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Tag: Formal financial services

Disha Bhavnani, Manali Jain and Mitali

Postal banks: A stepping stone to the formal financial system?

This blog is part 1 of a two-part series. The blog highlights the immense potential...
Sep 20, 2022

Mandira Sharma and Kim Kariuki

The need for innovative digital financial services to improve the...

MSC conducted primary research in Kenya to understand the challenges of female traders in open-air...
Aug 29, 2022

Diya Chatterjee, Samveet Sahoo and Anshul Saxena

Lakshya: Helping the urban poor save to improve their financial...

Lakshya is a digital savings platform that provides access to formal savings and insurance to...
Aug 26, 2021

Diya Chatterjee and Maansi Sharda

Fello: Follow this team to know about a game-based approach...

Fello is a digital savings and investments platform that provides low- and middle-income (LMI) segments...
Aug 25, 2021

Vishes Jena and Maansi Sharda

Numer8: From space to sea, solving for fisherfolk—numerically

The seafood supply chain in India is highly disintegrated, complex, and non-reliable. Consequently, fisherfolk face...
Aug 20, 2021
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The role of technology in bridging financing gaps for MSMEs

This video highlights the critical role played by micro, small and medium enterprises in economic...
Aug 16, 2021
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