Tag: Financial services

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CICO agents- Kenya report

This report highlights the impact of COVID-19 on CICO (cash-in and cash-out) agents in Kenya and the issues they have faced while delivering financial services since the onset of the pandemic. It also offers recommendations to policymakers and digital financial service providers to address key concerns and help CICO agents continue their services.

Jul 13, 2020

Evelyne Matibe, Olivia Obiero, Anup Singh and Diana Siddiqui

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MIMO – Bridging the digital gap for the rural workforce

Gig workers have been facing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak. This blog highlights the story of a FinTech startup, MIMO, which uses technology to connect service providers to its end customers through gig workers. Learn how MIMO supports gig workers in these tough times.

Jun 17, 2020

Sneha Sampath, Anil Gupta and Anshul Saxena

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CICO Agents: The under-valued “first responders”

Our ongoing research uncovered a set of unique challenges that cash-in/cash-out (CICO) agents currently face in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we look at the experience and behaviors of CICO agents across eight countries and explore ways to support them through favorable policies, even as the disease rages on around the world.

Apr 15, 2020

Nitish Narain, Abhishek Anand, Surbhi Sood and Shobhit Mishra

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When inclusion is not inclusive: What needs to change to achieve meaningful financial Inclusion for women

Financial inclusion sector’s combined efforts have not succeeded in making an impact on women. Mainly for reasons – significant variations in their behaviour and ecosystem players generally overlooking gender centrality in the design of financial products and services

Jan 17, 2020

Bhavana Srivastava, Akhand Tiwari, Rahul Chatterjee and Abhishek Gupta

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Optimizing agent network distribution

The study showcases the effectiveness of using geospatial analysis and smart data collection techniques. This would help analyze and provide recommendations to improve access to financial services.

Jul 29, 2019

Karthick Morchan, Mohak Srivastava and Akhand Tiwari

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Access to finance for enterprises (including agriculture sector businesses) in Kenya

This video gives highlights on access to finance to enterprises in Kenya and reveals that there is a huge gap for financing. Similarly, there are huge opportunities that financial players can exploit towards bridging this gap. Watch to learn more

Jun 27, 2019

Thomas Bariti

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