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Using solar-powered light from a pay-as-you-go kit, Mali. Photo by Communication for Development Ltd.
FinDev Blog

How a New Set of Metrics Is Poised to Transform PAYGo Solar

The PAYGo PERFORM Key Performance Indicators offer a pathway to growth and maturity for the off-grid solar industry.
By Roan Borst, Bill Gallery, Kevin Kennedy, Nicky Khaki & Max Mattern
Fisherman at sunset, Vietnam
FinDev Guide

FinDev COVID-19 Update | 03 - 16 Jun 2021

A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past two weeks
Fishermen in the river. Photo by Deba Prasad Roy, 2016 CGAP Photo Contest.
FinDev Guide

FinDev COVID-19 Update | 20 May - 02 Jun 2021

A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past two weeks
Street market vendors with masks. Photo by Sambrian Mbaabu, World Bank.
FinDev Guide

FinDev COVID-19 Update | 06 - 19 May 2021

A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past two weeks
Mango market, Bangladesh. Photo by M Yousuf Thushar, 2011 CGAP Photo Contest.
FinDev Blog

Going Digital Is Not Enough to Reach Scale

More radical organizational change - in the form of self-management - is needed to solve microfinance’s optimization problem. 
By Philip Acton, DreamStart Labs
Farmer with a slasher on his shoulder. Photo by John Paul Relativo, 2015 CGAP Photo Contest.
FinDev Guide

FinDev COVID-19 Update | 22 Apr - 05 May 2021

A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past two weeks
A farmer walking home in the dusk. Photo by Huy Nguyen Quoc, 2015 CGAP Photo Contest.
FinDev Guide

FinDev COVID-19 Update | 08 - 21 Apr 2021

A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past two weeks
Group meeting, Muktinath Bikas Bank of Nepal. Photo credit: Muktinath Bikas Bank.
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.
A woman picks cotton as she carries her child on her back. Photo by Allison Shelley for CGAP.
FinDev Guide

FinDev COVID-19 Update | 25 Mar - 07 Apr 2021

A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past two weeks
Photo credit: Women’s World Banking.
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