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Connecting the Remittance Ecosystem in the Northern Triangle
This white paper examines the barriers and opportunities to boosting digital remittances in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Digitizing BeninCajù Savings Groups - Final Project Report
This report shares important insights about the benefits of Village Savings and Lending Associations transitioning from paper to digital ledgers using the DreamSave app.
The Value of Pay-As-You-Go Solar for Mobile Operators: Insights From Customer Journeys in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire
Building on a 2020 GSMA study which showed that PAYG solar energy customers use mobile money significantly more than other mobile customers, this study looks at 120 in-depth interviews to understand the reasons behind customers' increased usage of mobile money.
Seguros Futuro: Growth of El Salvador’s Only Cooperative Insurer
This brief demonstrates the growth of Seguros Futuro and its new parametric insurance product.
Microfinance Clients Facing the COVID-19 Crisis: From Findings to Action for MFIs
This publication presents the main results of MFI client surveys in seven countries (Bhutan, Myanmar, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Cape Verde and El Salvador), as well as the concrete measures taken by MFIs to meet the needs expressed by their clients.
Fintech Potential for Remittance Transfers: A Central America Perspective
This paper analyzes the potential for fintech to facilitate cheaper and more efficient remittances, and to enhance financial inclusion in Central America.
Reducing Incidence of Child Labor and Harmful Conditions of Work in Economic Strengthening Initiatives (RICHES)
Key policy and strategy recommendations that women’s economic empowerment actors, such as financial service providers and women’s business support organizations, can implement at the organizational- and client-level.
The Value of Pay-As-You-Go Solar for Mobile Operators
Energy Microfinance & Pay-As-You-Go
Five Years of Market Development in Benin, Senegal and Zambia (2015-2019)
This report compiles all the learnings from five years of market development in three countries. It brings forth the voices of customers and the stakeholders with whom UNCDF engaged.