A new pilot explores the possibilities for agents in rural India to include assisted e-commerce among the services they offer.

Digital financial services are helping drive financial inclusion, but infrastructural barriers remain.

Business support organizations in Brazil and Peru share how they used this digital tool to build entrepreneur communities and capacity.

Lessons from traditional small-scale shopkeepers in Mexico on finding incentives beyond business education and cash provision

In this FinDev interview, Carine Roenen of Fonkoze shares the story of their healthcare program, Boutik Santé, winner of the 2021 European Microfinance Award. 

Understanding how different consumer behaviors affect adoption rates can help financial inclusion practitioners fine-tune their efforts.

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.

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.

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. 

How does women’s participation in household investment decisions accelerate access to quality water and sanitation services?