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Bringing Agent Banking to Rural Women’s Self-Help Groups in India
While the spread of agent networks throughout rural India has helped bring banking to many people’s doorsteps, this type of service was inaccessible for informal groups until the recent spread of a new technical solution called Dual Authentication.
By Veenal Sukhwani, Pradip Das & Amit Arora
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Agent Gender Matters, but How to Recruit and Retain Women Agents?
This blog post shares four strategies to help FSPs overcome the obstacles they face in onboarding female agents and create an environment that encourages women to join and thrive as agents.
By Anusha Jain & Rahul R. Sinha, Grameen Foundation India
FinDev Interview
Combating Restrictive Gender Norms in Pakistan
Roshaneh Zafar of Kashf Foundation shares how her organization is tackling key barriers to women’s economic empowerment.
FinDev Blog
Towards a More Sustainable Livelihood for Business Correspondent Agents
A new pilot explores the possibilities for agents in rural India to include assisted e-commerce among the services they offer.
By Bhakti Palande & Ganita Dahiya, Grameen Foundation India
FinDev Blog
What Findex 2021 Tells Us About Financial Inclusion in India
Digital financial services are helping drive financial inclusion, but infrastructural barriers remain.
By Niyati Agrawal & Rakshith Ponnathpur, Dvara Research
FinDev Blog
Meet Ivy the Innovator and Charlie the Copycat on Their Journey to Financial Inclusion
Understanding how different consumer behaviors affect adoption rates can help financial inclusion practitioners fine-tune their efforts.
By Vinay Kumar Singh, India Development Foundation
FinDev Blog
Detecting Borrower Distress
There is an urgent need in India and globally to design policies to prevent over-indebtedness. But first, it must be measured. A new framework for monitoring credit markets proposes how.
By Dwijaraj Bhattacharya, Dvara Research
FinDev Interview
What the Pandemic Taught Us About Savings
Muktinath Bikas Bank offers eight different savings products, specially designed for rural and low-income people in Nepal. The 2020 European Microfinance Award winner shares their experience with savings from before and during the pandemic.
FinDev Blog
Catalyzing Women's Bank Account Use Through COVID-19 Relief
Women's World Banking partnered with a major public sector bank in India to see what effect the government's COVID-19 payments had on women's account activity.
By Pragya Gupta & Marina Dimova, Women’s World Banking
FinDev Blog
Women As Changemakers Improve Access to Water and Sanitation
How does women’s participation in household investment decisions accelerate access to quality water and sanitation services?
By Gaurav Sinha & Rahul Ranjan Sinha, Grameen Foundation