Tag: COVID-19 Pandemic

MSC studied how norms around decision-making impact women’s access to DBT funds. We learned that while most women had agency over their funds, a significant minority give away money to spouses or family members.

This briefing note shares our insights and recommendations from our pilot to strengthen eSanjeevaniOPD—the Government of India’s teleconsultation platform and similar private platforms.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many MSMEs struggling with a shortage of working capital. Besides, restricted mobility due to the lockdowns suspended public transport, affecting logistics and input supplies and finished goods. The video reflects how digital channels enabled microenterprises in Vietnam to survive and even thrive during the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a pronounced effect on FinTechs in Bangladesh. MSC sought to evaluate the extent of this impact, given our partnering role in the DFS and FinTech ecosystem in the country. MSC conducted this landscape study on FinTechs with support from Visa in 2021. This report defines the impact of COVID-19 on FinTechs and identifies the possible way forward.

Impact bonds are a promising new tool that can help India’s central, state, and local governments take up innovative and scalable catalytic projects.

Despite the Indian government’s gender-focused relief measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, women beneficiaries faced issues as they tried to access and utilize such measures. Issues with access and capability around digital communication and inherent social norms persist as two important factors that intensify the challenges that #women face in using formal financial services.