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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
Exploring New Markets Through Disaggregated Customer Data
A new tool from the WSBI’s Scale2Save initiative makes public datasets in Nigeria more accessible for gathering customer data and insights.
By Hanna Laufer, Scale2Save
FinDev Blog
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Five Lessons From Three Trailblazers
Experiences from the Bahamas, China and Nigeria help illuminate the rocky path for other central banks interested in implementing their own digital currencies.
By Kinyanjui Mungai, Michaella Allen, Barry Cooper, Cenfri
FinDev Blog
Blazing a Trail for Women’s Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria has identified eight Strategic Imperatives. With their respective communities of practice, they aim to close the country’s financial inclusion gender gap.
By Sophia O. Abu, Central Bank of Nigeria
FinDev Blog
From Ideation to Iteration: Human-Centered Design of Micro-Savings in Nigeria
LAPO Microfinance Bank learned five important lessons from their experience using a human-centered design process to revamp their child savings account product.
By Irene Wagaki, Lime Group Africa
FinDev Blog
Top Five Digital Financial Service Features That Impact Women’s Access and Use
Research in Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire provides guidance for DFS providers and regulators on how to help ensure that digital tools make women more - not less - financially included.
By Hélène Smertnik, Savita Bailur, Caribou Digital
FinDev Blog
Do Flexible Loans Improve Access to Agricultural Credit?
Results from a recent survey in Kenya question the impact of flexible loan terms on how much credit smallholder farmers take up. But the issue may be that loans were still not flexible enough.
By Fredrick Onyango Odhiambo
FinDev Blog
Innovation vs. Consumer Protection: Striking the Right Regulatory Balance
Five principles and five key actions to help build trust and confidence in Kenya’s digital finance ecosystem
By Dr. Peter Mwencha, Martin Mulwa
FinDev Blog
Alternative Delivery Channels Can Help Financial Service Providers and Customers Navigate the Pandemic
How cashless transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa can be improved and expanded
By Judyth Engels, Myka Reinsch, Ayani Inclusive Financial Sector Consultants
FinDev Blog
The Myth of Digital Credit as a Catalyst for Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
A review of the top 20 digital credit companies in the country reveals that regulation is sorely needed.
By Attai Ohiemi, Mobile Pouch Ltd