The first in a new case study series from FinEquity on informed design and digital financial services (DFS). This study examines product and service design by WomenSave, an organization targeting poor (living on less than $2 a day) women in underserved areas of Uganda through financial literacy training and financial advisory services, access to mobile money and goal-based savings plans.

This case study answers the question of whether digital technologies can act as a catalyst in unlocking market constraints with the sole aim of creating the desired impact among the last mile.

Findings from multi-country, multi-operator study in Africa

Offering opportunities for stakeholders to increase understanding of how refugees use mobile money

Insights into the operational challenges of digitizing a coffee value chain in rural areas

Guiding policy makers to create an enabling environment for digital financial services

Findings from a CGAP survey conducted in 2017 with 11 digital financial service providers in Sub-Saharan Africa

How can formal savings tools be better suited to the needs of low-income Ugandans?

Leveraging mobile money bulk payment offerings to deliver humanitarian cash transfers

Looking at the prevalence, role and nature of cross-border transactions