Tag: Pawan Bakhshi

Dr. Pawan Bakhshi (now of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and Graham A.N. Wright (Group Managing Director of MSC) discuss the growing prevalence of over the counter (OTC), agent assisted transactions.

In this the second of three videos they discuss: 1. How can we better track the customers behind OTC transactions to address KYC/AML concerns? 2. How can we improve customer protection for OTC customers? and 3. What are the drawbacks of an OTC model for DFS providers?

Dr. Pawan Bakhshi (now of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and Graham A.N. Wright (Group Managing Director of MSC) discuss the growing prevalence of over the counter (OTC), agent assisted transactions. In this the first of three videos they discuss: 1. Why do digital financial services (DFS) providers default to OTC? 2. What are […]

The blog recommends that the government set an adequate rural DBT commission rate of at least 3% for the first few years of PMJDY.

This PB focuses on last-mile banking agent (Bank Mitr) networks that will disburse DBT payments and enable customers to access their bank accounts.

Bangladesh has created many unique systems for agent network management which are yielding world-class results especially with regards to liquidity management.  However, transaction volumes and profits are low compared to East Africa and support structures are still developing. The research is based on 2,490 nationally representative agent interviews, carried out between March and April 2014. […]