Tag: Covid19 pandemic

Impact of COVID-19 on FinTechs: Senegal

This report attempts to gauge the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on FinTechs in Senegal and understand how the ecosystem adapted and evolved during 2020. It further sheds light on the measures policymakers announced to support FinTechs and their effectiveness.

May 5, 2021

Elizabeth Berthe, Shailey Tucker and Cecile Voigt

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Policy shifts to bolster India’s frontline healthcare workers

The pandemic has reiterated the importance of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) in the healthcare delivery systems of India. This blog sheds light on the long-standing challenges ASHAs face and how the government can tackle them

Feb 2, 2021

Puneet Khanduja, Prairna Koul and Mitul Thapliyal

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)- Kenya report

This report highlights findings from the second round of the dipstick research jointly funded by MSC and SCBF. It captures a detailed analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and their coping strategies. The report further provides recommendations for policymakers and financial service providers to support MSMEs.

Jan 14, 2021

Diana Siddiqui, Evelyne Matibe, Olivia Obiero and Anup Singh

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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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Gender: The blind spot of the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges for governments and citizens around the world, straining health systems, economies, and the very social fabric of nations. This blog explores four potential fallouts of COVID-19 that will create lasting socio-economic impact on women in India and other LMI countries.

Oct 5, 2020

Aakash Mehrotra, Rahul Chatterjee, Saloni Tandon and Sonal Jaitly

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Necessity is the mother of disruption: How Indonesia’s Fintech Startups can survive the do-or-die situation of COVID-19

This blog discusses the impact of COVID-19 on FinTechs in Indonesia. It also highlights the coping strategies of start-up FinTechs and provides recommendations for the stakeholders, government, and policymakers to help them survive and catalyze their growth.

Aug 27, 2020

Anshul Saxena and Sheila Carina

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