Tag: Banking
Why should financial institutions focus on youth?
Financial Service Providers (FSPs) have embraced the drive to promote financial inclusion. However, many feel that the investment made in reaching out to these segments may not be commensurate with the benefits they stand to gain. In this blog, we discuss how FSPs can determine whether it is worth serving certain segments and we specifically focus on the business case to serve the youth.
Sep 4, 2020
Survival, recovery, and building resilience: Transformation of financial institutions in the times of COVID-19 – Part 2
This blog looks at how financial institutions can build upon the survival strategies to recover and transform during the COVID-19
pandemic and afterward.
Aug 21, 2020
The banking sector in Kenya after The Banking (Amendment) Act 2016: A review of the impact of interest capping on access to finance
This blog reviews the impact of interest capping on access to finance in the banking sector in Kenya after The Banking (Amendment) Act 2016: Read more.
Apr 10, 2019
Indian experiences of application of agricultural value chain finance
The paper examines the current state of value chain development in India, the policies that are in place and the institutional framework that supports the value chains in agriculture. The facilitating processes adopted in India for strengthening agricultural value chains have been analyzed and their efficacy has been critiqued.
Nov 6, 2018
Re-Imagining the Last Mile – Agent Networks
This Policy Note explores some ideas and thoughts which can help the policy makers and regulators to achieve their vision of complete financial inclusion.
Aug 24, 2016
How to build a successful and sustainable agent network
In this video, Kimathi Githachuri (Former, Head of The Helix Institute of Digital Finance) , Pauline Vaughan (Director of Operations, M-KOPA, Previously Head of M-PESA Kenya) and Nick Hughes (Co-Founder of M-KOPA and so-called ‘Father of M-PESA’) share their advice on how to build a successful and sustainable mobile money or agent banking agent network.
Jun 25, 2015