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Empowering Small Giants: Inclusive Embedded Finance for Micro-Retailers

This report outlines various business models that incorporate last-mile retailers into digital ordering platforms, offering them convenience, transparency, and a wide range of products.

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Scaling Responsible Digital Payments in the Indonesian Cocoa Sector

For digital payments to be meaningful for farmers, the study finds that digitization needs to be strongly linked to access to a broader suite of financial services, to unlock farm investments and smooth day-to-day consumption. 

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Advancing Financial Inclusion Through Platform-Enabled Financial Services: Exploring Key Segments in Low- And Middle-Income Countries

This report highlights the actions that should be taken by countries, firms, and development actors to maximize the potential of digital platforms to contribute to low-income livelihoods and increase financial inclusion.

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The Building Blocks Supporting Open Finance

This working paper introduces the concept of an inclusive data ecosystem as one where low-income people’s data trails are used to improve their financial inclusion.

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Carping Critics and the Microfinance Conundrum

Based on its recent impact assessment study of Cambodian microfinance, M-CRIL has written two advisory notes which examine the validity of some of the sensational international headlines and propose reform measures for the sector.

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Scaling Parametric Insurance in Pacific Small Island Developing States Through Meso- Level Solutions

This publication focuses on promoting meso-level insurance products designed for development banks, microfinance institutions, provident/pension funds, associations, and cooperatives through the UNCDF-led Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme.

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Empowering Indonesia’s Artisans: Financial Inclusion Insights

This study takes a comprehensive look at the relationship between financial inclusion and economic empowerment through contextual factors such as social norms, income, and financial capability among women artisans in Indonesia.

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Assessing Digital and Financial Literacy in Timor-Leste: A Survey on Knowledge, Skills and Access

This research explores experiences with traditional and digital financial services to-date, in addition to assessing basic competencies in the areas of digitization and finance.

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Assessing Digital and Financial Literacy in Tonga: A Survey on Knowledge, Skills and Access

This research explores experiences with traditional and digital financial services to-date, in addition to assessing basic competencies in the areas of digitalization and finance.