All Publications

Showing 31 - 40 of 62
Paper

How Enabling is the Latin American Environment for Mobile Money?

Examining regulatory environment for mobile money in Latin America
Paper

The Role of Credit Officers in the Performance of Microcredit Loans: Evidence from Vivacred in Brazil

Does the credit officer's ability impact success of microloans?
Paper

Extending Financial Services with Banking Agents

This brief explores the key challenges in developing banking agents as a viable distribution model
Case Study

Microfinance in Latin America: The Leadership of WSBI Members

The report highlights the involvement of World Savings Bank Institute's members in microfinance.
Paper

The Emergence of a Microfinance Market in the Sertão Back Lands of Bahia

Analyzing organizational and cultural foundations of financial markets in poor regions
Paper

Assessing Indebtedness: Results from Pilot Survey among Steelworkers in Sao Paulo

Determining characteristics and implications of over-indebtedness
Paper

Reaching Rural Areas with Financial Services: Lessons from Financial Cooperatives in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Sri Lanka

Insights from successful financial cooperative networks
Paper

Use of Agents in Branchless Banking for the Poor: Rewards, Risks, and Regulation

Identifying issues involved in regulating branchless banking
Paper

Financial Development and Inequality: Brazil 1985-99

What was the impact of financial development on earnings inequality in Brazil?
Case Study

Expanding Bank Outreach through Retail Partnerships: Correspondent Banking in Brazil

Analysis of the growing trend of using non-bank partners to provide financial services