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Accelerating Growth for Microfinance Institutions
This course aims to equip MFI leaders with strategies for rapid, sustainable expansion using the Unitus approach.
From Informal to Investable
Banks and MFIs have long bypassed women nano-entrepreneurs as too expensive to serve profitably. But by meeting these women inside their trusted savings groups with digital tools, financial institutions are unlocking viable models to reach segments that traditional lending has missed.
Access Bank Kenya and National Bank of Kenya Launch A Product to Support Women in Business
Backed by Access Bank’s Africa-wide footprint, the W Initiative is aimed to unlock opportunities, deepen financial inclusion, and accelerate the success of women entrepreneurs across Kenya.
Big Challenges for Small Firms
This study follows small businesses in low-income communities across Colombia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Indonesia to show how unpredictable week-to-week income and expenses shape everyday business decisions.
Kenya Plans to Slash Mobile Money Transaction Fees
The Central Bank of Kenya is moving to slash the cost of mobile money transfers in a sweeping effort to reignite financial inclusion in a market that has long been the global model for digital payments.
Designing for Resilience: Integrating Financial Health in Digital Credit Products
This slide deck interrogates the paradox of inclusion without resilience. It explores how digital credit products can be redesigned to support long-term financial well-being, especially for women, youth, farmers, and micro-entrepreneurs.
Promoting DFS Adoption Among Underserved Market Segments: Insights From the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia and Kenya
This report explores how digital financial services (DFS) are reshaping access to finance in low- and middle-income countries, particularly for underserved individuals and nano, micro, and small enterprises.
Swedfund Invests $10M to Support MSME Lending in East and Southern Africa
The investment aims to address persistent barriers to finance in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia, where small businesses often lack access to formal credit.
Unlocking Open Finance in Kenya: Opportunities for Kenya's Financial Sector
This report presents findings from industry consultations, surveys, and stakeholder workshops on the opportunities, challenges, and requirements for implementing open finance in Kenya.
Diverse Paths: Finance for Women’s Nano and Micro Enterprises
Women-led nano and micro enterprises face barriers like insufficient start-up capital and limited networking. This publication delves deeper into the tailored solutions needed to support their growth based on in depth research in India, Kenya and Uganda.