Tag: Policy Briefs

UNCDF SHIFT commissioned MSC to conduct a study on the status of digitization in the microfinance sector in Bangladesh. Along with the interventions that MFIs will undertake, the sector also needs policy-level changes that enable the digitization of microfinance institutions. This policy brief presents the challenges that the microfinance sector in Bangladesh faces and interventions that would create an enabling environment for digital transformation.

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

This Policy Brief examines the recent shift in policy direction for the business correspondent model in India and the associated challenges and potential consequences from a consumer standpoint.

This Policy Brief discusses that Financial inclusion cannot happen without agents and it will happen with better and more lasting results if all levels in this effort.