India

South Asia

Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account at a financial institution or through a mobile money provider. Regional average excludes high income countries

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Gender Gap in Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account by gender

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017

Use of Financial Services

Percent of adults age 15+ in 2017

Source: The Global Findex Database 2017
Country Resources
National Strategy for Financial Inclusion
Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN)
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2018

Publications

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Using NLP on Social Media to Assess Consumer Risks With Digital Lending Apps in India

This research presents insights on emerging customer risks from digital consumer loans in India, analyzing customer complaints and feedback on Twitter and reviews of digital lending apps on Google Play,

Daryl Collins, Eric Duflos, Jayshree Venkatesan, Juan Carlos Izaguirre, Majorie Chalwe Mulenga, Prava Reddy, Marcia Almeida Mendes & Derry Moore
CGAP Background Documents
Paper

The Power of Jan Dhan: Making Finance Work for Women in India

This report highlights the design of Women's World Banking's unique Jan Dhan Plus solution and learnings from a subsequent pilot study that helped nurture regular savings behavior among low-income women in the country.

Women's World Banking
Paper

Tax Reforms to Increase the Viability of Business Correspondents

This policy note argues that two key taxation issues are hindering the sustainability and attractiveness of the business correspondent model in India and that addressing them could help advance financial inclusion.

Fabrizio Valenti
LEAD at Krea University

News & Events

Members of the financial inclusion community contributed the following news and events.

News

Outlook for Non-Banks and Housing Financiers Shifts to "Improving" From "Stable"

IEIN Seeking Collaborators to Establish Market Linkages for Self-Help Groups

/ EPoD India at IFMR

India: Visa to Enable Deeper Financial Inclusion With Offline Payments

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Jobs

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Account Executive

Employer: Ananya Finance for Inclusive Growth Private Ltd.
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Job Location: Ahmedabad, India

Loan Monitorning Manager

Employer: Ananya Finance for Inclusive Growth Private Ltd.
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Job Location: Surendra Nagar, Dahod and Amritsar, India

Risk Manager

Employer: Gojo & Company, Inc.
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