing implications of the food-water-energy nexus in India. This policy brief assesses the readiness of Indian states and deep dives into several state-level policies and last-mile infrastructural considerations to adopt DBTE.
Jul 13, 2022
Women’s agent network—the missing link in India’s financial inclusion story: A supply-side perspective
About 10% of 1.26 million BCs in India are women. This policy note discusses a supply-side perspective on challenges and opportunities to expand the women agent network in India.
Feb 21, 2022
KYC practices in Indonesia and opportunity for implementing e-KYC for accelerating financial inclusion
The policy brief proposes recommendations to accelerate the implementation of e-KYC in Indonesia based on our previous report.
Jan 12, 2021
Agnes Salyanty, Arshi Aadil, Rahmatika Febrianti, Raunak Kapoor and Sneha Sampath
Jan 12, 2021
Agnes Salyanty, Arshi Aadil, Rahmatika Febrianti, Raunak Kapoor and Sneha Sampath
Digital transformation of MFIs in Bangladesh
UNCDF SHIFT commissioned MSC to conduct a study on the status of digitization in the microfinance sector in Bangladesh. Along with the interventions that MFIs will undertake, the sector also needs policy-level changes that enable the digitization of microfinance institutions. This policy brief presents the challenges that the microfinance sector in Bangladesh faces and interventions that would create an enabling environment for digital transformation.
May 27, 2019
Aligning regulations to enhance digital financial inclusion in Indonesia
In Indonesia, the regulatory supervision of banking and financial services is under two regulatory bodies, Bank Indonesia (BI) and the more recently established, Financial Service Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan or OJK). This study looks at synergies in regulations for e-money (LKD) and branchless banking (Laku Pandai) to unleash the full potential of digital financial services in Indonesia.
Dec 12, 2018
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