Tag: South Asia
The Aadhaar way
Can Aadhaar become rails of digital disbursement for subsidy payments? MicroSave presents case studies that show huge potential of Aadhaar for G2P payments.
Nov 26, 2018
Access to credit in West Bengal post microfinance crisis
The findings and recommendations from this research will help the microfinance stakeholders in India to make decisions that enable the poor to have better access to financial services.
Nov 5, 2018
Deposit Assessment in India
MicroSave’s study on Deposit Assessment in India details the needs and preferences of micro-savings clients to support the development of client-responsive products and delivery processes.
Nov 2, 2018
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: A demand-side diagnostic
The objective of the study was to examine the efficiency, efficacy, and operational aspects of the scheme and understand the triggers and barriers that drive the behaviour around usage and refills of LPG by the PMUY beneficiaries
Aug 21, 2018
Lessons from Orality for Digital Financial Services Development
At 6:30 a.m.,in a busy wholesale vegetable market on the outskirts of Varanasi, Shanti Devi is haggling with the wholesale vendor of cauliflower. The price is negotiated at ₹300 a sack. Shanti takes out two ₹500 currency notes from her batua (cloth purse) and hands it to the vendor for two sacks. The vendor hands […]
May 16, 2017
Agents Count: The True Size of Agent Networks in Leading Digital Finance Countries
This paper lays out a framework for understanding agent network size for digital financial services, drawing a distinction between agent tills and agent outlets. The paper also discusses agent activity rates.
Feb 16, 2017