This study examines Women's Micro Bank Limited and UNCDF's design of a branchless banking solution, the Mama Bank Access Point initiative, which serves unbanked women in rural Papua New Guinea. 

The second installment in a new case study series from FinEquity on informed design and digital financial services (DFS). This study examines product and service design by Lucy, a neobank for entrepreneurial women—specifically Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore—providing DFS and business-building tools and training through a mobile app to help them start and grow their businesses. 

This case study explores whether the use of DFS can be used to accelerate women’s financial inclusion and reduce gender inequality in sectors other than financial service - health, agriculture and MSME. 

Key findings from focus group discussions with 146 participants to understand women’s demand for financial services

Insights on a number of regulatory reforms to boost women’s financial inclusion

Designing savings products to meet the needs of Malawian women

The fifth in the GBA's Case Study series on best practice banks features Women in Business champion NatWest, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland. 

Discussing the role of women engaged in agriculture as agents of change

Understanding the impact of mobile financial services on gender empowerment

Discussing the impact of microfinance services on women clients