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FinDev Blog

Combating Financial Abuse With a Vigorous Battle Plan

There are three key lessons we can apply from the Smart Campaign’s experience with consumer protection.
FinDev Blog

Magnifying the Power of Women’s Savings Groups

VisionFund has been exploring how formal loans to savings groups can help overcome capital constraints and improve members’ resilience.
FinDev Blog

From Outcomes to Impact

Strong outcomes management systems can help financial service providers make the right decisions for their customers and help strengthen their social and environmental objectives in a more sustainable way.
FinDev Guide

Segmentation of Women-Led Nano and Micro-enterprises: A Guide to Knowledge Resources

This guide shares resources from an in-depth literature review focused on women-owned nano and micro-enterprises in three countries: India, Kenya, and Uganda.
FinDev Blog

What Happened When We Trained 70,000 Women on Financial Literacy

Early results from a BRAC International pilot show how financial literacy training can enhance the impact of financial inclusion.
FinDev Blog

Banking in the Comfort Zone

By providing a familiar environment for small transactions, agency banking can foster good financial habits.
FinDev Blog

Five Recommendations to Address Insurance Mis-selling

Rural customers in India face information asymmetry, high premiums and poor returns.
FinDev Interview

How Do We Reach 80 Million Women and Increase Their Incomes by 30%?

Greta Bull of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shares their latest thinking on achieving impact and building an inclusive credit ecosystem.
FinDev Blog

Is There a “Steel Bullet” for Helping Businesses Grow?

Financial diaries which provide microentrepreneurs with tailored business reports are helping them to grow their businesses, showing the power of access to data.
FinDev Interview

Working to Promote Food Security in Burkina Faso

Claire Lossiané of YIKRI, winner of the 2023 European Microfinance Award, reflects on the MFI’s programs to combat malnutrition.