Improving Operational Efficiency of MFIs Through Tablet Banking

Ibrahim Eid, whose Valify solution won the 2019 Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize, explains how e-KYC works and how a digital identity can give customers access to financial services.

By Arabic FinDev Gateway

Over 164 million migrant workers make a living in a foreign country, and almost 26 million refugees have been forced to flee due to conflict. Unfortunately, while migrant workers are on the move, their data is not, often preventing them from accessing financial services or better jobs. Developing a digital identity system is one potential solution to this problem.

By Tim Nourse, Making Cents International

As access to digital finance grows, so do the risks. A concrete action plan involving all stakeholders is needed to address them.

By Corinne Riquet, Eric Duflos & Juan Carlos Izaguirre, CGAP